Head Of Finance – Durban (Ref 621)

BACKGROUND OF COMPANY

A Global commodities warehousing and logistics business. We specialize in the handling, storage and movement of commodities and finished products. Materials we are responsible for include non-ferrous and ferrous metals, ferroalloys, project cargo, oil & gas and agricultural products. We are an approved warehouse keeper of the London Metal Exchange, and we provide LME warehousing and associated services to traders, producers, financiers and consumers of base metals. In addition, we provide physical warehouse and related logistics services, including freight forwarding, customs clearance and transport management. Regions operate in semi-autonomous offices with independent corporate functions including commercial, finance HR, legal and operations.

The Group has gross revenue of over USD 500 million, and consists of over 50 legal entities covering over 30 countries across 4 continents.

The Group Finance Head Office, in the process of being relocated to South Africa, is responsible for financial reporting, business planning and analysis, and audit supervision for the group as a whole. Group Finance is the custodian of the group accounting policy, and manages the preparation of consolidated results for internal and external reporting purposes.

PURPOSE OF THE POSITION

• Management of the group financial and management reporting function to meet the information requirements of the company and its stakeholders.
• Custody of the process to deliver accurate, timeous and relevant financial information from regional and legal entity levels to group consolidation.

RESPONSIBILITIES AND ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Manage a team of financial professionals directly (group finance) and indirectly (regional finance teams) to produce the Group’s required reporting outcomes.
• Responsible for producing consolidated group annual financial statements, monthly management reports, and other relevant stakeholder reporting, together with accompanying key performance indicators.
• Produce insightful analysis of results including retrospective interpretation of performance, understanding of major business drivers, KPI’s, trend analysis, and predictive forecasting.
• Preparation and consolidation of annual budgets and regular forecasts.
• Build robust finance processes to ensure the integrity of reported information.
• Manage the group external audit process.
• Drive reporting process improvements with the objective to achieve more timely and accurate financial information output for decision making.
• Design, manage and monitor a group internal financial control framework to ensure financial information is accurate and complete, and that risk of fraud, misstatement and error is mitigated.
• Interact with senior members of the Group in operational, commercial, legal and other executive roles

to understand the factors affecting the Group’s financial performance.

• Contribute to the strategic planning of the business by providing financial insights and advice to business function teams and senior management. Proactively develop a good domain knowledge of the market and operations of all group entities.
• Build partnerships and maintain strong relationships with the relevant stakeholders.
• Reinforce the companys group culture, values and reputation.
• Ensure compliance to the Groups Policies and external legal, Regulatory and related requirements.
• Travelling to group locations may be required on an ad hoc short-term basis.

NETWORK OF INTERACTON

Comprising but not limited to following:

• Internal

–       Group CEO and CFO

–       Group Finance Head Office Team

–       Regional and Legal Entity Finance Teams

–       Group Senior Management

–       Shareholder Representatives

• External

–       Auditors

–       Tax Agents

–       External Professionals/Consultants

 

LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES

• Exposure to group companies with global representation

SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS OF THE POSITIONS

• Qualifications and experience:

–       Minimum of 5 years’ post qualification experience in Finance department of a large listed or

multinational company

–       Minimum of 5 years’ proven managerial experience

–       Excellent knowledge of the IFRS reporting standards and international tax rules

–       CA or similar professional qualification with post-graduate qualification in accounting or finance

ESSENTIAL ATTRIBUTES

–       High level of integrity, professional ethics, and discretion

–       Responsible, self-driven, independent with a strong sense of urgency and results orientation

–       Proven ability to work on cross-functional and multicultural teams.

–       Combine strategic analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail

–       Excellent team player, able to lead and inspire exceptional performance from staff

–       Work well under pressure and able to meet deadlines

–       Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English (minimum)

–       Excellence in Intermediate to advanced Microsoft Office

–       Effective negotiation and conflict resolution skills

–       Experience in the logistics sector is preferred

PACKAGE NEGOTIABLE AND HIGHLY FAVORABLE

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