Our client is one of a leading school in Cambodia. They are looking for a Financial Controller who will advise for funds management, corporate liquidity and budgeting based on financial analysis, as well as revising internal control procedures. He/she will be based in Phnom Penh.

Funds Management

• Developing a system for forecast cash flow positions, related borrowing needs, and available funds for investment
• Developing a system to ensure that sufficient funds are available to meet ongoing operational and capital investment requirements
• Assist in determining the company's proper capital structure
• Provide support in arranging for equity and debt financing

Budgeting/Forecasting

• Develop a system of the preparation of the company's budgets
• Assist management in the formulation of its overall strategic direction and follow-up using balanced scorecard method.

Financial Analysis and Reporting

• Research on competitors and report on key findings to governance
• Engage in benchmarking studies to establish areas of potential operational improvement
• Provide assistants in interpreting the company's financial results to management and recommend improvement activities
• Review company bottlenecks and recommend changes to improve the overall level of company throughput
• Assist in the determination of product pricing in relation to features offered and competitor pricing
• Help in compiling key business metrics and report on them to governance
• Assist in managing the capital budgeting process, based on constraint analysis and discounted cash flow analysis
• Create additional analyses and reports as requested by governance

Insurance and contractual agreements with financial impact

• Develop and monitor the school’s insurance contracts (public liability, etc.)
• Advise the SD and the Board in contracting further insurances to financially secure the school in case of major incidents, etc.
• Monitor and assist in developing further agreements with educational and commercial partners financially benefiting the school.
• Assist in negotiating contracts with third party service providers, as canteen and security company.

Increasing cost-efficiency

• Engage in ongoing cost reduction analyses in all areas of the company
• Improve internal control mechanisms and follow-up
• Assisting in preparing for and implementing a more appropriate accounting software

• To Chief Executive Officer

• Bachelor's degree in finance or accounting, or equivalent business experience
• At least 5 years of progressively responsible experience for a major company or division of a large corporation. 
• Prefer candidates with the Certified Public Accountant or Certified Management Accountant designations.
• Excellent communication skills are essential, particularly in regard to presenting the results of analyses to management.
• Have an outstanding knowledge of electronic spreadsheets.