Chief Financial Officer at CA Global Africa Recruitment

Job description

Reference Number: RSB

Job Description

A Global Logistics company is seeking a CFO to be based in Kenya, this individual will be responsible for the successful management of the overall activities of the company, supporting the CEO on all business aspects & managing the finance function on a country level to achieve the company’s financial targets

Responsibilities

• Direct the country’s financial goals, oversee programs to minimize risks and losses that may arise from financial transactions and business operations undertaken by the country operations
• Managing relationships with banks and auditors
• Handling all country tax and statutory matter
• Provide strategic planning support to the CEO in commercial negotiation, annual operating and financial plans
• Formulate, establish, review and implement financial policies and procedures
• Analyse and report business performance; make recommendations for profit maximization and improvement in assets utilization; follow up on the recommendations
• Ensure quarterly/monthly/ annual reporting to the regional finance as per the target dates
• Directs the preparation of financial reports and statements in compliance with international accounting standards and company financial policies
• Planning, forecasting of Annual Revenue, Capex Plans and business plans
• Preparation of annual Budget
• Fosters collaborative management style that proactively engage in open dialogues across the functions/ products within country and with regional operations that facilitate information sharing and decision making
• Manage and ensure optimum resource utilization, control items of expenditure to pre-determine budgetary levels by maintaining a strict cost control policy
• Any other related duties / projects assigned by the CEO from time to time to meet the business needs

Requirements: Qualification and Skill

• Bachelors / Master’s degree in Finance, Business Administration or Economics
• Minimum of 15 years’ experience in the Logistics, Manufacturing, Shipping or Oil services Industry.
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in a CFO / Country Finance position in Kenya
• Advanced user of Microsoft office, AS 400 and Oracle financials
• Understanding of warehousing, freight forwarding, distribution, road transportation and logistics
• Project Management skills