Job Summary
Company in Pretoria is looking for a Chief Financial Officer for a Fix Term Contract.
- Strategic Management & Reporting
- To ensure the creating and executing of the Finance Strategy is aligned with critical business objectives.
- Design, scope, implement and manage long and short term Finance Department objectives.
- Manage associated risk register with the internal audit team and committee.
- Prepare reports for EXCO and Board.
- Work with senior teams to grow the business, formulating strategies and plans.
- Member of the risk, audit and compliance committee.
- Budget & Strategic Planning
- Ensure corporate budgeting processes are carried out and reviewed as per business need.
- Liaison with key stake holders to ensure financial business strategy and plan is achieved.
- Advise various departments as to where variances occur from the approved business plan and budgets.
- Corporate Finance
- Treasury
- Optimize the company’s liquidity, making sound financial investments and hedge financial risks.
- Corporate finance
- Manage company policy regarding capital requirements, debt, taxation, equity, disposal and acquisitions as appropriate.
- Establish a high level of credibility and manage strong working relationships with external parties.
- Manage the company’s sourcing of funding and the capital structure.
- Financial Management
- Ensure effective internal controls are in place and compliance with IFRS for SMEs and applicable regulatory legislation for financial reporting.
- Provide leadership to finance department with regards to the accounting strategy, to optimize the company’s financial performance and strategic position.
- Ensure that company financial systems are robust, complaint and support current activities and future growth.
- Human Capital Management
- Ensure training and developments of all employees are conducted – either in-house or via service providers.
- Ensure effective HC / IR and Training and development strategies in departments of responsibility.
- Ensure role definitions in different departments are aligned with the business strategy.
- Ensure motivation of workforce.
- Ensure consistent application with company policies.
- Ensure line management of all direct reports and within finance team is in place.
- Manage all direct reports according to company policies and procedures.
- Taxation
- Ensure effective internal controls are in place and compliance with applicable regulatory legislation for tax reporting.
- Ensure good corporate governance and tax integrity and to ensure tax compliance in line with revenue authorities.
- Effective utilization of all systems
- Ensure all policies and procedures are current and applicable for the Finance Division.
- Ensure all policies and procedures are complied with at all times and fully operational for the Finance Division.
- Ensure all Finance systems utilized are adding value and is current with operations and is managed effectively.
- Ensure that all staff in the Finance Division have received training on all relevant systems for the department and/or have provided training to direct reports.
Qualifications:
- BCom Accounting Honours Degree
- Registered with South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA) Experience:
- Minimum 5-10 years’ relevant experience in a senior management role Knowledge / Skills:
- Strong interpersonal skills.
- Ability to communicate well at all levels of the organization.
- Ability to solve complex problems and ability to make decisions based on accurate and timely analysis.
- High level of integrity and dependability.
- Have a proficient knowledge of the company, its divisions, associates, people, products, service and website.
- Deliver exceptional service that exceeds customers’ expectations through proactive and appropriate solutions.
- Must have experience from a Legal environment
- Research and provide legal opinions on a variety of issues and new business projects within the business to
- proactively identify, assess and manage legal risk
- Must be willing to assist in general administrative duties.
- Enjoy working independently as well as be part of a team.
- Assist fellow colleagues in the daily running of company related tasks.
- Be focused on providing work of an extremely high quality.
- Show ability to work under pressure and manage deadlines.
- Very good organizational skills
