Senior Manager Finance (ASA Microfinance Bank (Pakistan) Limited)

Education and Experience • Certified Chartered Accountant / ACCA / ICAEW or other professional body, Articles from top tier firm, banking experience in finance department for at least 01 to 02 years • CA Finalist, Articles from top tier firm, banking experience in finance department for at least 02 to 03 years

Job Description • Manage day-to-day Finance & Accounts operations, ensuring accurate, timely, and compliant execution of financial activities. • Supervise key finance processes including accounts payable, centralized payments, treasury back-office, general ledger, fixed assets, reconciliations, and financial reporting. • Coordinate monthly, quarterly, and annual financial closing activities, ensuring timely completion of schedules, reconciliations, and supporting documentation. • Prepare and review financial reports, management reports, Group reporting schedules, and other periodic financial information. • Review financial transactions and accounting entries to ensure compliance with approved policies, SOPs, SBP requirements, and internal controls, IFRS specialized accounting standards. • Coordinate with relevant departments for accurate accounting of accruals, prepayments, provisions, leases, and other period-end adjustments. • Support statutory, internal, regulatory, tax, and external audits by coordinating information, preparing schedules, and following up on audit queries and observations. • Monitor compliance with finance policies, SOPs, and internal controls and promptly highlight control gaps, exceptions, and financial risks to the line manager. • Participate in finance process improvement, automation, ERP/Core Banking System enhancements, and centralization initiatives to improve efficiency and control. • Coordinate with branches, business units, Treasury, Tax, IT, Admin, HR, and other stakeholders to resolve finance-related matters and ensure timely execution. • Review and validate financial data and reports received from branches and other functions, ensuring completeness, accuracy, and consistency before consolidation or reporting. • Maintain proper financial records, documentation, and audit trails in accordance with applicable accounting and regulatory requirements. • Supervise, guide, and develop team members, ensuring clear allocation of responsibilities, timely delivery of assignments, and adherence to performance standards. • Perform other finance-related assignments and special projects as directed by the Line Manager.