Group Financial Controller
Serko Ltd, New Zealand
Job Description
Serko is an NZX50, global business travel and expense company, with our Headquarters based in Parnell, Auckland. As the 2020 HI-Tech Company of the Year, we're a SaaS that is diverse, close-knit group where everyone's opinion matters. We’re already the established leader in Australasia and revolutionizing the way people do business travel in the USA and Europe and we’re growing!
Our purpose is to "Bring People Together", coupled with a vision to "Create a Connected, Frictionless Travel Experience". While the world of business travel is changing, we’re preparing companies for this with intelligent technology that helps them ensure the continued safety and wellbeing of their travelers.
Our mission is to "Build the World's Leading Business Travel Marketplace"! We’re backed by the likes of Booking.com and there is an exciting road ahead of us at a time where travel needs real, impactful change. We’re hiring people from different backgrounds, experiences, abilities, and perspectives to help us build a world-class team and product.
Requirements
As Serko’s Group Financial Controller (GFC) you'll take ownership of the core finance processes at Serko, including external and internal financial reporting, transaction processing and compliance matters of the organisation globally.
Work in partnership the CFO and Head of Financial Planning amp; Analysis to provide internal reports and insights to internal stakeholders to enable them to drive performance at Serko and to deliver high quality external reporting to key stakeholders. This role interacts with the Board, Executives, and key members of other operational areas of the business to support revenue and profitability growth, whilst ensuring strong internal controls and processes.
What you will be doing
- Lead the financial controller team, with 3 direct reports
- Lead core financial processes billing, accounts payable and receivable, internally generated software capitalization, tax filings, group payroll processing etc
- Prepare accurate and timely monthly financial reports
- Lead financial and statutory compliance related matters for the Audit, Risk and Sustainability Committee
- Contribute to financial policy development, ensuring internal financial controls appropriate for a listed company of Serko’s size and type are in place and operating effectively including ensuring appropriate cost control mechanisms are adhered to
- Identify and drive operational efficiencies and continuous improvements in finance processes
- Lead the production of the Interim and Annual Financial Statements and contribute to the related management commentary and other disclosures for the Interim and Annual Reports, ensuring overall compliance with listing rules
- Lead the relationship with the external auditors and ensure the audit process is efficient and drives appropriate assurance to management and the board accounting and audit staff, ensures annual audits conducted
- Group Tax compliance
- Group Treasury including cash flow forecasting, managing short term investments and forex requirements.
- Manage the annual insurance renewal and claims processing
- Review and sign-off of payroll
- Oversee grant applications with government agencies for Ramp;D funding
What you will bring
- Qualified Chartered Accountant - essential to be considered for this position
- Literate with modern financial accounting and forecasting systems (Xero/Budget Maestro)
- Strong Excel skills, competent in Word and PowerPoint
- Strong technical accounting knowledge including up to date knowledge of accounting regulations
- Able to change the status quo and drive through changes
- Resilient with strong organisational skills
- Excellent verbal and written communications skills whilst been able to build relationships at all levels
- People leadership skills to inspire, motivate, coach and develop
- Foster a team culture that encourages collaboration, creativity, and growth
- Previous work experience in a listed company is preferred
Benefits
It's important to us that our people can bring their whole selves to work. Join our team and we have the following on offer for you!
- A competitive base salary and opportunity to take part in our employee incentive share scheme, kiwisaver (or global equivalent) and life insurance
- Flexible and hybrid working arrangements, where you get to choose how to best structure your day and week so you can be at your best
- A focus on both wellbeing and doing, including:
- Wellbeing amp; volunteer days, focused meeting free time
- Discounted Southern Cross health insurance (NZ), free flu shots, and access to a confi