Head of Finance

Overview:

Operational Management

1. Support strategic and operational decision making (Financial analysis to Board, maintain and update business cases, deliver pro-actively on potential profitability improvement opportunities and monitor delivery)
2. Provision of financial insight to support decision making (Establish, monitor and report financial KPIs and targets, and hold SA OPS colleagues to account against agreed targets.)
3. Ownership of risk and opportunities management within SA OPS collating, quantifying and monitoring; working with colleagues to determine mitigating actions; and to report to Group on risk management.
4. Assessment of financial performance of customers, products and CMO contracts, including maximizing performance terms.

Financial Management & Reporting

1. Manage the planning cycle (Annual Budget, forecasts, longer term planning) and monthly financial cycles.
2. Determine actual performance, monitor financial progress vs prior year, budget and forecasts.
3. Implementation and monitoring of working capital and cash management improvement and supporting the change in approach relating to cash.

Financial Control & Accounting

1. Deliver strong financial control of SA Operations and ensure IFRS compliant.
2. Improve usage of systems and processes in order to generate information and reports in a standardized way; and ensuring that processes and systems are correct and in line with control requirements.
3. Delivering the year end financials and Audit.

Audit & Risk Management

1. Review, assess and guide mitigation of all concerns and risks raised.
2. Set-up effective processes to ensure optimum risk assessment, feasibility assessment and planning are implemented.
3. Manage the legal / economic implication of financial and procurement activities.
4. Assess and mitigate risks associated with finance, procurement and legal functions.
5. Oversee and guide internal and external audits, advising on integration of external team and Aspen team.

Procurement

1. Drive a procurement strategy aimed at optimizing cost and material availability/ supplier reliability.
2. Review supplier base on a continual basis to enable identification of risk to supply and to introduce mitigation plans.
3. Lead procurement benchmarking process to ensure best price across all categories.

Legal

1. Ensure that all new contracts are commercially sound, optimally costed, effectively resourced and in line with the latest organizational strategy.

Planning, Policies and Systems

1. Develop a framework and provide guidance on planning, budgeting & forecasting to various functions & adherence to corporate guideline.
2. Review and manage the implementation of aligned and compliant financial policies and procedures.
3. Delegate, control and review authorization levels and system access.

Background/experience

Skills Required

1. Chartered Accountant with 10 years of progressive finance & procurement experience-leadership incorporating business planning, finance business partnering, controlling and accounting.
2. Strong knowledge and experience of IFRS and internal controls.
3. Experience in a manufacturing pharmaceutical environment.
4. Change management experience and affinity with the Commercial and Operations aspects of the business, demonstrating a strong business acumen.

Competencies

1. Strong computer skills for presentation and analysis of data.
2. Excellent communication skills and ability to effectively interact with personnel at all levels of the company.
3. Project management skills.
4. Supervisory/mentor experience.
5. Develop financial vision and road map.
6. Strong strategic planning and budgeting expertise.
7. Strong sense of urgency, and personal commitment.
8. Translating strategy.
9. Pro-active, persuasive, business and result orientated & independent.