Why Consider This Opportunity?
✔ Executive and Board-level exposure
✔ Strategic influence across a multi-entity group environment
✔ Leadership of a high-impact FP&A and Commercial Finance function
✔ Opportunity to drive finance transformation and performance improvement initiatives
✔ Significant involvement in long-term strategy, investment decisions, and business growth plans
✔ Highly visible role with direct impact on shareholder value creation
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the Group budgeting, forecasting, and long-range planning processes.
- Drive strategic financial planning and support executive decision-making.
- Oversee commercial finance, business partnering, and performance management across the Group.
- Lead complex financial modelling, investment appraisals, and scenario analysis.
- Deliver insightful executive reporting and presentations to senior leadership.
- Identify opportunities to improve profitability, operational efficiency, and return on investment.
- Implement and enhance performance metrics, dashboards, and KPI reporting.
- Partner with operational leaders to challenge assumptions and improve business outcomes.
- Support M&A activities, strategic projects, and capital allocation decisions.
- Drive finance transformation, reporting automation, and process optimisation initiatives.
- Lead and develop a high-performing finance team.
Minimum Requirements
- CA(SA) or CIMA qualification (essential)
- 8-12 years' progressive finance experience, including FP&A, Commercial Finance, Corporate Finance, Business Partnering, or Strategic Finance.
- Proven experience within a group or multi-entity environment.
- Strong financial modelling, forecasting, budgeting, and strategic planning expertise.
- Advanced Excel skills with exposure to Power BI, BI reporting tools, or data analytics platforms.
- Exceptional commercial acumen and stakeholder management skills.
- Demonstrated ability to influence senior executives and drive business performance.
Ideal Background
We are particularly interested in professionals with experience in:
- FP&A
- Commercial Finance
- Strategic Finance
- Corporate Finance
- Business Partnering
- Group Reporting
- Financial Modelling
- Management Accounting
- Performance Management
- Multi-entity or complex corporate environments
If you are looking for an opportunity to move beyond traditional finance leadership and play a pivotal role in shaping business strategy, this position offers the ideal platform to make a significant impact while advancing your career.
For more information, contact:Monique Du PreezSenior Recruitment ConsultantNetwork Recruitment"Exceptional finance leaders do more than analyse performance; they influence the decisions that create it."