Group Chief Financial Officer

Description:

Group Chief Financial Officer (Group CFO)

Location: Multi-Entity / Multi-Jurisdiction Operations

Reporting To: Chairman / Group CEO / Board

Confidential Mandate

Mandate Overview:

We are seeking a seasoned Group Chief Financial Officer to lead financial strategy, capital governance, and enterprise-wide performance management for a diversified business group operating across multiple sectors and geographies.

The ideal candidate will act as a strategic partner to the Board and Promoters, ensuring capital discipline, risk containment, regulatory integrity, and sustainable long-term value creation.

Key Responsibilities:

- Drive group-level financial strategy and capital allocation.

- Lead treasury, fund raising, refinancing, and banking relationships.

- Oversee consolidated financial reporting, governance, and compliance across entities.

- Ensure robust internal controls, audit readiness, and regulatory adherence.

- Optimize working capital and enhance EBITDA across business verticals.

- Evaluate investments, acquisitions, divestments, and expansion opportunities.

- Implement financial systems, dashboards, and ERP governance.

- Strengthen enterprise risk management frameworks.

- Partner with Business Heads to improve profitability and capital efficiency.

Candidate Profile:

- 20+ years of progressive finance leadership experience.

- Proven track record in managing multi-entity or group structures.

- Strong exposure to fund raising, capital structuring, and treasury operations.

- Experience handling cross-border compliance, taxation, and governance frameworks.

- Demonstrated ability to operate effectively at Board and Promoter level.

- Professional qualification such as CA / CPA / ACCA / MBA (Finance) preferred.

Critical Success Factors:

- Capital structure optimization and reduced funding cost.

- Strong governance and institutional credibility.

- Improved cash flow discipline and working capital efficiency.

- Strategic insight aligned with long-term group growth.

- High integrity, discretion, and stakeholder management capability.

Leadership Attributes:

- Strategic thinker with commercial acumen.

- High resilience and execution capability.

- Independent judgment with strong ethical grounding.

- Ability to manage complexity across diversified operations.