Reporting and Budgeting Manager

Role Synopsis: 

The role focuses on leading management reporting, budgeting, and financial control activities while ensuring strong coordination with accounting and other business functions to support effective decision-making.  

The ideal candidate is a proactive finance professional with strong analytical capabilities, acting as a finance business partner to senior management by translating financial data into actionable insights and recommendations.

The candidate will be responsible for headquarter of PASHA Real Estate Group and selected group companies.

Key Accountabilities:

Budgeting and Financial Control:

• Lead the annual budgeting and quarterly forecasting process in collaboration with key stakeholders. 
• Lead the financial oversight of headquarter cost centers and monitor operating expenses against approved budgets. 
• Drive cost discipline initiatives and provide management with visibility into cost trends, efficiency opportunities, and spending drivers.
• Lead the preparation and delivery of timely and accurate monthly management reports.
• Lead the development, enhancement, and maintenance of financial models, reporting tools, and templates used within the Finance department.
• Coordinate with development, commercial, accounting, treasury, and project teams to ensure completeness and accuracy of cash flow assumptions.

Construction Finance:

• Own and manage cost allocation methodologies for centralized and indirect costs across development and construction projects. Ensure allocation principles are applied consistently and in line with internal policies and business requirements.
• Monitor the financial performance of development and construction projects, including budget utilization, cost-to-complete analysis, and identify cost overruns.

ERP projects & automation:

• Drive ongoing improvement initiatives related to ERP for reporting and budgeting processes. Identify opportunities for automation, workflow optimization, and enhancement of reporting efficiency.

Team Leadership and Development:

• Lead, coach, and develop reporting and budgeting team members, ensuring knowledge sharing and continuous capability development.

Desired background:

• Higher education in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field, or/and accounting qualifications such as ACCA, ACA and CIMA
• 8+ years of experience in management reporting, budgeting, or financial control roles.
• Proven experience in leading financial planning and reporting activities
• Fluent in Azerbaijani and English; Russian is a plus
• Experience with different ERPs
• Prior experience in Big4 or similar professional environment in a large organization.

Required skills: 

• Strong understanding of reporting structures, budget control, and cost allocation principles
• Understanding of construction/development financial processes and project cost structures
• Strong stakeholder management and business partnering capabilities
• Continuous improvement mindset with focus on process efficiency and automation.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, especially in cross-functional coordination.