We are currently seeking a dynamic, financially minded individual for our Head of Commercial Finance position. This is a critical role and requires a strategic thinker capable of driving financial strategies while supporting various departments. The successful candidate must have extensive experience working in the financial space. He/ She will be responsible for developing, leading and managing all commercial activities.
- Excellent communication skills, written and verbal
- Strong knowledge of best practice controls
- Analytical skills
- Ability to work under extreme pressure to tight deadline
- Leadership and teamwork skills
- Strong technical understanding of financial reporting and management
- Strong analytical and problem – solving capability.
- Decision and initiating action.
- Adapting and responding to change
Provide strategic and commercial input into the renewable business, inclusive of pipeline, revenue, and cost management.
- Development of business cases including:
-supplier proposal review and adjudication;
-business case contextualization and motivation;
-financial analysis and recommendation;
-client proposal presentation. - Review actual project performance relative to the business case post project implementation.
- Commercialisation of the business, including activation of the business opportunity, take to market strategy, commercial offering, and strategic development of the solution.
- Work with business units and departments to obtain relevant building information to enable design of solar and borehole/water proposals.
- Identifying areas where technical solutions would improve business performance.
- Risk mitigation through effective controls, review of legal contracts and implementation of sufficient insurance cover.
•Consulting across business operations, providing mentorship, and contributing specialised knowledge.
Develop, lead and manage all financial reporting processes and cycles.
- Timely and accurate financial and management reporting.
- Financial forecasting and budgeting.
- Develop, implement, and run commercial funding solutions to gear projects with commercial funding partners.
- Develop an electricity and water consumption cost recovery model and integrate with utility management.
- Compliance and risk management.
- Design, develop and maintain financial controls and policies.
- Weekly cash flow forecasting.
- Engage and manage the external audit process.
Requirements
8 - 10 years of experience in senior financial management in a major institution, preferably in the solar or real-estate industry.
International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS)
Minimum 5 years leadership experience
Project Management skills
Familiarity with various operating systems and platforms, specifically SAGE, Archibus, MDA, DealPath.
Property / Real Estate experience advantageous
