Chief Financial Officer (CFO)

Role & responsibilities

The CFO will have a day-to-day, ongoing impact on company operations, helping us to analyze, strategize, and grow our financial position. He will be a seasoned strategist not only will understand current accounting practices and trends, but also will have experience raising capital, managing relationships with investors, lenders and rating agencies and mergers and acquisitions.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement best practices and tools to ensure a well-controlled yet flexible organization that has strong fiscal management, cross-team communications and workflows
• Take responsibility for all cash management, investments, insurance, budgeting, and financial reporting, taxation and help drive the companys financial strategy and hiring needs
• Responsible for arranging debt from banks/ FIs (incl. negotiating term-sheets, finalising documentation and ensuring disbursement); Building and maintaining relationships with banks and financial institutions, investors and credit rating agencies
• Responsible for financial evaluation of organic and inorganic growth opportunities
• Overseeing day-to-day accounting, recording, reporting, taxation and internal-control activities of the organization
• Responsible for internal and statutory audits
• Coordinate development of annual operating, capital and program budgets, as well as reporting for the same
• Research revenue opportunities and economic trends, analyze internal operations, and identify areas for cost reduction and process enhancement
• Perform risk management and ensure compliance with national and local laws & regulations
• Monitor business performance with tracking tools, establish corrective measures as needed, and prepare detailed reports for investor calls, management team, and rest of company

Required skills and qualifications

• Excellent leadership skills, with steadfast resolve and personal integrity
• Exceptional verbal, written, and visual communication skills
• Understanding of advanced accounting, regulatory issues, and tax planning
• Experience of capital raising and managing relationships with banks, investors and credit rating agencies
• Experience in mergers and acquisitions and investor relations will be preferred

Preferred candidate profile

with 5-6 years of present experience in Finance Leadership role is must