Job title : Vice President Finance
Job Location : Western Cape, Cape Town
Deadline : December 28, 2024
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This role encompasses managing the Series A financing process, securing project-level equity and debt capital, and maintaining investor relationships. Additionally, the role involves consolidating accounts across jurisdictions, overseeing regional finances, and ensuring compliance and financial integrity across all operations. This position provides a clear pathway to the CFO role and requires expertise in financial strategy, risk management, and team leadership across multiple regions. The successful candidate will drive operational efficiency, ensure financial integrity, and align financial processes with the company's strategic objectives.
Key Responsibilities: Fundraising & Investor Relations: Lead equity and debt fundraising efforts, manage investor relationships, and represent the finance function to the board and external stakeholders. Strategic Financial Planning: Develop and execute financial models, forecasts, and long-term strategies to achieve corporate objectives and drive growth. Financial Reporting & Compliance: Oversee financial consolidation across regions, ensure IFRS compliance, and manage external auditor relationships. Working Capital & Cost Management: Plan and optimize cash flow, manage working capital, and implement cost control measures to support strategic initiatives. Team Leadership: Lead and mentor regional finance teams, establish KPIs, and align financial processes across diverse markets. Risk Management: Develop treasury functions and implement strategies to mitigate financial risks, including currency, interest rate, and commodity exposures.
Qualifications and Experience 8+ years in corporate finance functions such as investment banking, and management consulting, ideally focusing on project finance and equity capital raising. Proven experience in international corporate structuring. Implementing deal workflows, and managing post-deal integrations. Leadership experience with a track record of building and leading high-performing multi-national teams. Advanced financial modelling skills, including expertise in market data models, treatment analysis, and valuation. Skilled in business modelling and long-term strategic planning, including forecasting and creating financial plans to guide growth. Ability to operate in a white space with no established playbook; creative problem solver with a talent for developing innovative solutions and deal structures. Strong attention to detail, intellectual rigour, and excellent communication skills to articulate financial strategies to stakeholders at all levels. Experience managing investor relationships, with proficiency in presenting financial insights to boards and external stakeholders. Growth planning and performance management experience, including setting KPIs, managing budgets, and controlling costs to drive optimal business outcomes. Solid accounting and financial operations knowledge to provide credible leadership and ensure financial integrity across the finance team. Experience managing external service providers, such as legal, banking, and accounting partners, to ensure seamless operations. Public market experience is advantageous, providing insight into managing investor expectations and navigating public market dynamics.
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