Chief Financial Officer - Real Estate

Industry - Real Estate and Property

Skills - Strategy, Budgeting, Planning, Accounting, Controller-ship, Chartered Accountant,

Job Type - Permanent

Job Description - The Chief Financial Officer is responsible for the formulation and subsequent execution of the company's long term operational and financial strategy considering the varied set of business circumstances

Client Details

Our client is a mid sized conglomerate poised for exponential growth as it embarks upon a new phase in its business strategy. With interests in Construction, Chemicals and a variety of services,, our client is looking to leverage its diverse interests and core values to add significantly to its global impact in the next three years.

Description

As the Chief Financial Officer, your responsibilities will include but not be limited to:

- Strategy : Formulation of the company's 5 year road map together with key executives of the organisation. This will comprise advice regarding business areas for investment, expansion and divestment. It will encompass product strategy, market strategy, customer strategy and investment strategy

- Control : Ensuring a top quartile of delivery within Financial Accounting and reporting. Designing and implementing adequate internal controls to ensure timely closing of books of accounts.

- Assuring a system (ERP) driven approach to accounting with no/minimal exceptions

- Budgeting and Forecasting: Formulation of the annual budget and delivering a 12 monthly rolling forecast. Ensuring that variances are appropriately tracked and that effort is undertaken operationally for the improvement of performance and monitoring of the same

- Taxation and Treasury: Ensuring that all operational taxation and treasury activities are handled and partnering with consultants to ensure that taxation is leveraged appropriately to ensure appropriate savings for the business

Profile

- As a successful Chief Financial Officer, you are a Chartered Accountant with a minimum of 20 years' experience and a high degree of maturity.