Chief Financial Officer at Alan & Grant

Industry:  Agriculture

Job Summary

• The Chief Financial Officer would be responsible to steer the financial direction of the business, and undertakes all strategic financial planning.
• This role would be responsible for fundraising and management, strategic/financial advisory, investment analysis, business planning, project/ corporate finance, strategy development, transaction/business advisory, capital formation, creation of economic value, buy side & sell side advisory (due diligence), divestiture advisory, valuation, M&A advisory, financial modelling, feasibility studies and drive business development in emerging markets.

Duties and responsibilities

• Coordinate company’s deal/transaction structure and fund-raising projects.
• Develop investment policy, manage the enterprise valuation, analyse investment opportunities and prepare investment proposals for management consideration and decision-making;
• Responsible for defining the appropriate liquidity quantum that the business should maintain.
• Prepare transaction and investment proposals for both green and brown field operations
• Develop, review, audit and/or interpret financial models to estimate project cash flows, return profiles and sensitivities; optimize the value of their operating assets.
• Prepare investment marketing materials e.g. teasers and information memorandum; Partnership (PPP) transaction structure (e.g. joint ventures), request for proposals etc.
• Develop financial analysts for current and future assignments; develop work plan and manage own team and clients during various transaction phases;
• Manage communications with lenders, investors and other stakeholders.
• Evaluate investment proposals, commercial transactions (local & foreign) determine funding needs and sources;
• Plan and manage due diligence activities to assess potential acquisition opportunities
• Develop business plans and investment cases for new ventures/projects in line with strategic direction and rolling plan
• Analyse financial statements to assess business health and economic performance and provide strategic guidance for management as well as propose corrective actions;
• Manage strategy/budget review sessions; review weekly financial and performance reports and monitor performance of all SBUs
• Review expansion strategy and execute key initiatives to boost performance and control associated financial risk
• Prepare board papers for use in board and board-committee meetings; Prepare management updates and public presentations on specific industry issues.
• Assist with regulatory reviews and risk-based assessments of operating investments and managed interface with regulators;
• Develop investor relations charter and strategy for use by the business in engaging key institutional investors.
• Research and analyse industry data to guide client’s strategic & operational decisions;
• Develop presentations and reports showing analysis of market/economic trends and outlook;
• Analyze macro-economic outlook and corresponding investment opportunities;
• Develop and propose potential investments based on the company’s investment criteria
• Performs M&A and Corporate Finance covering deal origination, pre-deal evaluation, due diligence (buy and sell-side), business valuation, deal structuring and divestment.
• Develop high quality and functional Financial modelling tools
• Debt Portfolio Management and Restructuring, Positive Investment relations
• Develop effective Capital structure for the company

Requirements

• Minimum of 10 years’ experience with at least 5years in fund raising.
• A relevant postgraduate business qualification (MBA or equivalent tertiary qualification)
• Professional membership of ICAN, ACCA, CFA
• Strong Business Management, Agricultural value chain and International Business management
• Strategic project planning, Budget planning & preparation management
• Good Financial Modeling and Valuation and Capital Investment Analysis
• Excellent relationship management and Business analysis skills
• External Stakeholder Management and Strategic planning
• Ability to deliver results and must be customer focused