Requisition ID: 16480
Location: Johannesburg, Other/Not Applicable, South Africa
Chief Financial Officer (CFO) – South Africa
Job description and missions
JOB TITLE
Chief Financial Officer (CFO) – South Africa
BUSINESS LINE
Transformation and Geographies: Asia-Middle East-Africa (AMEA)
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Country manager South Africa, VP Finance AMEA
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- FPNA Manager, Accounting Manager, Opco Finance Managers, Treasury Manager, Tax and Risk Manager
- Head of Procurement
- Head of IT
Key roles and accountabilities
- Leadership:
- Ensures visible finance leadership in the country excom
- Is a member of the country EXCOM; represents ENGIE’s finance function within the country as well as towards local external stakeholders; is the SPOC for all Finance VP GBU in AMEA
- Organises finance processes:
- Accountable for all finance processes to fulfil fiduciary & legal obligations at country level; responsible for integrity of local statutory and IFRS accounts; signs off on management accounts and representation letters
- Drives optimizations in finance processes; Prepares for the GET-project to be rolled out in the country
- Organizes monthly reporting processes.
- Is in charge of all country monthly/quarterly closing processes and all forecast processes
- Organizes country budget process.
- Implements and executes efficient finance processes & tools, associated governance & organization, in compliance with Function guidance, to deliver best-in-class services and lead local aspects of group transformation projects
- Drives performance improvements:
- Implements G&A spending monitoring, drives G&A improvement plans
- Manages cash and drives cash improvement plans
- Attends the local project InvCo’s and ensures all local finance specificities are well taken into account
- “One ENGIE”:
- Ensures a “One Engie” perspective in the country strategy and the country portfolio
- Protects the value creation at ENGIE level and arbitrates between GBUs when is needed to avoid inefficiencies or value destruction
- Internal control and risks:
- Supports identification and quantification of country risks; is accountable for producing the country risk mapping & the country risk mandate, organizing and leading of the Local Energy Management Committee (LEMC); is responsible for insurance activities notably re. asset management
- Is accountable for the implementation of an internal control (IC) system in the country and signs off Country IC Attestation Letter (Finance scope)
- Implements thorough controls to address ethical risks and risk of fraud
- Manages the finance team:
- Heads the finance teams in the country.
- Manages the country finance team (daily management, succession and development plans)
LOCATION
Johannesburg
JOB LEVEL
Senior Management
Interaction
INTERNAL INTERFACES
- Operational managers, GBU MDs and CFOs in the country
- Country CFOs in AMEA Region
- AMEA Regional finance team
- AMEA AIFA team
EXTERNAL INTERFACES
- Shareholder partners
- External auditors
- Board of directors of operational entities
- Banks
Required qualifications
EXPERIENCE/DIPLOMA
- Degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, or related disciplines
- At least 10 years' experience in the power industry in finance roles. Proven leadership and management experience is essential.
SKILLS/SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE
- Demonstrated ability to deal with complex situations requiring the assessment of priorities under pressure.
- Ability to manage the P&L of a business entity
- Demonstrable knowledge in corporate governance, asset oversight, and financial advisory.
- Ability to manage tight deadlines and punctual heavy workload.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with the executive presence to work with senior management, investors, and external stakeholders.
- Strong interpersonal skills, excellent communication and reporting capability.
- Self-directing, ability to coordinate and direct others.
- Ability to lead and manage teams, as well as engage with staff at all levels of the organisation and exercise sound judgment.
- Ability to work efficiently in a broad cultural spectrum.
- Executive communication, problem solving abilities and ability to influence outcomes
- prior experiences in CFO roles
- Ability to work in a matrix environment
SPECIFIC BUSINESS UNDERSTANDING
- Experienced in managing/dealing with commercial, accounting, and regulatory team members.
- Experienced with planning and budget development
Business Unit: T&G
Division: T&G AMEA - South Africa
Legal Entity: TRACTEBEL ENGINEERING S.A., permanent establishmen
Contract Type: Permanent
Job Type: Full - Time
Professional Experience: Senior (experience >15 years)
Education Level: Bachelor's Degree
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