Head, Financial Controller & Budgeting

Head, Financial Controller & Budgeting

Bridgemead Consulting is seeking an experienced Head, Financial Controller & Budgeting to provide leadership over the Group's financial reporting, consolidation, budgeting, financial controls, cost management and performance management activities across its steel manufacturing, mining and energy businesses.

Responsibilities

• Lead Group-wide monthly, quarterly and annual financial reporting and consolidation across subsidiaries, ensuring compliance with IFRS and applicable regulations.
• Standardise accounting policies, reporting processes, intercompany eliminations, foreign currency translation and financial close across the Group.
• Coordinate statutory audits and ensure timely management and financial reporting to the GED-F and Group Executive Committee.
• Lead the annual Group budgeting process, 3–5 year financial planning and rolling forecasts across steel, mining and energy businesses.
• Monitor performance against budgets and forecasts, analyse key variances and provide actionable insights to management.
• Strengthen the Group's financial control framework, accounting policies and governance processes across subsidiaries.
• Oversee CAPEX planning, approval, monitoring and post-investment reviews, ensuring robust financial evaluation and budget discipline.
• Lead finance utilisation of ERP platforms such as SAP, Oracle or equivalent for reporting, budgeting and financial control.
• Lead and develop financial reporting, management accounting, budgeting and financial control teams across the Group.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics or a related discipline.
• ACA (ICAN) or ACCA is mandatory; CIMA is an added advantage.
• Master’s degree/MBA in Finance, Business Administration or a related field is an advantage.
• 12–16 years' progressive finance experience, including at least 5 years in a Financial Controller, Group Financial Controller or senior financial reporting role.
• Proven experience in financial consolidation and reporting across multiple subsidiaries, preferably within a holding company, conglomerate or large industrial group.
• Strong knowledge of IFRS, particularly IAS 16, IAS 36, IFRS 15, IFRS 16, IAS 2 and IAS 12.
• Strong experience in budgeting, financial planning, forecasting and performance management within a multi-entity environment.
• Hands-on cost accounting experience in manufacturing, steel, cement, FMCG, mining or a similar industrial environment is strongly preferred.
• Experience with SAP FI/CO, Oracle Financials or equivalent ERP systems, advanced Excel and financial modelling.
• Experience coordinating statutory audits with Big Four or leading audit firms.

How to Apply Interested and qualified candidates should forward their CV to: career.bridgemeadnghr@gmail.com using the position as subject of email.