Assistant to Chief Financial Officer

Ably Resources Limited in Malta is looking to recruit an Assistant to the Chief Financial Officer to join their team on a full-time basis.

Our Client is a large group of successful companies operating throughout manufacturing, construction property, and retail.

Job Role:
An Assistant to the Chief Financial Officer is now required to take responsibility for the financial functions across a group of companies, monitoring, reporting, and analysing financial data. Successful individuals would have already held an Assistant Financial Controller or Financial Controller position within the industry, preferably overseeing multiple business units.

The responsibilities within this role include:

• Preparation of Management Accounts for an allocated group of companies, including the preparation of month-end and year-end journals (including wages & salaries journals)
• Review of payroll calculations for a group of companies
• Liaison with external auditors during the audit for an allocated group of companies
• Preparation and submission of MBR Annual Returns, BO forms, and NSO returns for the companies
• Preparation of quarterly VAT returns
• Preparation of annual budgets for an allocated group of companies, including the calculation and charging out of monthly Management Fees to subsidiary companies
• Timely and accurate preparation of Group P&L and Group Cashflow / Investment Plan schedules
• Assistance in the preparation of documentation (KYC, EBITDA multiple, other forms, etc) for banks' annual reviews
• Keep up to date with the various fiscal and cash incentives available by Malta Enterprise and other authorities and validate the group eligibility vis-à-vis the de minimis rules and group tax position
• Assistance in the preparation of financial feasibility studies for business & investment opportunities
• Collaborate with group external auditors in annual group consolidation workings
• Assistance in the preparation of group board papers (CFO report) and any other group-related financial schedules, such as variance reporting, analysing trends and investigating discrepancies in a collaborative manner with the relevant teams
• Ensure consistency of the Group Chart of Accounts within the ERP system
• Assistance in developing Group and Head-Office accounting policies to maintain and strengthen the company’s internal controls.

• Have held an FC or Assistant FC position
• Possess excellent knowledge of IFRS and local taxation laws
• Be fluent with Shireburn Financial Management Systems, Microsoft Dynamics, and Excel

This is an excellent opportunity to take a lead role with a large and ever-expanding business.
 

Ably Resources Limited: 
At Ably Resources we provide the best available talent within various sectors on Malta.  Whether it's the placement of one individual or the mobilisation of a whole project team, we can guarantee you a professional and highly skilled response to your requirements. Our aim is to deliver the best possible solutions, so we will make sure we fully understand the nature of your work-scope, the key issues and the complexities. We will then strive to meet your needs as quickly, and as cost-effectively, as possible. We can provide staff at all levels, from skilled trades to any office support staff, middle and senior management and director level across many disciplines. We're based in Glasgow, with a satellite office in Malta but we have absolutely no geographical restrictions. Nor do we have any restrictions on our client-base, which currently ranges from small independent firms to global multi-nationals. We deliver complete recruitment solutions from advertising, sourcing, shortlisting, selection and full candidate back-up. In addition, we offer security and medical screening, credential verification and referencing. Through innovative web-based attraction and recruitment solutions combined with our extensive database and contact pool, we are confident in delivering a quality choice. Ably Resources ambitious aims are to deliver recruitment services to its clients wherever and whenever their requirement arise.