Standard Bank is recruiting a CFO, to be based in Windhoek, Namibia.
Description
- To lead the country finance function, providing BU stakeholders with financial analysis, intelligence, information and reporting to support decision-making to achieve strategy. Accountable for delivering analytics and insights to Country Exco to drive a client centric approach to business performance management. Drive change governance of management information and efficient processes. Enable a client centric strategy for the legal entity and challenge performance including costs and investments
Duties
- Technical Competencies:
- Financial Consolidation
- The ability to consolidate financial statements between multiple legal entities across multiple geographies
- Financial Management (Financial)
- Skills and knowledge to advise managers and decision makers on financial processes, control measures, budgets and financial performance
- Financial Planning
- The ability to determine how a business will finance its strategic objectives
- Strategic Planning and Reporting
- Knowledge and understanding of the process and thinking required to formulate objectives and priorities, and implement plans consistent with the long-term interests of the organization in a global environment
Requisites
- Post Graduate Degree - Finance and Accounting
- Masters Degree - Business Commerce/Information Technology/Economics
- Other Minimum Qualifications, certifications or professional memberships:
- Chartered Accountant (CA)
- Experience:
- 5 - 7 years experience in Financial Control
- In respect of business and commercial experience, a period of years in which the management of the interface between the finance function and both internal and external parties is required
- Managing change across both multi-disciplinary projects as well as leading change programmes in the function are essential for this role
- In addition experience of successfully leading teams of 10's if not 100's of people in large corporate environments is necessary
- More than 10 years experience in Financial/Statutory Accounting
- The functional experience base required for this role is broad and varied, albeit within the financial field. In order to lead the function, the spectrum of experience must include direct involvement in all aspects of finance and demonstrated ability to apply these principles in varied situations. Specifically, experience on financial matters with regulators and fiscal authorities is required for this role
Notes
- Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted