Core Controllership
- Take full ownership of the accounting and controls for the Maritime business, including supervision of the accounting staff and teams as the company grows its global Maritime footprint.
- Own the audit relationship and processes for all related subsidiaries.
- Produce consolidated financial statements for the Maritime business in accordance with IFRS, translating locally produced financial statements to group policy.
- Ensure timely close of the ledgers at every month end and submission of reporting packs to Group Accounting.
- Perform periodic detailed reviews of the balance sheets and schedules of subsidiaries within the Maritime business to ensure accurate accounting.
- Support and develop a proper internal control framework and guide the organisation through corrective measures to ensure good governance and best practice.
Planning, Reporting & Analysis
- Prepare cashflows and budgets for the full Maritime business and analyse its liquidity and cash forecasting needs.
- Understand, manage and report the forex exposure of the Maritime business.
- Review profit and accrual numbers and challenge the business on the appropriateness of accruals and provisions.
- Prepare qualitative management packs, monthly variance analysis and financial KPIs, providing insight into the drivers behind the numbers.
Technical Accounting
- Develop accounting policies as required and write accounting memos explaining the interpretation of accounting standards and the treatment of specific transactions.
- Resolve complex accounting issues arising in areas such as revenue recognition and financial instruments.
Tax & Compliance
- Maintain and keep up to date a central calendar of all tax and legislative reporting requirements.
- Identify opportunities to reduce tax exposure, forecast tax cashflows, and work with the tax accountant and external advisers to validate the appropriate indirect tax treatment of transactions.
Systems, Data & AI
- Maintain a thorough end-to-end view of the system landscape and transaction flow – from front-office systems and market valuations through to final accounting treatment and reporting.
- Make active use of AI and automation tools across the finance function – streamlining reconciliations, data capture, reporting and exception review – and continuously improve ways of working as these tools evolve.
- Ensure finance data is clean, well structured and properly integrated across systems so that it readily supports automation and analysis.
Investment Support (secondary)
- Support the MFMI team with financial analysis on asset investment projects as they arise – sense-checking deal cash flows, financing assumptions and returns, and helping translate deal economics into the correct accounting treatment.
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Accounting or similar
- Excellent analytical skills and proven experience of developing and improving reporting processes.
- Solid experience and comfort engaging with senior stakeholders and external stakeholders and parties like banks, auditors and advisory services
- Drive and determination to master complex, business-driven accounting processes
- Strong understanding of accounting standards
- Genuine interest in AI and automation, with practical experience applying such tools to day-to-day finance work.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Master’s Degree
- Certified / Chartered Accountant
- Financial modelling and investment analysis capability (cash flows, returns, sensitivities).
Experience:
- Minimum 10 years of experience directly related to managing and controlling a company’s financial management system
- Managerial experience
- Experience within the Maritime industry
- Exposure to deal, transaction or investment environments is a plus.
