Finance Manager

Role Purpose As a Finance Manager, you will ensure robust financial governance, compliance, and strategic financial management in a multi-entity environment. This role is designed for ambitious finance professionals with approximately 6 years of post-qualification Big 4 experience, ready to step into a leadership role that blends technical excellence, process improvement, and business partnering. Key Responsibilities Financial Governance & Compliance - Lead and sign off on monthly closes, ensuring accuracy and compliance. - Oversee statutory reporting, regulatory filings, and internal/external audits, acting as the primary liaison with auditors and regulatory bodies. - Oversee contract governance, ensuring all legal and commercial approvals are secured prior to execution and that local contracts follow control policies. - Collaborate with Legal and Tax teams on all compliance matters, including board duties, AGMs, and governmental reporting. - Ensure compliance with labor law, consumer law, sanctions, and transfer pricing. - Ensure timely and compliant statutory and tax filings, and manage tax audits as required. - Owning the legal entity compliance for multiple entities by assessing dividends and adequacy of equity and cash reserves. - Be a main contact for business operations questions around operating licenses, accreditation or local employment regulations. - Be familiar with corporate tax topics around purchase, creation and mergers/demergers or liquidation. - Ensure no breaches with bank covenants and that shareholder agreements and AOAs are followed. - Own and manage Power of Attorney and approval matrices for the market, ensuring logs are maintained and renewals are tracked. - Identify and escalate material issues, and potential future tax topics/concerns to the appropriate forum. Business Partnering & Commercial Support - Partner with head of FP&A to coordinate on business operations processes such as procurement, customer refunds and budget tracking. - Drive the annual budgeting, forecasting, and financial planning processes for local entities and for certain operational cost centers. - Collaborate with Payroll Operations and HR, demonstrating sound judgment and resourcefulness in navigating high-level employment considerations and ensuring overall compliance with local requirements. Digital Transformation and Modernizing Compliance - Keep apprised of market developments including sanctions, legislative changes, regulatory environment and cross-border compliance matters. - Stay abreast of technical accounting topics that impact the external audit and ensure progress on resolving internal audit items. - Support change management initiatives, ensuring successful adoption of new processes and systems. - Leverage technology and best practices to enhance efficiency and control. Candidate Profile Essential Qualifications & Experience - ACA, ACCA, or CIMA qualified (or equivalent). - Minimum 6 years’ post-qualification experience in a Big 4 audit, assurance, or advisory environment, ideally with exposure to multinational clients or complex regulatory environments. - Demonstrable experience in financial reporting, compliance, and process improvement. - Strong understanding of IFRS/GAAP and local regulatory frameworks. Key Skills & Attributes - Proven ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver to tight deadlines. - Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills. - Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills. - High integrity, attention to detail, and a proactive approach to risk management and compliance. - Experience with ERP systems is highly desirable. - Demonstrated leadership and team development capabilities. - Fluent in English, both written and spoken. - Proficiency in other European languages is highly desirable. Why Join Us? - This position is based in Malta and is intended for candidates seeking a long-term opportunity. We are looking for individuals who are able to commit to a minimum of five years in this role, supporting the ongoing growth and stability of our Malta operations. - Opportunity to shape and strengthen the finance function in a dynamic, international environment. - High visibility role with direct impact on business performance and compliance. - Supportive culture focused on professional growth, innovation, and continuous improvement. Note: This role description is not exhaustive. Responsibilities and reporting lines may evolve to meet the changing needs of the organization. #LI-MH1