Group Chief Financial Officer at KPMG

Detailed Job Description

• In line with its growth aspirations, the Group is seeking to appoint top-of-the-class individual with the requisite skills and experience to fill the Group Chief Financial Officer (GCFO) role
• The role is responsible for driving the company’s financial planning and profitability / revenue assurance and transformational growth strategy
• The goal is to protect the company’s revenues and profits to achieve full financial control and sustainable growth.

The core responsibilities of the Group CFO are to:

• Play an active leadership role in informing and delivering the strategy of the Group.
• Drive financial performance and advise on and track all investments.
• Ensure that the Group is both adequately and optimally funded to meet all operational needs and expansion plans.
• Set, define and deliver a strategy for the finance function that is both fully aligned with the overall strategy of the Group and ensures that the function adopts functional ‘best practice’ and embeds a culture of continuous performance improvement.
• Have principal responsibility for accounting, audited financial statements, management accounts, treasury, tax, financial planning, reporting and analysis of financials to all stakeholders and enterprise risk management and internal audit.

Requirements

• Minimum of 15 years of relevant experience as a finance leader, including at least 5 years in emerging markets, preferably in Africa.
• Qualified Accountant (recognized international qualification)
• Strategic focus and forward looking, experienced in partnering with CEOs to develop and deliver business strategies.
• Previous experience in financing and debt structure.
• Proven track record of raising capital.
• Strong knowledge of accounting and internal control principles, operational risk evaluation and governance frameworks in financial institutions..
• Good knowledge of IFRS accounting principles.