Global Financial Operations Director
UpEnergy
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Remote
Location: Mauritius
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About the role
- Lead and scale the company’s global accounting, financial operations, and compliance functions across multiple geographies.
- Ensure accurate financial reporting, strong internal controls, regulatory compliance, efficient cash management, and robust systems and processes.
- Lead monthly close and consolidated reporting process for global entities.
- Oversee all accounting operations, including billing, payroll, accounts receivable, and intercompany accounting.
- Ensure timely and accurate financial statements and establish consistent accounting policies.
- Coordinate and oversee all tax filings and serve as the primary point of contact for auditors and tax advisors.
- Ensure timely completion of local statutory audits.
- Manage global cash management, liquidity planning, and intercompany funding.
- Train and support finance teams on systems, processes, controls, and best practices.
- Identify, manage, and mitigate risks related to financial reporting and regulatory compliance.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field; MBA and/or CPA/ACCA strongly preferred.
- 10+ years of progressive accounting, controllership, or financial operations experience.
- Experience working in the accounting or operational finance function of a global or multi-entity organization.
- Strong hands-on experience managing financial statements and general ledger (QuickBooks experience preferred).
- Proven experience with tax filings, tax authorities, and internal and external audits across multiple jurisdictions.
- Experience operating as a trusted finance partner to senior executives and leadership teams.
- Demonstrated leadership, team-building, and cross-cultural management skills.
- Excellent communication, organizational, and stakeholder-management skills.
- Exceptional attention to detail and strong analytical capabilities.
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills.
- Willingness to travel occasionally to company operating markets.
Benefits
- Competitive salary and performance-based bonus, commensurate with experience
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
financial reportinginternal controlsregulatory compliancecash managementaccounting operationstax filingsfinancial statementsgeneral ledgeranalytical capabilitiesMicrosoft Excel
Soft Skills
leadershipteam-buildingcross-cultural managementcommunicationorganizational skillsstakeholder managementattention to detailrisk managementtrainingsupport
Certifications
Bachelor’s degree in AccountingBachelor’s degree in FinanceMBACPAACCA