Senior Manager - Finance Operations Group 42

Key Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end AR, AP, and GL processes, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and timeliness.
• Ensure monthly, quarterly, and annual close activities are delivered on time and to a high standard.
• Maintain robust internal controls, reconciliations, and audit-ready documentation.
• Oversee journal entries, accruals, prepayments, intercompany accounting, and balance sheet integrity.

Accounts Receivable (AR)

• Lead billing, collections, and revenue recognition processes in line with IFRS.
• Drive improvements in DSO, cash collection, and dispute resolution.
• Partner with Commercial, Sales, and Legal teams to resolve billing and contractual issues.
• Monitor credit risk and customer exposure.
• Review trade receivable ageing, run the ECL model on a quarterly basis and assess the requirement of provision for doubtful debts

Accounts Payable (AP)

• Oversee invoice processing, and payment cycles and ensure timely payments to vendors.
• Ensure compliance with approval matrices, delegation of authority, and payment terms.
• Strengthen vendor relationships while maintaining cost discipline and controls.
• Ensure accurate accounting of expenses, accruals, and vendor balances.

General Ledger (GL)

• Ensure accuracy and integrity of the GL, including chart of accounts governance.
• Lead balance sheet reviews and monthly variance analysis.
• Support consolidation and group reporting requirements where applicable.
• Drive standardisation and best practices across accounting processes.
• Coordinate with finance business partners and Corporate HQ teams for monthly closing of books, analyse the numbers reported and make comparison with prior years and budgets.

Leadership & Stakeholder Management

• Lead, coach, and develop AR, AP, and GL teams, fostering accountability and high performance.
• Act as a key finance partner to internal stakeholders across Core42.
• Collaborate closely with FP&A, Tax, Treasury, Internal Audit, and external auditors.
• Support Finance Director with ad-hoc analysis, reporting, and strategic initiatives.
• Develops and implement processes necessary to ensure accurate, timely and meaningful sharing of financial information to key stakeholders.

Process Improvement & Systems

• Drive continuous improvement, automation, and efficiency across finance operations.
• Support ERP and system enhancements (e.g. MSD365, Coupa, Oracle, SAP, or equivalent).
• Ensure data quality, reporting accuracy, and process scalability aligned to Core42 s growth.