Chief Financial Officer at Communicate Recruitment

Job description

Propel your career to the fast lane by joining one of the fastest-growing brands in South Africa as Chief Financial Officer (CFO). This role, based in Cape Town central, requires the skill and experience of an Employment Equity CA(SA) with a strong operational and strategic background, to support the business from an analytical, Finance Business Partnership perspective. Work very closely with the COO of the business and leave your mark as having been a major asset that helped set this business on the path of major growth and success. This is the ideal time to join as CFO, while the company is still in its exciting, rapidly growing phase, all the while being guided and backed by a JSE listed concern with a plethora of experience and other similar successes. Do not delay in your application.

Qualification:

CA(SA) – non-negotiable

Skills & Experience:
At least 5 years’ experience in a strategic and operational role as either Finance Business Partner / Commercial Manager / Group FM / Head of Finance / Finance Exec or similar

A proven track-record of the following:

• Strong financial acumen
• Strong business acumen
• FMCG experience – highly preferred
• Experience in facilitating Board and Exco presentations
• Input in contractual agreements and compliance
• Advanced Excel skills
• Presentation skills
• Ability to translate numbers into graphs
• Knowledge of developing cost models
• Strong planning and organizational skills
• Comfortable working in a constantly changing environment
• Change management
• A project manager and creative thinker
• Self-starter and co-ordinator
• Enthusiastic, driven, a need to achieve
• Pro-active and confident
• Strong inter-personal skills and high EQ
• Ability to influence strategic decision-makers including shareholders’ decision-making through relevant financial analysis

Job Description:

This position will include, but not be limited to, the following:

• Review of monthly financial results
• Preparing monthly variance analysis of the financial results
• Challenging costs through understanding of cost drivers
• Assisting with the preparation of forecasts and budgets and assisting the year-end process
• Preparation of finance reports
• Presenting to board highlighting opportunities and risk
• Improving efficiencies with financial reporting on business performance
• Providing analysis and insight to drive decision-making and business strategies
• Maintaining and creating new management information to aid Operations
• Ensuring that key operational, commercial and financial targets are met through effective commercial procedures
• Track performance against KPIs
• Attending senior management meetings to discuss business performance and building relationships and partnerships with senior management
• Taking a key personal interest in this business and its optimal performance
• Driving excellence and setting and expecting high standards at all time

The ideal person would be:

• Patient and determined
• Ambitious and competitive a healthy, building way
• Possesses strong inter-personal and high EQ skills
• Able to cope in a highly-pressured, tough environment with internal strength and professionalism
• Consistent and clear in their approach to people and situations
• Personally invested in ensuring this company’s grand success story
• Someone that thrives on ambition and exciting new horizons

An individual ready to step up their career to the next level whilst being willing to throw themselves at this opportunity a 1000%! - the reward, both career-wise and financial, will be sweet and just

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