Vacancies at Cellulant Corporation

JOB DESCRIPTION:

The Finance Business Partner plays a critical role in aligning financial strategies with business goals, driving operational success through insightful decision-making and collaborative execution. This role requires a proactive individual with a passion for financial excellence and innovation.

The incumbent will serve as a strategic advisor to business leaders, offering financial insight, analysis, and guidance to support informed decision-making and drive organizational success. The individual will be responsible for developing robust financial models, ensuring compliance with financial regulations, and collaborating across functions to align financial strategies with broader business objectives.

Key Relationships and Stakeholders:

• EXCO
• Business Unit Heads
• Finance Teams

CORE RESPONSIBILITIES:

Strategic Financial Guidance:

• Provide financial planning, analysis, and guidance to business leaders to support and influence strategic decision-making.

Financial Modeling & Reporting:

• Develop and maintain sophisticated financial models, forecasts, and comprehensive reports to facilitate business planning and informed decisions.

Performance Analysis:

• Analyze financial performance, identify key areas for improvement, and recommend actionable strategies for cost reduction and revenue enhancement.

Cross-functional Collaboration:

• Partner with cross-functional teams to establish and implement effective financial strategies, processes, and policies.

Support for Business Initiatives:

• Offer financial support for new business initiatives, encompassing tasks like financial modeling, due diligence, and deal structuring.

Relationship Management:

• Build and sustain strong relationships with external stakeholders, including investors, auditors, and financial institutions.

Regulatory Compliance:

• Ensure all financial activities comply with relevant laws, regulations, and company policies.

Planning and Budgeting:

• Lead financial planning and budgeting processes by developing, managing, and monitoring budgets, forecasts, and financial plans.

Performance Metrics and KPIs:

• Develop and implement key financial metrics and indicators to assess and measure business performance accurately.

Leadership Guidance:

• Provide consistent financial guidance to business leaders on reporting, forecasting, and budgeting concerns.

Risk Management:

• Identify and mitigate financial risks such as foreign exchange, interest rate, and commodity price risks.

Dashboards and Reporting Tools:

• Develop and maintain detailed financial dashboards to offer insights into organizational performance.

Audit Collaboration:

• Collaborate with internal and external audit teams to guarantee compliance with financial regulations and corporate policies.

Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A):

• Provide financial due diligence and structured support for mergers and acquisitions processes.

Financial Training Initiatives:

• Create and lead financial training programs aimed at enhancing financial literacy across all organizational levels.
• To provide support and assistance in regularly reviewing the effectiveness of internal controls covering financial, operational and compliance controls.
• Play an active role in assisting in the risk assessment process and embedding a risk management culture throughout the organization.
• Ensure that documents are checked, captured and filed and that the Company meets all the financial requirements in terms of local laws and regulations, aligned with the company policies.

MUST HAVE EXPERIENCE:

• Strong financial modeling and analytical skills.
• Exceptional communication and relationship-building abilities.
• Strategic thinking and problem-solving mindset.
• Advanced proficiency in financial software and tools.
• Sound understanding of financial regulations and compliance requirements.

EXPERIENCE THAT WILL COUNT IN YOUR FAVOUR:

• Fintech/Financial services Industry experience.
• Strong background in financial planning and analysis, including budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis.
• Proven leadership and management skills, including the ability to lead and inspire a finance team, fostering a culture of collaboration and excellence.

NICE TO HAVE EXPERIENCE:

• Implementing change at large scale: Strong communication and interpersonal skills to effectively interact with internal and external stakeholders, including executive management, board members, and regulatory authorities.
• Industry-Specific Knowledge: Familiarity with financial operations in Fintech and Payment Companies
• Experience with ERP Systems: Hands-on experience with enterprise resource planning tools like SAP, Oracle, or Microsoft Dynamics.
• International Finance Exposure: Understanding of multinational operations, foreign exchange management, and cross-border regulations.
• Certifications in Risk Management: Additional credentials in risk assessment and management, such as FRM (Financial Risk Manager).
• Data Visualization Proficiency: Use of advanced tools like Power BI, Tableau, or similar to present data effectively.
• Process Automation: Experience in automating financial processes using tools such as RPA (Robotic Process Automation).
• Training Facilitation: Background in conducting financial literacy and upskilling sessions within an organization.

SKILLS & QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, Accounting, or a related field (Master’s degree preferred).
• Professional certification such as CFA, CPA, or ACCA is an advantage.
• Minimum of 5-7 years of experience in finance or business partnering roles.
• Sound financial background
• Advanced Excel skills are essential. 

PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES:

• Strong Analytical Thinking: Ability to interpret complex financial data and provide actionable insights.
• Proactive Mindset: Initiative to identify opportunities for improvement and implement solutions.
• Effective Communication: Clear and concise in presenting financial information to both financial and non-financial stakeholders.
• Collaborative Nature: Excellent team player, fostering strong relationships across departments and external partners.
• Detail-Oriented: High accuracy in financial analysis, reporting, and compliance activities.
• Leadership Skills: Inspires confidence and provides guidance to teams and business leaders.
• Adaptability: Thrives in dynamic environments, managing multiple priorities with ease.
• Ethical Integrity: Upholds the highest standards of professionalism and confidentiality.

