Group Financial Control Manager

Role Summary

The Group Financial Control Manager ensures the accuracy, consistency, and integrity of financial reporting across all Group entities. The role owns the Group’s accounting framework, drives IFRS compliance, strengthens financial controls, and delivers high-quality consolidated financial information for senior management and external stakeholders. This position requires strong technical expertise, disciplined execution, and the ability to influence financial rigor across multiple business units.

Key Responsibilities

The responsibilities of the Group Financial Control Manager span the full spectrum of group-level accounting governance and financial reporting quality. Core duties include:

• Owning and maintaining the Group Accounting Policies and ensuring consistent application of IFRS across all business units.

• Providing authoritative technical guidance on accounting treatments, complex transactions, and changes in IFRS standards.

• Overseeing the accuracy and completeness of financial submissions from business units, ensuring alignment with policies, reporting standards, and timelines.

• Ensuring robust month-end closing discipline, including reconciliations, validation of adjustments, and approval of corrections to closed periods.

• Leading the preparation of consolidated IFRS financial statements and ensuring their timely and accurate delivery.

• Coordinating the external audit process, managing auditor requests, addressing findings, and strengthening internal controls.

• Driving the harmonization and improvement of key financial processes (closing procedures, reconciliations, valuations, provisions) across the Group.

• Collaborating with ERP/Data teams to improve data quality and strengthen financial information flows.

• Building financial capability across the Group, providing guidance, training, and technical support to group finance teams.

• Supporting the Group Finance Director in enhancing financial governance, reporting transparency, and overall financial discipline.

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related discipline.

• Professional qualification (ACCA, CPA, CIMA).

• Minimum 5 years of experience in financial control, IFRS reporting, or external audit.

• Strong IFRS knowledge and ability to interpret complex accounting matters.

• Advanced proficiency in MS Excel , including complex formulas, data validation, and structured analytical work

• Excellent analytical skills and attention to detail.

• Strong communication and stakeholder management capabilities.

• Experience in a multi-entity or holding environment is an advantage.