Key Responsibilities:
- Provide strategic financial leadership at the group level, overseeing finance operations across multiple business units and legal entities.
- Drive group-wide financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, and performance management to support growth and profitability objectives.
- Ensure strong financial governance, internal controls, and compliance across all subsidiaries, including statutory, tax, and regulatory requirements.
- Partner with business unit leaders to evaluate financial performance, optimize capital allocation, and support strategic initiatives, M&A, and investments.
- Lead consolidation of group financial statements and present accurate, timely financial insights to the Board and senior leadership.
- Manage treasury functions including cash flow management, funding strategies, banking relationships, and risk management at the group level.
- Build, mentor, and lead high-performing finance teams across the group, driving standardization of processes and financial best practices.
Background / Qualifications
- Chartered Accountant, MBA (Finance), or equivalent qualification with 15+ years of progressive experience in senior finance leadership roles.
- Prior experience as Group CFO, CFO, or senior finance leader managing multiple business units or subsidiaries at a group level.
- Proven track record of leading finance functions across complex organizational structures, including consolidation, governance, and cross-entity reporting.
- Strong experience partnering with Boards, promoters, and senior leadership on strategy, capital allocation, and long-term financial planning.
- Hands-on expertise in treasury, taxation, compliance, audit, and regulatory matters across diverse business operations.
- Experience in scaling organizations, managing change, and implementing robust financial systems and controls.
- Strong leadership, stakeholder management, and communication skills with the ability to influence across business and functional teams.