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JOB DESCRIPTION:

• The Principal Internal Control - Operations performs internal control reviews to ensure adherence to established procedures and controls and to identify process improvements in Cellulant’s operations, contributing to maintaining a strong control environment. The role involves monitoring any open control issues and ensuring that they are closed satisfactorily within the set deadlines preventing crystallization of losses and highlighting to senior leadership all concerns arising from failure of controls that could result in potential or actual losses.
• The Principal Internal Audit Operations at Cellulant is a pivotal role and requires a strategic thinker and leader who can ensure that the company’s internal controls, risk management, and governance processes are effective, efficient, and compliant with internal policies, SOPs and regulatory requirements.
• This role demands a highly skilled individual with a deep understanding of internal controls, risk management, and the fintech/payment industry.

KEY RELATIONSHIPS AND STAKEHOLDERS:

• Vice President; Risk: Direct reporting line and primary source of guidance and feedback.
• Peers: Work closely with the Principal Operational Risk, Principal Internal Audit and Principal IT Audit
• Cross-Functional Teams: Collaborate with various departments such as Finance, Operations, IT, Human Resources, Product, Risk and Compliance and Information Security to ensure effective control implementations.
• External Auditors: Liaise with external audit teams during audits and reviews.
• Regulatory Bodies: Ensure compliance with local and international regulatory requirements.

CORE RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Facilitate internal controls framework development, ensuring coordination of stakeholder participation, feedback, and buy in, along with ongoing maintenance and validation of framework compliance.
• Pursue the development of effective controls by deploying continuous improvement techniques and partner with the business to determine the appropriate key control activities.
• As a subject matter expert, provide guidance on control issues to all the business units within Cellulant Group.
• Assess regularly existing business key controls against the risk control expectations to assess the level of control effectiveness, efficiency and relevance in risk mitigation.
• Report risk events, policy deviations, risk exceptions, and engage appropriate stakeholders on timely remedial actions; escalate key risk situations that pose significant risk.
• Lead the process for internal controls reviews across the group.
• Deliver adequate and timely reports on the internal control framework and control deficiencies to ensure appropriate communication, documentation, escalation to business partners, senior leadership, and board audit and risk committee.
• Deliver adequate and timely action plans and monitor progress to address and resolve control deficiencies.
• Work collaboratively with business and process owners to implement and monitor remediation efforts that result from internal control assessments, ensuring the effective implementation of corrective actions.
• Develop and conduct adequate training and prepare related information material on the internal control objectives, approach, and methodology to business partners on a regular basis to build knowledge and understanding of risks and control.
• Ensure that operational risks in the business are well defined, managed proactively and issues are dealt with in a timely manner.
• Conduct planned & ad-hoc risk & internal control assessments of all company processes.
• Devising strategies for business continuity, crisis or incident response and disaster recovery and collaborating with process owners for their implementation.
• Timely coordination of the Risk and Control Self-Assessment (RCSA) process with all respective process owners, identification of possible improvements and gaps closing.
• Support a strong risk and control environment by playing an advisory role in the business.
• Provide consultation, facilitation and analytical support to ensure internal controls are properly designed and implemented and are following organizations risk appetite and risk management framework.

MUST HAVE EXPERIENCE:

• Commercial orientation with a focus on service issues and customer experience impact
• Self-starter, entrepreneurial, passionate, and tech-savvy
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to prioritize and manage workload to meet deadlines and OKRs
• Patient, problem solver, ambitious, proactive/assertive, and dependable
• Technical aptitude with the ability to absorb technical information and apply business solutions
• Accuracy and detail-oriented
• Strong analytical skills and aptitude for math

EXPERIENCE THAT WILL COUNT IN YOUR FAVOUR:

• Experience in the fintech or payment industry.
• Previous experience in a leadership role within an internal audit function.
• Experience with cross-functional collaboration in a fast-paced environment.
• Familiarity with emerging technologies and their impact on internal controls and audit practices.
• Experience in conducting audits in a rapidly growing and evolving industry.
• Demonstrated ability to implement and manage change within an organization.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor's degree in a business or technology related field
• Minimum of 6 years of experience in internal control, internal audit, risk management, compliance, finance, technology or a related field.
• Strong knowledge of financial and operational controls, and risk management.
• Proficiency in GRC software and data analysis tools.

SKILLS:

• Proficiency in audit software and data analysis tools.
• Experience with risk assessment methodologies.
• Understanding of regulatory compliance and relevant financial regulations.
• Ability to perform root cause analysis.
• Project management skills to oversee audit projects from inception to completion.
• Strategic thinking and ability to align audit activities with organizational goals.
• Conflict resolution skills to manage and resolve disagreements effectively.

PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES:

• Analytical Thinking: Ability to analyze complex data and identify trends, risks, and opportunities.
• Attention to Detail: Meticulous attention to detail to ensure accuracy and compliance.
• Leadership: Ability to lead and motivate a team, fostering a culture of continuous improvement.
• Communication: Excellent written and verbal communication skills for clear and concise reporting and presentations.
• Adaptability: Ability to adapt to changing environments and stay updated on industry trends and regulatory changes.
• Problem-Solving: Strong problem-solving skills to address and resolve audit findings and recommendations.
• Interpersonal Skills: Ability to build strong relationships with stakeholders and work collaboratively across departments.
• Ethical Judgment: Strong ethical standards and the ability to make sound judgments in the best interest of the company.
• Organisation: Demonstrate high degree of responsibility in balancing multiple commitments, handling competing priorities yet effectively meeting deadlines and commitments to stakeholders
• Collaboration: Ability to collaborate with all levels of subject matter experts
• Agility: Ability to flourish in a fast-paced, highly complex environment and adapt to change quickly and adroitly