The Chief Finance Officer (CFO) will provide strategic financial leadership and direction across all accounting, finance, planning, risk, and compliance functions. This role requires a senior finance executive who can lead robust financial strategies, elevate performance across finance operations, partner on business decisions (including general management responsibilities), and support sustainable growth in complex project environments, ideally within construction, infrastructure, or engineering.
Key Responsibilities
Strategic Financial Leadership
- Lead the development and execution of comprehensive financial strategies aligned with corporate goals and long-term business planning.
- Provide financial insight and strategic recommendations to the CEO, senior leadership, and the Board of Directors to influence decision-making.
- Champion financial transformation initiatives, including process optimization, system integration, and performance metrics.
- Drive financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, and long-term financial modeling with accurate cash flow and cost management for large-scale infrastructure projects.
- Oversee preparation and presentation of monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reports compliant with IFRS and statutory requirements.
- Evaluate financial performance, project costing, and job profitability; recommend corrective actions where necessary.
- Ensure robust financial controls, risk management frameworks, and compliance with tax, regulatory, and corporate governance standards.
- Lead internal control evaluations and coordinate external audits, statutory audits, and financial risk assessments.
- Manage treasury functions including cash flow optimization, working capital management, banking relationships, and credit facilities relevant to contract financing.
- Support capital structuring, project finance negotiations, and funding strategies to support expansion and execution of construction contracts.
- Provide leadership, coaching, and development to the finance and accounting teams, fostering a high-performance culture.
- Collaborate closely with operations, commercial, procurement, and contract management teams to embed financial discipline business-wide.
- Act as a strategic business partner across departments to provide advisory support on major initiatives, operational improvements, and investment decisions.
- Participate in executive and strategic planning forums, representing finance in cross-functional decision-making.
Qualifications & Experience
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or related discipline (Master’s degree or MBA preferred).
- Professional accounting qualification required (CPA (K), ACCA, CA or equivalent).
- Minimum of 10–12 years of progressively responsible finance experience, including at least 5 years in senior financial leadership/CFO roles, ideally within construction, infrastructure, engineering, or project-based industries.
- Strong knowledge of IFRS, project accounting, budgeting, cash flow forecasting, and financial reporting.
- Demonstrated experience in financial control across complex operations, risk management, and strategic planning.
- Experience leading finance teams and partnering with senior business leaders to influence strategy and performance.
Key Competencies
- Strategic thinker with strong commercial acumen and analytical capability.
- Excellent leadership and team development skills.
- Ability to communicate complex financial information clearly to both financial and non-financial stakeholders.
- Strong negotiation, stakeholder management, and interpersonal skills.
- High ethical standards, integrity, and commitment to corporate governance.
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