Senior Finance Manager - Libya

Role summary

Responsibilities

• Oversee financial activities and ensure accuracy, integrity, and compliance with accounting standards and regulations.
• Lead planning and analysis, including budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis; provide strategic insights to senior management.
• Manage financial statements, management reports, and disclosures, ensuring timely and accurate reporting.
• Develop financial policies, procedures, and controls to safeguard assets, mitigate risk, and meet internal governance standards.
• Advise department heads and project managers on financial decisions, cost analysis, and resource allocation.
• Manage relationships with auditors, tax authorities, and regulators; meet audit, tax, and regulatory requirements.
• Oversee implementation of financial systems and technologies to improve efficiency, accuracy, and transparency.
• Lead financial initiatives such as mergers and acquisitions, capital raising, and process improvements.
• Assess currency, interest rate, and credit risks and develop mitigation strategies.
• Mentor and develop finance team members through guidance, training, and support.
• Support HSE initiatives, safety awareness, and incident reporting and resolution in line with company and IMS policies.

Knowledge and skills

• Advanced knowledge of financial principles, accounting, financial analysis, and financial management.
• Strong analytical skills for interpreting financial data, conducting variance analysis, and identifying trends or anomalies.
• Knowledge of financial reporting standards and regulatory requirements.
• Leadership and communication skills for managing teams, working across departments, and presenting financial information.
• Experience in financial planning, budgeting, and forecasting.
• ERP knowledge is required; SAP functional skills are preferred.
• Competencies include resilience, agility, execution, direction-setting, process building, cost optimization, budget reporting, consolidated financial statements, finance strategy, AI fluency, financial control, and team development.

Experience and education

• Minimum eight years of work experience, including five years in a relevant supervisory position.
• Two years of GCC experience is a plus.
• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Public Administration, Business Administration, or a related field.