Jobs at Ignition Group

Key Roles and Responsibilities

Financial Management & Commercial Leadership

• Lead the budgeting, forecasting, and long-term planning process, providing actionable insights to drive business growth and profitability.
• Analyze and interpret financial results in the context of business drivers, identifying opportunities for efficiency, cost optimization, and revenue enhancement.
• Support executive decision-making through commercially-focused financial analysis and scenario planning. · Approve audit packs and ensure alignment of audit processes with business strategy, not just compliance.
• Ensure timely and accurate performance reporting to enable data-driven commercial decisions.

Strategic Advice, Business Partnership & Commercial Insights

• Act as a trusted commercial partner to the CEO and business leaders, providing guidance on investments, capital allocation, and growth initiatives.
• Lead financial modeling and business case development to support strategic projects and major investments.
• Identify and communicate financial risks and opportunities, balancing short-term operational considerations with long-term business objectives.
• Design and implement financial solutions to business challenges while maintaining governance and control.
• Provide forward-looking insights on business performance, return on investment, and market opportunities.
• Embed a commercial lens in all finance processes to ensure value creation is central to decisions.

Project Management & Value Delivery

• Lead cross-functional projects with a commercial impact, including efficiency improvements, cost optimization initiatives, and strategic growth projects.
• Guide finance teams to provide decision support and influence outcomes that maximize business performance.
• Drive process improvement initiatives that enhance operational efficiency, reduce costs, and improve profitability.

People Leadership & Capability Development

• Lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing finance team capable of delivering both compliance and commercial insights.
• Promote a culture of accountability, collaboration, and commercial thinking across the finance organization.
• Recruit, retain, and develop finance talent to meet evolving business needs.
• Monitor and evaluate team performance, providing guidance and coaching to enhance both technical and commercial capabilities.

Education and Training

• Degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or Business Administration.
• Chartered Accountant registration or equivalent professional finance designation.

Experience

• 10+ years of professional experience, including 5–7 years in senior finance leadership roles.
• Experience in finance planning, analysis, and business partnering in complex, matrixed organizations.
• \Demonstrable track record of linking financial management to commercial outcomes. · Experience in leading financial systems, ERP platforms, and reporting solutions. · Proven experience in strategic business decision-making, investment analysis, and profitability improvement initiatives

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Description

Financial Planning and Analysis

• Developing Financial Models: Constructing detailed financial models to predict future financial performance under various scenarios.
• Forecasting: Utilizing historical data, market trends and seasonality to project future revenues, expenses, and profitability.
• Strategic Analysis: Providing insights on potential business ventures and strategic decisions through detailed financial analysis.
• Product Analysis: Provide financial models that can be used to build profitable

  Budget and Forecast Management

• Budget Creation: Collaborating with department heads to create realistic and achievable budgets that align with the company’s strategic goals.
• Variance Analysis: Comparing actual financial performance against the budget and investigating significant variances to understand their causes.
• Resource Allocation: Ensuring that financial resources are allocated efficiently to support key business initiatives and operational needs.

  Reporting and Compliance

• Financial Statements Preparation: Overseeing the preparation of balance sheets, income statements, and cash flow statements in accordance with accounting standards.
• Regulatory Compliance: Ensuring all financial reporting complies with relevant laws and regulations, such as GAAP or IFRS.
• Internal Reporting: Providing timely and accurate financial reports to internal stakeholders to aid in decision-making.

Performance Monitoring

• KPI Tracking: Identifying and monitoring key performance indicators to measure financial health and operational performance.
• Benchmarking: Comparing the company’s financial performance against industry standards and competitors.
• Performance Reviews: Conducting regular reviews with management to discuss financial performance and implement necessary adjustments.

Risk Management

• Risk Identification: Recognizing financial risks related to market fluctuations, credit, liquidity, and operational inefficiencies.
• Risk Mitigation Strategies: Developing and implementing strategies to manage and mitigate identified risks.

Stakeholder Management and Decision Support

• Providing decision support to senior finance leadership
• Maintaining relationships with stakeholders
• Providing real-time support, financial guidance, and insights into business performance
• Supporting development of business cases and proposing financial solutions to challenges
• Works closely with business units to understand their needs and challenges.
• Develops business cases for new initiatives and assesses commercial feasibility.

Cost Control and Efficiency

• Cost Analysis: Conducting thorough analyses of cost structures to identify areas for cost reduction.
• Process Improvement: Recommending and implementing process improvements to enhance operational efficiency and reduce costs.
• Supplier Negotiations: Negotiating with suppliers and vendors to obtain the best terms and pricing to control procurement costs.

Investment Analysis

• Capital Expenditure (Capex) Evaluation: Assessing the financial viability of potential capital expenditures and projects.
• Return on Investment (ROI) Analysis: Calculating and analyzing the expected return on investment for various projects and initiatives.

Requirements

• Degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Administration
• Chartered Accountant registration with appropriate recognised professional body.
• At least 6 years of professional experience or equivalent with 3-4 years of relevant experience in a well-disciplined organisation where best practices are integral to the management of the business.
• Experience leading a financial planning and analysis (or similar) team with a thorough understanding of financial accounting and management reporting.
• Solid experience leading and managing in a matrix environment.
• Experience in financial, accounting and project management systems, policies and procedures
• Experience in SQL, database analytics, and ERPs.
• Exposure to Telco or Banking environments preferred.