Designation: Financial Controller

Department: Group Finance

Reports to: Group CFO

Functional Reporting: Board Audit & Risk Committee

Position Purpose

Owner of the Group Financial Control Framework, responsible for establishing and continuously enhancing financial governance across all business units and legal entities. Provides independent, second-line oversight of financial controls, treasury governance, internal audit and enterprise financial risk — safeguarding the integrity, transparency and sustainability of the Group's financial operations and supporting executive management and the Board through independent reviews and governance reporting.

Key Responsibilities

• Financial Governance & Control: Design and maintain the Group Financial Control Framework, financial policies, SOPs, Accounting Manual, Treasury and Procurement policies, Delegation of Authority, approval matrix and segregation-of-duties framework; ensure consistent control implementation across all entities.
• Internal Audit: Lead the Group Internal Audit function on a risk-based methodology — annual audit plan, financial/operational audits (treasury, procurement, inventory, revenue, payroll, expense, capex), control testing, fraud investigation, and reporting significant findings to the CFO and Board Audit Committee.
• Financial Control: Provide independent oversight of financial statement integrity, balance-sheet reconciliations, month-end/year-end close quality, IFRS and statutory compliance, and external audit coordination.
• Treasury Governance: Oversee Group liquidity, cash-flow forecasting, banking relationships, covenant compliance, intercompany financing, FX exposure and payment-authorization controls.
• Enterprise Financial Risk: Maintain the Financial Risk Register and control matrices, run periodic risk assessments, and prepare quarterly financial risk reports.
• Compliance: Ensure compliance with Group policies, Delegation of Authority, Board Reserved Matters, regulatory, tax and statutory obligations.
• Process Excellence: Drive continuous improvement through standardization, automation and stronger reporting.
• Cross-Functional Partnering: Work with business-unit finance, Procurement, Legal, HR, Operations, IT, external auditors and regulators to embed financial governance across the organization.

Key Deliverables

Group Financial Control Framework · Annual Internal Audit Plan · Quarterly Internal Audit and Financial Risk Reports · Group Financial Governance Report · updated Group Finance Policies · Internal Control Matrix · Finance Process Improvement Roadmap · Treasury Governance Report · Audit Action Tracker · Annual Governance Assurance Report.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance or Economics.
• Professional qualification (ACCA, ACA, CPA or CIMA) required; CIA highly desirable.
• IFRS expertise; strong knowledge of corporate governance, internal controls, treasury and risk frameworks.
• ERP experience (Business central or equivalent); advanced Excel.

Experience

• Minimum 5 years in finance, financial control or internal audit, with at least 2 years in a senior Group Finance / Financial Controller / Internal Audit leadership role.
• Multinational or multi-entity experience; aviation, leasing or asset-intensive industry experience highly desirable.
• Proven track record designing governance frameworks, leading internal audit and driving finance transformation.