Chief Financial Officer

Purpose

The Chief Financial Officer is responsible for the provision of Financial and Cost Management, Financial Sustainability, Financial Reporting and Supply Chain Management to the client, as well as the provision of strategic support to the CEO in the management of financial objectives. The role involves the preparation and implementation of the client Budget and Financial Plans aligned to the client strategy; as well as serving as the internal and external audit process. The incumbent is also responsible for ensuring a sound investment management strategy and processes for the organization. The incumbent further ensures compliance with accounting policies, standards, principles, all acts and other statutory requirements.

Minimum requirement

• 10 Years’ Executive management experience as a CFO
• At least 5 years manufacturing experience is compulsory. 
• Registered Chartered Accountant NQF 8 and registration with SAICA as a CA(SA). (certified copies not older than 6 months)

Duties

• Lead the mitigation of the division’s risk profile through timeous identification of internal and external factors, the application of fraud controls and risk prevention principles, and implementing of sound governance and compliance processes and tools to identify and manage risks. 
• Lead the coordination and maintenance of strategic quality risk management in line with regulatory requirements.
•  Lead the identification and mitigation of internal systems and procedural barriers to enhance excellent customer service. 
• Develop divisional service standards.
• Stakeholder identification and prioritisation. 
• Build and maintain effective internal and external strategic stakeholder relationships for the purpose of expectations management, knowledge sharing and integration, and to manage the organisation’s reputation. 
• Implement initiatives to achieve unqualified audits. 
• Develop and implement fund investment policies or strategies. 
• Ensure that capital investments are delivered within budget in terms of their envisaged estimated total cost; and ensure the implementation of the financial risk management strategy. 
• Manage investment funds to maximize return on the clients investments.
• Lead the financial Planning and Budgeting for the client and set budgetary guidelines. 
• Liaise with shareholders and stakeholders i.e. Department of Agriculture, National Treasury and the Parliamentary Agricultural Portfolio Committee in respect of corporate plans, budgets, financial forecasts, borrowing plans and annual financial reports.  
• Ensure the design, implementation and maintenance of a sound system of control to safeguard company assets.  
• Lead the implementation of strategic targets, performance management, and the required cascading of performance objectives in order to drive operational success. 
• Responsible for the overall leadership, direction and development of all staff within the division.
• Develop, implement and monitor an operations strategy for the division that is directly aligned with the organisational strategic objectives.
•  Create, communicate and implement a business plan that will enable the achievement of the divisional strategy

Location: Pretoria 

Duration : 8 months contract.

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Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. If you have not heard from us in 4 weeks, consider your application unsuccessful.

To apply please send your CV to  lethabo@heitha.co.za.