Key roles and responsibilities: Commercial:
- Understanding the key value drivers of the business and implementing optimisation measures to maximise profitability
- Building strong relationships with key stakeholders so as to ensure optimal margin extraction through the value chain.
- Leveraging technology to provide meaningful insight and analysis into financial reporting and analysis
Financial Reporting:
- Ensure timeous, accurate and complete monthly, quarterly and annual financial reporting
- Specific stakeholder financial and compliance reporting requirements
Budgeting:
- Producing the annual budget for submission to the Board of Directors comprising income statement, balance sheet and cash flow statement.
Forecast collation:
- Provide timeous forecast financial results on a continuous forward 12 month basis.
- Provide insight and analysis on the rolling 12 month forecast with key emphasis on EBITDA and cash generation for the business.
Income Tax compliance:
- Responsible for income tax submissions
- Key liaison with SARS in respect to all company income tax matters
External auditor liaison:
- Key liaison with external audit in respect of companies
- Drive external audit deliverables to ensure timeous external audit completion
- Project manage operational finance deliverables to auditors
Treasury:
- Take responsibility for treasury and forecast cash generation
People management and leadership:
- Provide leadership to the commercial & Finance team
Requirements: - Degree in business, e.g. Bcom (Accounting), Economics, Business Administration etc
- Chartered Accountant (Non-negotiable)
- At least 12 years' experience in the finance industry and managing a team in a dynamic and highly competitive environment
- Experience in a Finance Director or CFO role
- Exposure to and experience in complex financial modelling.
- Demonstrated ability and experience advising and influencing executives, providing insights that lead to key decision making within the business
- Substantial experience in leadership and an ability to motivate and promote professional development of a cross-functional team
- Creative, strategic, and financial acumen coupled with strong business intellect necessary for taking the business to the next level
- Ability to influence and motivate others to maximise their efforts towards achieving the companys business purpose
- Demonstrate business acumen, finance expertise and strategic planning skills
- Visionary leader who demonstrates the ability to interface and maintain effective working relationships with all departments
- Proven management skills
- Ability to collaborate with executives at a strategic and tactical level
- Deep understanding of regulation, coupled with an understanding of cost and revenue, capital allocation, and stakeholder considerations
- In-depth understanding of performance reporting and financial / budgeting processes
