Senior Manager - Finance

• Own and manage the end-to-end month-end close process, ensuring all activities are completed accurately and within agreed timelines.
• Establish and maintain a robust month-end close calendar, including clear ownership, timelines and dependencies.
• Review and oversee:
• General ledger activities
• Journal entries and adjustments
• Accruals and prepayments
• Revenue and expense recognition
• Balance sheet reconciliations
• Intercompany accounting and reconciliations
• Fixed assets and depreciation
• Provisions and reserves
• Bank and other key account reconciliations
• Review month-end results and identify unusual movements, variances and accounting issues.
• Ensure all balance sheet accounts are appropriately reconciled and supported.
• Drive timely resolution of open items and aged balances.

• Prepare and review monthly financial reporting packs for senior management and business stakeholders.
• Provide analysis of actuals versus budget, forecast and prior periods.
• Develop meaningful variance analysis and commentary covering key movements and business drivers.
• Support the preparation of monthly, quarterly and annual management reporting.
• Ensure financial information is accurate, consistent and aligned with accounting policies.
• Provide financial insights to support business and operational decision-making.

• Establish and maintain a strong financial control environment across the FAMA function.
• Ensure compliance with company accounting policies, internal controls and applicable accounting standards.
• Review key financial processes and identify control gaps and operational risks.
• Implement appropriate controls to minimise financial, compliance and operational risks.
• Coordinate internal and external audits and ensure timely closure of audit observations.
• Maintain appropriate documentation and evidence for key financial controls.

• Take ownership of the balance sheet review and governance process.
• Ensure balance sheet accounts are reconciled, substantiated and reviewed on a regular basis.
• Monitor aged and unusual balances and drive timely resolution.
• Review working capital movements and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Ensure appropriate accounting treatment for provisions, accruals and other estimates.

• Support the annual budgeting and financial planning process.
• Coordinate periodic forecasting and reforecasting activities.
• Work with business stakeholders to understand financial drivers and assumptions.
• Analyse budget versus actual performance and provide recommendations to management.
• Support long-term financial planning and scenario analysis.

• Act as a key finance business partner to senior stakeholders across the organisation.
• Work closely with FAMA, FP&A, business finance, operations and corporate finance teams.
• Partner with business leaders to understand financial performance and operational drivers.
• Communicate financial results and complex accounting matters clearly to non-finance stakeholders.
• Build strong relationships with global finance teams and key internal stakeholders.

• Identify opportunities to improve the efficiency, quality and scalability of finance processes.
• Drive standardisation and automation of repetitive finance activities.
• Identify opportunities to reduce manual intervention in month-end close and reporting.
• Implement process improvements to improve close timelines, data quality and control effectiveness.
• Support finance transformation and technology initiatives such as ERP, reporting and automation projects.
• Establish and monitor relevant finance process KPIs.

• Lead, coach and develop the FAMA team.
• Establish clear objectives, responsibilities and performance expectations.
• Build strong technical accounting and financial management capabilities within the team.
• Conduct regular performance and development discussions.
• Ensure appropriate succession planning and cross-training within the team.
• Create a culture of accountability, continuous improvement and operational excellence.

The role will be measured on:

Month-End Close

Timely and accurate completion of month-end close

Financial Reporting

Accurate and insightful monthly financial reporting

Balance Sheet

100% reconciliation and timely resolution of aged items

Financial Controls

Strong control environment with minimal control deficiencies

Audit

Timely completion of internal/external audits

Variance Analysis

Clear and actionable explanation of financial movements

Process Improvement

Reduction in manual effort and improvement in close efficiency

Stakeholder Satisfaction

Strong feedback from business and finance stakeholders

Team Development

Strong capability, succession and cross-training within FAMA

Compliance

Full adherence to accounting policies and regulatory requirements

 

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Commerce or related discipline.
• Professional qualification such as CA / CPA / ACCA / CIMA would be preferred.
• Strong experience in month-end and year-end close processes.
• Experience managing balance sheet reconciliations, journals, accruals, provisions and intercompany accounting.
• Strong understanding of financial controls and accounting principles.
• Experience working with global finance teams / shared services / GCC environments would be advantageous.
• Experience with ERP systems such as SAP, Oracle, Dynamics 365 or similar.
• Strong Excel and financial reporting skills; experience with Power BI or other reporting tools is desirable.
• Demonstrated experience in team leadership, stakeholder management and process transformation.

• Financial controllership
• Management accounting
• Financial reporting
• Month-end close management
• Financial controls & governance
• Analytical and problem-solving skills
• Business partnering
• Stakeholder management
• Process improvement and automation
• Team leadership
• Strong attention to detail
• Commercial acumen
• Excellent written and verbal communication

Since our beginning, our vision has always been to open up the world for those who want to see. 

As a global travel retailer, our people come from all different backgrounds, and our connections spread to the far reaches of the globe - 20+ countries and counting! Together, we are a family (we call ourselves Flighties).  

We offer genuine opportunities for people to grow and evolve. We embrace new experiences, we celebrate the wins, seize all opportunities, and empower all of our people to find their Brightness of Future. 

We encourage you to DREAM BIG through collaboration and innovation, and make sure you are supported to make incredible ideas a reality. Together, we deliver quality, innovative solutions that delight our customers and achieve our strategic priorities. 

Applications close: 28 Oct 2026 India Standard Time

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