Chief Finance Officer

Description

• Accounting, treasury, costing, tax, projects controlling and strategic affairs.
• IFRS reporting; treasury and FX risk management

À propos de notre client

Our client operates in the Steel Industrial / Manufacturing sector in Nairobi, Kenya

Description du poste

Financial Strategy, Planning & Performance Management

* Lead the annual budget, rolling forecast and multi-year financial plan, ensuring forecast accuracy and alignment with sales, production and capital plans.

* Partner with the Country Business Head to deliver net profit margin, EBITDA and ROCE targets, owning the below-EBITDA lines (finance cost, tax, FX revaluation, depreciation) and enforcing overhead discipline.

* Deliver timely and accurate management, Group and Board reporting, and cascade the Balanced Scorecard into finance dashboards and monthly business reviews.

Treasury, FX & Funding

* Own FX planning and execution for imported raw materials and spares: forecast foreign currency requirements, settle import payments through commercial banks on time, and minimize FX losses and open positions.

* Manage banking relationships, letters of credit and credit facilities; maintain liquidity headroom, compliance with lender covenants (including DSCR) and a competitive cost of funds.

* Structure and secure the funding plan for expansion, including DRI and upstream mining, together with the Country Business Head and lenders.

Working Capital, Cash Flow & Credit Risk

* Drive cash conversion; set and enforce customer credit policy with Sales & Marketing and control receivables, overdue accounts and bad debts.

* Work with Supply Chain and Warehouse & Inventory to optimize inventory (raw materials, billets, WIP, finished goods, stores), pay suppliers on agreed terms, and maintain a reliable 13-week cash forecast.

* Pursue timely recovery of VAT refunds, duty-related deposits and other statutory receivables.

Costing, Management Accounting & Margin Analytics

* Provide accurate cost per tonne and margin by stage (SMS, Rolling Mill, WRM, downstream wire) and by product, including metallic yield, scrap and billet reconciliation and metal spread.

* Own inventory valuation and stock control, and minimize variances between physical stock and book.

* Support pricing, tender costing and key-account decisions, and validate the cost savings claimed by operations and commercial teams.

Capital Allocation, Projects Controlling & Strategic Affairs

* Appraise and independently review business cases for expansions, with FX, energy and raw-material sensitivities, before Board submission.

* Lead Projects Controlling: CapEx budgets, cost-to-complete forecasts, milestone cost reporting and post-investment reviews.

* Oversee Strategic & Corporate Affairs, supporting the Country Business Head and Board with long-term plans, feasibility work and corporate development.

6. Accounting, Audit, Tax & Statutory Compliance

* Ensure the integrity of the books: timely close, reconciliations, IFRS-compliant reporting and unqualified external audit opinions.

* Ensure full compliance with Kenya tax (VAT, withholding, income and payroll), customs-related financial obligations and statutory filings, and manage tax audits and disputes with the authorities.

* Coordinate with Legal & Regulatory Affairs and Logistics on customs deposits, duty clearances and regulatory submissions.

Governance, Internal Controls & Risk Management

* Design and maintain robust internal financial controls, segregation of duties and fraud prevention, and close internal and external audit findings on time.

* Maintain the financial risk register (FX, credit, liquidity, commodity price) and contribute to enterprise risk management with the Country Business Head and Board.

* Serve as the primary finance liaison to the Board, audit committee and Group Finance.

Team Leadership & Finance Transformation

* Lead and develop the finance team across Finance, Costing & Management Accounting,

Treasury and Projects Controlling; build succession and local capability.

* Embed Finance in the plant and head-office functions through plant accountants, costcentre owners, S&OP and monthly business reviews.

* Drive ERP optimization and automation to deliver system-generated dashboards, stronger data integrity and less manual work.

Profil recherché

Education:

Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance or a related discipline, and a professional qualification (CA, ACCA, CPA or CMA). An MBA or CFA is a distinct advantage.

Experience:

Minimum of 15+ years of progressive finance experience, with at least 8 years in senior finance leadership (CFO, Finance Director or Head of Finance) in manufacturing, ideally in steel, metals or other heavy, commodity-linked industry.

Proven experience in emerging or frontier markets with foreign exchange volatility and constrained access to hard currency; experience in Africa is preferred.

Technical Expertise: IFRS reporting; treasury and FX risk management; project finance and capital investment appraisal for large expansion projects (backward integration, mining or DRI exposure is an advantage); process-industry costing (yield, metal spread, inventory valuation); tax and customs compliance; ERP-enabled finance.

Leadership & Soft Skills:

Strong business partnering and Board-level communication skills, with the credibility to challenge and support the executive team.

Ability to build and develop finance teams, including local talent, and to work effectively in a unionized industrial environment.

High integrity, strong control mindset and sound judgement under pressure.

Informations complémentaires

A great opportunity to be part of a growing industrial group with significant expansion

Great package with benefits