Chief Financial Officer

Job Description : CFO SOUTHERN AFRICA FOR CONSUMER RETAIL As a key member of the Executive Management team, the Chief Financial Officer will report to the CEO and assume a strategic role in the overall management of the company. The CFO will have primary day-to-day responsibility for planning, implementing, managing and controlling all financial-related activities of the company. This will include direct responsibility for accounting, finance, forecasting, strategic planning, deal analysis and negotiations, investor relationships and partnership compliance and private and institutional financing. - CA - 20+ years in progressively responsible financial leadership roles, preferably in FMCD and Retail Sector. - Problem solving and analytical skills. - High level of integrity and dependability with a strong sense of urgency and results-orientation. - An enthusiastic team player and strong interpersonal skills. - A hands-on manager with integrity and a desire to work in a dynamic, mission-drive environment. - Highly representative. - High level of English proficiency (both oral and writing) Duties & Responsibilities: Budget management: - Budget preparation - Leading the preparation process of the annual budget of the company, which is derived from the company's annual plan. - Budget supervision - Adjusting the company's accounting system to the company's budget, and performing periodic tracking of Actuals vs. Budget. - Management reports - Preparing periodic reports and presentations to the management and the board of directors. These reports include: Balance sheet, PNL, cash flow and any other required report. - Analyzing budget implications on the company. - Participate in decision-making and its implementation in the company budget. - Management of financial exposures - Management of the company's liquid assets Including: - Cash flow exposure. - Management, implementation and supervision of the investment policy. - Financial operations management - Management of financial operations with the banks and/or any other financial entity: - Assistance in selecting the appropriate bank for financial activities. - Negotiations with banks on the terms of account management and monitoring the implementation of the agreements. Investor relations (IR): - Responding to investors (Q&A). o Reports preparations. - Reporting to investors. - Meeting with investors. - Presentations to the financial community. - ERP system implementation - Consolidation of the external and internal accounting system. - Consolidation and supervision of the company's procedures - Initiation and implementation of internal procedures, including: purchasing and communications, payments to suppliers, salary, travel expenses, ext. - Coordinate financial activity of non-dilutive funding.

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