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Strategic Finance Lead
Location
Sri Lanka
Posted
23 hours ago
Salary
0
Seniority
Senior
Job Description
Strategic Finance Lead
Oceans
• Own full-cycle accounting across multiple client entities. • Manage general ledger activities, reconciliations, journal entries, and month-end close processes. • Oversee bill payments, approvals, audit trails, and cash management activities. • Monitor cash flow, liquidity, and banking operations. • Maintain accurate financial records using platforms such as QuickBooks, Xero, or Intacct. • Prepare and deliver client-ready financial reporting packages, including profit and loss statements, balance sheets, net worth statements, and cash flow reports. • Perform variance analysis against budgets, forecasts, and prior performance. • Ensure reporting is accurate, reconciled, and decision-ready. • Transform financial reporting into actionable insights that support business and personal financial decisions. • Present financial information clearly to both financial and non-financial stakeholders. • Translate financial data into meaningful recommendations and strategic insights. • Lead financial planning discussions around liquidity, spending optimization, and major financial decisions. • Build scenario models to evaluate investments, real estate decisions, hiring plans, and other strategic initiatives. • Identify financial risks, inefficiencies, and opportunities proactively. • Support clients in making informed decisions through thoughtful financial analysis. • Coordinate with CPAs, legal advisors, payroll providers, and other external stakeholders. • Support tax planning workflows by preparing financial information and documentation. • Maintain strong financial governance, controls, and documentation standards. • Monitor unusual financial activity and proactively escalate potential issues. • Help ensure seamless financial operations across multiple entities and stakeholders. • Evaluate and implement improvements to financial systems and reporting workflows. • Support automation and dashboard initiatives that improve financial visibility. • Strengthen financial controls, documentation, and audit readiness. • Identify opportunities to improve operational efficiency and reporting quality. • Help build scalable financial processes that support long-term growth.
Job Requirements
- 5–10+ years of experience in strategic finance, FP&A, family office environments, public accounting, corporate finance, or similar finance leadership roles.
- Strong foundation in full-cycle accounting, financial reporting, reconciliations, month-end close, and financial controls across multiple entities.
- Demonstrated experience building financial models, scenario analyses, forecasts, and decision-support tools that influence business outcomes.
- Proficiency with accounting platforms such as QuickBooks, Xero, Intacct, and advanced Excel or Google Sheets.
- Strong ability to communicate financial information clearly and confidently with clients and senior stakeholders, translating complex financial concepts into practical recommendations.
- Excellent financial analysis, commercial judgment, and problem-solving skills with a proactive approach to identifying risks and opportunities.
- Ability to independently manage complex financial responsibilities while balancing execution with strategic advisory work.
- CPA (or equivalent professional accounting qualification) strongly preferred.
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