Chief Financial Officer (Property Industry)
Ability Recruitment
- Bedfordview, Gauteng
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Provide strategic oversight over the financial affairs of the company
- Maintain the optimal capital structure for the company through providing creative solutions for the future capitalisation of the business in regard to the levels and nature of debt financing utilised
- Implement the optimal balance sheet structure in regard to assets, debt and equity and other liabilities
- Develop and maintain excellent working relationships with all lenders and financial partners
- Ensure compliance with all terms of the existing debt financing and develop an intimate understanding of any restrictions placed by it on the company
- Organise and oversee the cash management of the company, including the invoicing to clients, payments to suppliers, lenders and shareholders and optimise the cash management and flow of funds through the business
- Identify and help to utilise ways to optimise the corporate structure in order to allow the company to function efficiently and in a return maximising fashion
- Control accounting for auditing and tax purposes, ensuring full compliance with the relevant filing rules, tax codes and SARS, with an eye on positioning the company in the best possible way
- Oversee and drive to optimise the tax position and compliance track record
- Produce management accounts that provides an optimal tool for management and use the insights generated in this work to drive forcefully for improvements in management practise, generating revenues and minimising waste
- Manage the budgeting process and analyse the capital spending
- Use the insights generated during work to push for increased efficiency, rationalisation, and the optimal use of resources. The candidate will proactively seek ways to make a better and more profitable business, positioned optimally for a successful future
- Oversee the effective risk management and implement an insurance strategy for all assets protecting it appropriately from possible risks
- Prepare company board materials in advance of meetings and provide briefing papers and analysis of key decisions to other board representatives, crystallising key financial issues and opportunities for the business
- Identify issues emerging in relation the financial affairs and develop appropriate solutions
- Oversee the production of weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual reporting