The Data & Finance Manager is a senior cross-functional role responsible for the financial health, data integrity, and reporting infrastructure of the investment holding and its portfolio companies. The incumbent will act as the central control point for all payment flows, banking relationships, investor communications, budget oversight, and cash management — ensuring that accurate, timely data underpins every financial decision made at the holding level.

Key Responsibilities

Payment Oversight & Approval

• Own and govern the end-to-end payment approval workflow across the holding and project entities.
• Establish and enforce payment authorisation matrices, dual-control procedures, and segregation-of-duties controls.
• Review payment requests for completeness, accuracy, and policy compliance before authorisation.
• Maintain a full audit trail of all approved and rejected payment transactions.
• Continuously improve payment processes to reduce cycle times without compromising controls.

Banking & Investor Relations

• Serve as the primary point of contact for all banking partners; manage account structures, facilities, and service agreements.
• Prepare and present financial information packs for investors, including performance updates, capital deployment summaries, and return metrics.
• Coordinate KYC/AML documentation and onboarding requirements with financial institutions.
• Support fundraising processes by providing accurate data rooms and financial due-diligence materials.
• Monitor covenant compliance and report proactively on any triggers or breaches.

Management Reporting

• Design, produce, and maintain a suite of management-level reports covering P&L, balance sheet, cash position, and investment performance.
• Present monthly/quarterly financial reports to the executive team and board, with variance analysis and actionable commentary.
• Build and maintain reporting templates and dashboards that provide real-time visibility into key financial metrics.
• Ensure all reports are data-driven, cross-referenced against source systems, and delivered to agreed deadlines.
• Proactively identify reporting gaps and recommend enhancements to the management information framework.

Portfolio Budget Management & Analysis

• Consolidate, review, and challenge annual and revised budgets submitted by portfolio companies.
• Perform detailed variance analysis (budget vs. actual vs. forecast) at the portfolio and holding levels.
• Identify financial risks, cost overruns, and performance deviations; escalate findings with recommended mitigations.
• Support portfolio company finance teams in improving data quality, reporting standards, and financial discipline.

Cash Collection & Cash Flow Management

• Oversee all cash collection activities across projects, ensuring receivables are tracked and collected on schedule.
• Manage intercompany cash allocation, ensuring funds are directed efficiently to projects based on approved budgets and priorities.
• Maintain a rolling 13-week cash flow forecast, updated weekly, with scenario analysis for key assumptions.
• Identify idle cash and propose optimal deployment options in coordination with the investment team.
• Monitor liquidity positions and flag shortfalls or surpluses to management with recommended actions.

Team Building & Development

• Recruit, onboard, and develop a high-performing finance and data team aligned with the holding’s growth trajectory.
• Set clear performance objectives, conduct regular reviews, and provide ongoing coaching and feedback to direct reports.
• Foster a culture of data accuracy, accountability, and continuous improvement within the team.
• Identify skills gaps and coordinate training programmes to upskill team members in financial analysis, data tools, and reporting standards.
• Promote cross-functional collaboration between finance, operations, and portfolio company teams.

Sales Data Collection & Analysis

• Design and maintain structured frameworks for collecting sales and revenue data across all portfolio companies and projects.
• Ensure data completeness, consistency, and timeliness by establishing standardised input templates and submission protocols.
• Perform in-depth analysis of sales trends, pipeline conversion, revenue mix, and performance against targets.
• Produce regular sales performance reports and dashboards for management, highlighting key trends, anomalies, and growth opportunities.
• Work closely with business development and portfolio teams to align sales data insights with strategic planning and investment decisions.

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field (required).
• Professional qualification such as CFA, CPA, ACCA, or CMA (strongly preferred).

Experience

• Minimum 6–8 years of progressive finance experience, with at least 3 years in an investment holding, private equity, big 4 or multi-entity corporate environment.
• Demonstrated experience managing banking relationships and investor reporting.
• Proven track record in budget consolidation, variance analysis, and management reporting at a senior level.
• Hands-on experience with cash flow forecasting and treasury management.

Technical Skills

• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel (financial modelling, pivot tables, Power Query, dynamic arrays).
• Ability to build and maintain consolidated financial models spanning multiple entities and currencies.
• Strong data management skills: data validation, reconciliation, and maintaining structured financial datasets.
• Familiarity with BI tools (Power BI, Tableau, or similar) is an advantage.

Working conditions:

• Employment Type: Full-time
• Salary: will be determined according to the candidate's knowledge and skills
• Address: Located in Bayil.

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