About this role
Role Purpose
To support robust financial performance management across APG by delivering timely analysis, forecasts and plans; identifying exceptions and driving closure; enabling consistent implementation of group finance policies; strengthening customer credit management; and coordinating finance-related technology solutions between international units, corporate functions and technology partners.
Key Responsibilities
1. Monthly Financial Performance Review & Management Reporting
- Review and analyse the monthly financial statements of International subsidiaries/units, including performance against Plan, Last Year (LY) and the immediately preceding period.
- Identify material variances, unusual trends, exceptions and aberrations; establish the underlying business and accounting reasons with the respective units; and highlight significant matters to leadership.
- Prepare a concise financial performance synopsis by the 7th of each month and a detailed performance review document by the 12th, based on the agreed monthly reporting calendar.
- Build clear, decision-oriented commentary covering key performance drivers, risks, emerging issues and follow-up actions.
2. Forecasting, Annual Planning & Board Reporting
- Prepare quarterly Board presentations covering APG financial performance against Plan and LY, with relevant trends and management commentary.
- Develop periodic financial forecasts by collating unit inputs, reviewing assumptions, challenging inconsistencies and incorporating agreed moderation.
- Coordinate the annual financial planning exercise for APG, including collection of unit submissions, management of review iterations and timely submission to Corporate Finance.
- Review unit annual plans for accuracy, completeness, internal consistency, quality of assumptions and strength of business rationale.
3. Governance, Policies & Unit Enablement
- Act as a key interface between International units and Corporate Centre functions, including Corporate Accounts, Finance, Secretarial and Taxation.
- Facilitate implementation of group policies, controls and procedures in a manner appropriate to each unit’s size, operating model and local context.
- Support units in resolving practical challenges in complying with group requirements, while maintaining the required governance standards.
- Drive adoption of finance best practices and new requirements across APG; track identified gaps and support structured closure.
4. Customer Credit Management
- Monitor key customer credit metrics and exceptions to reduce the risk of receivables becoming overdue or doubtful.
- Partner with units to strengthen credit discipline, follow up on collection risks and support recovery plans for receivables classified as doubtful.
- Provide periodic visibility to leadership on significant exposures, trends and actions requiring intervention.
5. Finance Technology & Process Improvement
- Identify finance and related process requirements where technology can improve control, efficiency, accuracy or management visibility.
- Interface between International units, the Central IT function and technology partners to define requirements, support solution design, coordinate implementation and facilitate user adoption.
- Support continuous improvement of finance reporting, analytics, consolidation and workflow processes.