Cluster Finance Director, GCC (CFO)

Cluster Finance Director, GCC (CFO)

Cluster Finance Director, GCC (CFO)

Planning

• This contributes to the definition of the regional strategy of finance and leads the development of the local strategy, translating strategy into objectives and tactics, and defining processes and methodology to ensure the efficient, standardized, and transparent provision of financial services.
• Develop prospects by studying economic trends and revenue opportunities; projecting acquisition and expansion prospects; analyzing organization operations; identifying opportunities for improvement, cost reduction, and systems enhancement; accumulating capital to fund expansion and development projects.
• Monitors and directs the implementation of strategic business plans.
• Improves and/ or redevelops performance measures that support the company's strategic direction.
• Develops and maintains internal controls to ensure the reliability and integrity of financial and accounting information.

Financial Management

• Participates in key decisions as a member of the leadership team.
• Manages the capital request and budgeting processes.
• Maintains in-depth relations with all members of the management team.
• Oversees the financial operations of all company’s finance related operations.
• Oversees the company's financial transaction processing systems.
• Oversees employees’ benefit plans, with particular emphasis on maximizing a cost-effective benefit package.
• Supervises new projects due diligence and negotiate agreements/contracts.
• Monitors, analyze and review cost allocations, updating methodology when and as required.
• Coordinates all financial activities, including banking relationships and investment activities.
• Monitors and controls all financial accounts to ensure Knauf GCC is maximizing cash and investment rate of return in compliance with company policy.

Financial Information/Analysis and Budgeting

• Oversees the identification, evaluation and mitigation of financial risks within operations, to ensure financial information integrity and minimize business failures.
• Understand and mitigate key elements of the company's risk profile.
• Construct and monitors reliable control systems in line with Knauf Global and Regional policies.
• Maintain appropriate insurance coverage.
• Ensure that the company complies with all legal and regulatory requirements.
• Ensure that record keeping meets the requirements of auditors and government institutes.
• Report risk issues to the GM, Regional CFO and CEO.
• Maintain relations with external auditors and investigate their findings and recommendations.

Risk Management

• Oversees the identification, evaluation and mitigation of financial risks within operations, to ensure financial information integrity and minimize business failures.
• Understand and mitigate key elements of the company's risk profile.
• Construct and monitors reliable control systems in line with Knauf Global and Regional policies.
• Maintain appropriate insurance coverage.
• Ensure that the company complies with all legal and regulatory requirements.
• Ensure that record keeping meets the requirements of auditors and government institutes.
• Report risk issues to the GM, Regional CFO and CEO.
• Maintain relations with external auditors and investigate their findings and recommendations.

Funding

• Monitors cash balances and cash forecasts.
• Arranges for debt and equity financing when needed.

Third Parties

• Participates in reviewing host brands agreements to ensure financial viability.
• Maintain banking relationships.

People

• Maintains and drives a professional, positive, innovative and inspiring work culture and assures a work environment that recruits, retains and supports quality employees.
• Ensure the succession planning is in place by overseeing and managing the professional development and productivity of all staff members and making sure training per job level are taking place.
• Ensures performance management processes are in place and all grievances and disciplinary matters are dealt with in line with Company guidelines and local labor laws.
• Recommends the functional structure within the finance organization for HR and GM and Regional CFO approval.
• Recommends improvements to the HR processes (e.g. manpower planning, travel, salary administration…etc.)
• What we’d love for you to have:
• We are interested in you as a person: your attitude, behaviors and values.
• As long as you have the willingness to learn anything you need for the role that you don't already have, we'd love to speak to you.
• If you have experience in the following areas – this is an added advantage:
• Master’s degree in finance or business administration – MBA.
• Certified in either Public Accountant, Management Accountant or Financial Accountant.
• 15 years’ experience in financial control or financial planning.
• Senior management position with proven track record.
• Financial Planning and Strategy.
• Managing Profitability.
• Strategic Planning.
• Quality Management and Process Improvement.
• Business and financial forecasting.
• Robust experience in feasibility studies planning and analysis.
• Developing Budgets.
• Ability to act as the spokesperson with superior communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Agility in decision-making.
• Proven ability in problem analysis, solving and rectification plans.
• Cooperatively work with others to produce and deliver required tasks and exercises collaborative teamwork.
• We’ll provide:
• A competitive salary
• Benefits
• What happens next?
• We appreciate that your time is precious and applying for a new job can be a lengthy process - so we have committed to replying to your application within 10 working days.