Farsons Beverage Imports Company Limited, the specialised beverage importer within the Farsons Group of Companies, invites you to join our team as a Finance Manager.  The Finance Manager is responsible for managing and leading the finance team of FBIC and contributing to the Group’s finance structures.

The role requires the selected candidate to :

• Prepare monthly management accounts including supporting schedules and reconciliations;
• Analyse performance against budgets and against prior years;
• Carry out revenue analysis and reporting;
• Work with the FBIC commercial team to maximise the sales and profitability of the company;
• Prepare detailed financial budgets;
• Prepare and file VAT returns, regulatory returns and statistics;
• Work within the Group-wide process for system improvement and change implementation to maximize workflow efficiency by focusing on process improvement and driving system change;
• Establish procedures to mitigate financial risks and ensure timely and accurate updating of accounting records;
• Liaise with statutory auditors for the efficient conduct of the audit process.

The selected candidate will:

• Hold a professional qualification in accounting;
• Have relevant experience in a finance-related environment;
• Be self-motivated, shows initiative and capable to work independently within challenging environments, while practicing high ethical standards at all times;
• Possess the ability to lead and build effective working relationships with finance colleagues and management teams;
• Be able to influence and motivate the team in implementation of plans for process improvement;
• Be computer literate with excellent working knowledge of Excel;
• Have good written and verbal communication skills and good presentation skills.