Chief Financial Officer

To formulate and position the financial function of the business, its operating model and financial framework in the broadly defined organisational strategy in order to ensure alignment, implementation and adoption for profitability and long-term growth. Contributes to the overall success of the organization by effectively managing all financial tasks for the organization. Provide direction, review and report up the line.

**Position Overview**:
**Specific Role Responsibilities**:
**GENERIC JOB OUTPUTS**
**PROCESS**
- Align to and implement corporate governance frameworks and business models in compliance with the relevant legislation, policies and business processes.
- Align strategies and objectives according to knowledge gained from reports and analysis.
- Direct the development and implementation of relevant policies, procedures and controls.
- Formulate and develop an effective functional operating plan that positively contributes to the achievement of organisational goals.
- Formulate models for the development and implementation of governance, compliance, integrity and ethics frameworks.
- Manage financial and operational risk and risk mitigation initiatives.
- Manage process to ensure accurate and timeously reporting of deliverables to relevant stakeholders.
- Strategically influencing the Broad Based Black Economic Empowerment (BBBEE) compliance.

**FINANCE**
- Develop the multifunctional budgets to ensure that the strategic deliverables are adequately budgeted for.
- Contribute to effective decision making through ensuring that management information is accurate and reliable.
- Ensure that hedging practices are managed to achieve financial and risk management objectives.
- Ensure that working capital requirements are forecasted in line with optimisation initiatives.
- Influence pricing models across product sets and service solutions in line with profitability targets and optimisation initiatives.
- Conduct monthly business reviews of all areas under area of control, identify the risks and take corrective action.
- Consolidate management account processes, review analytically and suggest remedial action.
- Develop functional budget to ensure that the strategic deliverables are adequately budgeted for.
- Ensure that the budgets are developed, translated into strategic objectives, goals, outputs and targets that monitors expenditure and maximizes cost benefits
- Manage all reporting up the line including board and operational reports and ensure that the reports are accurate and analytically correct.
- Manage net working capital levels and ensure controls are in place to align with company policy.
- Manage the cash management process for the franchise/business.
- Manage the security of all assets, in line with company policy and procedures.
- Review monthly salary input and identify anomalies and take corrective action.

**CLIENT**
- Develop and manage key stakeholder relationships that enable organisational strategic objectives.
- Formulate service excellence frameworks to ensure customer needs are met and exceeded.
- Oversee and co-ordinate a network of sustainable stakeholder relationships.
- Plan and deliver services and/or products that create a culture which aims to exceed customer' expectations in the business.

**PEOPLE**
- Create an engaging, enabling and productive work climate aligned to the employee value proposition.
- Direct the development and implementation of human capability across a single function to ensure the achievement of the people management strategy.
- Drive change management activities across a single value chain to ensure optimal adoption for change.
- Manage workforce planning aligned with talent management strategies, including recruitment, learning and development, performance management, reward and recognition and employee relations to ensure an optimal working environment.
- Own and live up to MVD company values (Respect, Innovation,Humility, Intergrity, Accountability & Continous learning)

**Qualifications and Experience**:
**Minimum Experience**
- 8 - 10 years' experience in a similar environment, of which 3 - 4 years' at senior management level

**Minimum Qualification**
- C.A. (S.A.)

**Skills and Personal Attributes**:
**Minimum Requirements**
- A broad understanding of the motor and/or the logistics and /or transport industry and legislation relating thereto.