Johannesburg: Temporary Chief Financial Officer (CFO) – 4-Month Contract

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced and seasoned Chief Financial Officer (CFO) to provide strategic financial leadership to our organisation for a 4-month contract. The successful candidate will partner with Executive Management and the Board to ensure effective financial planning, budgeting, reporting, and risk management, while enhancing organisational performance and sustainability over the contract period.

Key Responsibilities

• Accountable for leading the Finance agenda within the client in support of the business strategy by providing fiscal leadership to the organisation.
• Oversee a business partnering model, supporting business priorities through the embedding of world-class financial management methodologies and achievement of functional integration where robust financial management is anchored in the DNA of the business.
• Participate as a member of the Executive Management Committee with a specific focus on financial management, governance and how financial resources are best leveraged to deliver the overall business objectives in a financially sustainable manner.
• Provide strategic support to the Accounting Officer, Executive Management and the Accounting Authority (Board) in the implementation of processes in the development of the client strategic plan, MTEF, ENE, and annual budgets.
• Develop, re-enforce and implement strategies, programmes and systems that will give effect to the sound financial performance of the organisation.
• Lead the embedding and successful execution of common client Financial Management policies, processes and practices and influence the appropriate application of organisation-wide standards of excellence in compliance with SA Standards of GRAP, PFMA, and other financial reporting standards and best practices.

Requirements

• Post Graduate qualification in Finance or Accounting studies.
• Ten (10) years financial management experience in the professional services sector, of which at least five (5) years are as the CFO or equivalent.
• A Chartered Accountant (SA), currently registered with SAICA.
• Strong knowledge of the core financial management disciplines and how to implement and leverage these within a complex business: Budgeting and Financial Reporting, Supply Chain Management, Debtors and Creditors Management, Fixed Assets Management, Cash Flow and Expenditure Management, Investment Management, Trust Fund Administration, Risk Management, and Payroll Management.

Qualifications

• None specified

Salary & Benefits

• Negotiable based on experience (no specific salary mentioned in the original job description)

Note: The salary and benefits section was not explicitly mentioned in the original job description.