Chief Financial Officer

We have a great career opportunity for aChief Financial Officerto join a growing fintech startup at their offices inCape Town. This company s culture is built around the well-being of their team members and making a difference in their communities. They re looking for you to be responsible for all their financial strategy and operations, and to be a thought partner to the CEO for strategic decisions and for supporting the company in getting more operationally efficient. Does thisjobsound like the perfect challenge for you? Keep reading!

Your keyjobresponsibilities as theChief Financial OfficerinCape Townwill include:

• Lead and develop the financial team by being a culture champion and driving excellence within the finance team and across the company
  
• Lead all financial functions for business planning, budgeting and forecasting, accounting and reporting, working capital optimisation, treasury management
  
• Ensure their commercial development and decision making are supported by accurate commercial performance analysis
  
• Ensure cash flow is appropriate for the organisation s operations, including optimisation of their liquidity for payment partners to support transactions as well as needs on the normal business side
  
• Manage the processes for financial forecasting and budgets, and oversee the preparation of all financial reporting including operational efficiency KPIs
  
• Drive automation of key processes and work with their system and tech teams to champion internal efficiencies within the financial functions and across the business
  
• Ensure optimal and compliant group and intra-company structures especially regarding intra-company pricing and tax
  
• Support on investment strategies and on organisation s fundraising plans and capital structure by ensuring our business plans and KPIs are robust
  
• Have a massive impact and have a lot of fun!
  

Requirements for thisChief Financial Officer jobinCape Town:

• Experience in leading and growing the financial aspects of a business
  
• Must understand growth metrics, fast growth and scalability
  
• You re obsessed with financial performance, including operational efficiency and also passionate about building teams and people success
  
• Experience in implementing finance and accounting procedures for a group of companies covering multiple jurisdictions
  
• Must have a good understanding of International tax regimes and can oversee their compliance in relation to Payroll, VAT, Income tax, etc.
  
• Exceptional communication skills, managerial skills and a very strong growth mindset
  
• You re kind, believe in collaboration and respect, and you re keen on joining something bigger than you to make it even bigger
  
• Strong interest in social impact and how to uplift people
  

If you meet the above requirements for thisChief Financial Officer jobinCape Town, we would like to hear from you! Please send your CV throughtoday! If you do not receive any feedback within 7 days of your application, please be advised that you were not successful in making the shortlist.