Chief Financial Officer at Nexio

ROLE PURPOSE

• The incumbent is responsible for the overall financial function and fiscal health of the organisation. This includes determining financial strategy, establishing financial and dividend policies, and coordinating all aspects of the financial function. The role directs activities related to the security and investment of the organisation’s assets and funds, ensuring that all financial transactions, policies, and procedures align with both short- and long-term objectives as well as regulatory requirements.
• Key responsibilities include developing, implementing, and maintaining financial plans and policies to ensure effective financial management. The role establishes fiscal controls, prepares financial reports, maintains relationships with investment and banking communities, advises management on financial affairs, and supports long-range planning.
• Additionally, the role manages, leads, and guides the organisation through dynamic regulatory environments, delivering all financial elements of the Nexio strategy. This is achieved through the development of accurate 3–5-year long-range plans and effective business planning.
• The incumbent is also responsible for establishing a comprehensive risk management framework, including the development of risk and legal management strategies, structures, processes, and culture. This includes making recommendations for proactive risk management decisions, implementing risk management techniques, and ensuring robust risk reporting to top management, public disclosure, and regulatory bodies.

ROLE REQUIREMENT

• Responsible for financial strategy and reporting as a board member.
• Influencing board members, investors, and executive peers
• Primarily involved in the development, evolution and approval of the long-term vision across the Finance and Commercial functions
• Most senior level within a major Function/s for a business unit 
• Sets functional strategy and significantly influences business unit strategy;
• Account to FRRC – Annual Financial Statements
• Account to FRRC – Dividends
• 2IC to the CEO
• Business Partner to Exco
• Working closely with other departments to drive integrated strategies.
• Building trust and alignment across the leadership team.
• Provides leadership to managers and/or professional staff
• Provides technical guidance to employees

Financial Outlook

• Management Accounts
• Budgeting and long-range plans
• Cash conversion cycle management
• Balance Sheet – overs & unders
• Products development business cases sign-off
• M&A due diligence
• Bids oversight and approval
• Opex; headcount & capex executive approvals
• Taxation compliance
• Lead commercial negotiations – customers, supplier, partners
• Has accountability for the performance and results of the function
• Develops departmental plans and sets priorities
• Controls resources and policy formation in area of responsibility
• Adapts departmental plans and priorities to address resource and operational challenges
• Manages transformation – BBBEE strategy formulation and implementation
• Prepare official reports on a monthly and annual basis
• Ensures the timely submission of month-end financial and operational reviews, contributes to the development of and participation in corporate-wide strategic planning efforts.
• Oversee, review, and adhere to the budgets for each business department
• Assist in company-wide budgetary planning
• Ensure that all the company’s financial practices are in line in statutory regulations and legislation
• Analyse the financial climate and market trends to assist senior executives in creating strategic plans for the future
• Interpret complex financial information and provide updates and information as needed
• Monitor cash flow, accounts, and other financial transactions
• Manage the finance department employees in the facilitation of day-to-day operations, including tracking financial data, invoicing, payroll, etc.
• Seek out methods and practices to minimise financial risk
• Contract auditing services to ensure financial monitoring is up to date
• Create and maintain relationships with service providers and contractors, including banking institutions and accountants
• Update and implement financial policies and procedures

Risk & Statutory

• Chief Risk Officer
• Internal controls designs
• Account to FFRC – Going Concern and Solvency & Liquidity
• Chair – Nexio Pension Fund (Company member)
• Custodian of the Delegation of Authority (DOA)
• Approval of commercial contracts
• Approval of third-party onboarding
• Data Governance custodian
• Internal audits oversight
• Business continuity plans
• Ethics oversight
• External Auditors executive relations
• External Attorneys executive relationship management
• Bankers’ relationship management
• Insurers relationship management
• ERP Vendors executive relations
• Chair Cyber Security SteerCo

TECHNICAL / PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCIES

• Financial leadership experience, including development for the continuous evaluation of short and long- term strategic financial objectives and operating procedures and managing with Integrity to drive business performance
• Experience in working with board of director level executives, deep understanding and experience in Strategy development process, Corporate Governance as well as sound business planning skills
• Ability to provide hands-on functional management for all strategic and day-to-day operational activities related to accounting and finance, including, but not limited to accounting, finance, budgeting, forecasting, reporting, financial analysis, audit, management of funds and cash flow, pricing, contracts, tax, and direct oversight of audit function
• Experience in the finance and accounting function of the organization
• Experience in pricing negotiations with Vendors on major deals.
• Commercial and Risk Management experience
• Experience in business development, and deal making experience will be an added advantage
• Strong understanding of corporate finance and experience in mergers and acquisitions will be an added advantage

KEY COMPETENCIES / PERFORMANCE DRIVERS

• Strategic financial organizational strategies – contributing financial and accounting information analysis and recommendations to strategic thinking and direction, establishing functional objectives in line with organizational objectives. Reshapes organizational capability early to reflect strategy Matches structure, operating model, processes and capability to the commercial needs of the market.
• Profit, revenue and cash; dealmaker – ability to understand and drive all P&L levers / resources in a complimentary manner and manage trade-offs
• Willing to invest short-term on financials for long-term interest. Invests understanding on what levels Nexio can differentiate itself and corrals the organisation energy to this
• Anticipates the impact of external trends to shape positions, investments and business development
• Combines business instinct with an analytical, data driven focus
• Operational experience – leads strategically but understands the commercial, customer and people detail.
• Creates space to shape the long-term whilst maintaining short-term delivery
• Can easily switch from helicopter view to detail
• Willing to drive operational intensity by drilling into the detail
• Understands business operations in a detailed way
• Personal impact & leads with integrity, with emotional intelligence.
• Has personal presence, stature & interpersonal skills to engage internal & external stakeholders

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE

• CA (SA) essential.
• Minimum of 10 years’ relevant experience with not less than 5 years in a senior financial management position. 3 years’ experience in a technology environment dealing with industry specific accounting issues highly desirable.