Senior Finance Manager - BPO

About the role

Award Global is looking for a Senior Finance Manager to lead its Kathmandu Finance Team. The role ensures accurate, timely and well-controlled financial operations and reporting across the Group, strengthens financial controls, payroll and payment processes, budgeting and management analysis, and supports the future development of finance outsourcing and BPO capabilities in Kathmandu.

Key responsibilities

• Lead, supervise and develop the Kathmandu Finance Team, set KPIs, coach staff and build succession plans.
• Oversee monthly, quarterly and annual financial reports, month-end and year-end closing, and management reporting.
• Lead or support annual budgeting, forecasting and financial modelling; analyse profitability and cost control.
• Oversee accounts payable and receivable, bank reconciliations, cash-flow forecasts and controls against duplicate or fraudulent payments.
• Oversee payroll and employee-related payments in close cooperation with HR Operations.
• Develop financial policies, internal controls, maker-checker controls and audit-ready records.
• Ensure compliance with Nepalese accounting, tax, payroll and statutory reporting requirements.
• Reconcile intercompany transactions and coordinate with Group Finance and overseas locations.
• Improve finance workflows, accounting software, payroll tools and reporting dashboards, and support the future Finance BPO capability.
• Act as the senior finance representative, advise management and prepare financial presentations.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, commerce or a related discipline.
• At least 8 years of progressive finance and accounting experience, including substantial finance management experience.
• Demonstrated experience leading and developing a finance team.
• Experience with an international group, shared-services centre, outsourcing company or BPO operation is highly desirable; experience with Australian businesses or accounting standards is advantageous.
• Strong professional written and spoken English.

Required skills

• Professional accounting qualification (CA, ACCA, CPA, CMA or equivalent) strongly preferred.
• Financial accounting, management reporting, budgeting, forecasting, payroll, tax compliance and internal controls.
• Accounting systems and advanced Microsoft Excel.
• Experience implementing finance systems, process improvements or automation is desirable.