Strategic Finance Leader

2 days ago


Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa Alexforbes Full time
About the Role

We are seeking a highly experienced Strategic Finance Leader to join our team at Alexforbes. As a key member of our finance department, you will be responsible for leading a team of financial professionals in various stages of their career and guaranteeing operational and strategic outcomes.

This is a 4-month contract role that requires a strong understanding of financial strategy, risk management, and business decision-making. You will work closely with senior management to develop and implement strategies that drive business growth and profitability.

Key Responsibilities
  1. Strategic Planning: Develop and implement a strategic plan that accounts for current and future market forces and movements.
  2. Risk Management: Manage the effectiveness of all processes, systems, and controls, including the identification and mitigation of strategic risk.
  3. Thought Leadership: Provide thought leadership and embed a culture of innovation through leveraging intellectual property and facilitating strategic innovation within the finance environment.
  4. Financial Analysis: Ensure the accuracy of the accounting and financial information contained in our groups' accounting systems.
  5. Budgeting and Forecasting: Develop and manage the annual budget and forecasts within strategic guidelines, directing and coordinating activities to achieve revenue achievement and cost containment.
  6. KPIs and Metrics: Define, measure, and analyse the KPIs and operational metrics and processes to deliver insight into the business strategic, operational, and financial performance.
  7. Reporting: Prepare and coordinate the delivery of regular reporting as required by key stakeholders.
  8. Process Improvement: Conduct analyses of BUs and determine the steps necessary for improving the efficiency and effectiveness of the operation by providing thought-leadership, root-cause analysis, and proposing solutions.
  9. Stakeholder Engagement: Participate in management and leadership forums of the supported business unit to influence business decisions to align with finance objectives of the business unit and group.
About You

To succeed in this role, you will need to have a strong background in finance, with a minimum of 8 years' experience, of which at least 4 years must be at a Senior management level. You will also need to have relevant exposure to the ICT sector and proven business acumen with experience in C-suite stakeholder engagement.

You should be an analytical individual with excellent communication skills and the ability to lead a team of financial professionals. Experience with budgets and forecasting, as well as process implementation and SAP, would be advantageous.



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