Chief Finance Officer (CFO) at Proten

Description

The role will be responsible for driving the development and implementation of the organization’s financial strategy, as well as ensuring effective financial risk management. The role will oversee financial management, treasury management, management information system, fundraising, investor relations and analytical services that help the management team optimize business decisions.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the finance and accounting team, providing guidance and support to ensure accurate financial reporting and analysis for multiple entities
• Manage the financial planning and analysis function, including forecasting, budgeting, and variance analysis for multiple entities
• Participate in strategic planning and decision making as a member of the executive leadership team
• Develop and implement financial strategies to support the company's growth and profitability goals
• Lead the treasury function, managing the company’s cash flow and liquidity position
• Ensure financial systems, including the ERP, are optimized and efficiently utilized
• Design and implement risk management policies, including financial, credit, and exchange risks
• Facilitate fundraising activities, and maintain relationships with investors and other external stakeholders, including banks and financial institutions
• Develop and implement internal controls and processes to ensure the integrity of financial information across multiple entities
• Ensure compliance with relevant local and international accounting standards and regulations
• Monitor and analyze industry trends, and provide insights and recommendations to senior leadership
• Manage corporate financing, refinancing, and manage the relations with investors and financial institutions

Qualification and Requirements 

• 10 - 15years experience as a senior Finance Manager, 5years of which should be as CFO.
• Experience with fund raising investor management and corporate finance activities.
• Experience with setting up/ utilizing a leading financial management software.
• Relevant undergraduate degree: Master’s degree in a relevant field is desirable.
• Relevant professional certification – ICAN, ACCA or CFA
• Strong leadership and organizational skills
• Strong analytical and problem-solving mindset, comfortable with numbers
• Ability to strategize and solve problems.
• Excellent interpersonal, networking and communication skills
• Strong leadership and organizational skills

Senior finance profiles in the following key sectors:

• Fitness, healthcare or consumer goods chains with multiple retail outlets such as Food concept, Foodco, EatnGo, Fanmilk, Healthplus, Medplus, Shoprite e.t.c.
• Hospitality, manufacturing.