Chief Financial Officer - FMCG/Pharma

OPENING FOR THE ROLE OF CFO-Luanda, Angola -Africa

This is regarding an opening for the position of a CFO for Luanda, Angola-Africa location with a multi business conglomerate.

Responsibilities:

1. The CFO will be fully responsible for overall finance & accounting function of various manufacturing entities of the company.

2. He will be responsible for formulation of various financial strategy & innovation, Internal controls, Working capital management, Costing, Financial performance & reporting etc.

3.Understand and improve current systems and processes in place in Accounting, budgeting, cost control, financial analysis etc.

4. Map and standardize across the organization.

5. Streamline the accounts and finance department at corporate & SBU level.

6. Complete a thorough risk analysis of the organization and recommend risk mitigating plans.

7. Start identifying and researching into optimal long term structure and systems.

8. Create accountability and a team environment in the department.

9. Establish group structure/ Capital structure and Liaise with subject matter experts and create a plan/strategy at group level.

10. Mentor SBU F & A teams.

11. Identify 3-5 key processes that need to be improved based on the risk analysis and commence executing these improvements.

12. Bring efficiencies in the organization that is reflected on the bottom line.

13. Construct and monitor reliable control systems within the group to safeguard various assets, including data & information) of the group. Regular review of these and ensure corrective measures are implemented for cases where the control weaknesses are identified.

14. Review internal audit plan and reports and ensure all observations of the auditors are settled and agreed actions are implemented.

15. Maintain relations with external and internal auditors and investigate and implement their findings and recommendations.

16. Monitor all open legal issues involving the company, and legal issues affecting the industry.

17. Maintain appropriate insurance coverage for all properties and assets owned by the group.

18. Generate awareness various policy covenants and ensure adherence to these to an acceptable levels.

19. Monitor all legal filing are done in time and ensure that the company complies with all legal and regulatory requirements.

Requirements:

1. A qualified Chartered Accountant, CA or CIMA (ICWA India).

2. At least 15 years of progressively responsible experience for a major manufacturing organization, preferably in a process manufacturing FMCG/Pharma (Manufacturing), with having managed turnover which crosses USD 100 Million.

3. Should have managed multiple factories and strong man management.

4. Working knowledge of SAP preferred.

5. African Experience a big plus.

6. Excellent Leadership and Managerial competencies relevant to Business Strategy, problem Solving & decision Making.

Interested candidates are requested to share their profiles for further discussion and processing.

Debjani