Chief Financial Officer

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES Group Financial Strategy & Leadership Develop and execute the Group's financial strategy in alignment with corporate objectives. Translate business strategy into financial plans, budgets, forecasts, KPIs, and capital requirements. Provide the CEO and Board with forward-looking analysis on profitability, liquidity, investment returns, funding requirements, and shareholder value. Establish Group-wide financial policies, controls, reporting standards, and performance management frameworks. Act as a strong commercial and financial partner to business-unit CEOs and management. Financial Planning, Reporting & Performance Lead Group budgeting, forecasting, financial modelling, and long-term planning. Ensure accurate and timely monthly, quarterly, and annual consolidated financial reporting. Monitor business-unit performance against budgets, forecasts, strategic objectives, and agreed KPIs. Develop management dashboards providing clear visibility of revenue, EBITDA, cash flow, working capital, CAPEX, debt, and returns. Drive accountability for financial performance across all subsidiaries. Treasury, Liquidity & Capital Structure Develop and implement the Group's treasury and liquidity strategy. Optimize cash management and working capital across businesses. Manage relationships with commercial banks, development finance institutions, investors, and other funding partners. Lead debt financing, refinancing, working-capital facilities, guarantees, and other funding arrangements. Optimise the Group's capital structure and cost of capital. Monitor debt maturity, covenants, interest-rate exposure, foreign-exchange exposure, and liquidity risks. 4. Capital Allocation & Investment Establish a disciplined Group-wide capital-allocation and investment-appraisal framework. Evaluate major CAPEX, acquisitions, developments, projects, partnerships, and strategic investments. Review financial models, assumptions, IRR, NPV, payback, cash flows, risk, and sensitivity scenarios. Ensure investments meet appropriate risk-adjusted return expectations. Monitor post-investment performance against approved business cases. Corporate Finance & Strategic Transactions Conduct financial and commercial due diligence. Lead valuation, transaction modelling, deal structuring, financing, and negotiation support. Develop investment papers and recommendations for Board approval. Support equity raises, strategic partnerships, and investor engagements. Risk Management, Controls & Governance Establish a robust Group-wide financial risk and internal-control framework. Ensure appropriate controls over revenue, procurement, payments, inventory, assets, contracts, CAPEX, and cash. Identify and mitigate financial, commercial, liquidity, project, tax, and investment risks. Oversee external audit, internal audit, tax compliance, and resolution of control deficiencies. Ensure compliance with applicable accounting standards, tax requirements, regulatory obligations, and corporate-governance standards. Provide independent financial challenge to major management decisions where appropriate. Tax & Financial Compliance Provide strategic oversight of Group tax planning and compliance. Ensure appropriate management of corporate taxes, VAT, withholding taxes, transfer pricing, property-related taxes, and other applicable obligations. Assess tax implications of investments, financing, acquisitions, disposals, and restructuring. Manage relationships with tax authorities and external advisers. Finance Transformation & Team Leadership Build and lead a high-performing Group finance organization. Develop finance talent, succession plans, and appropriate structures across subsidiaries. Drive standardisation, automation, and digitalisation of finance processes. Strengthen ERP, consolidation, reporting, budgeting, treasury, and business-intelligence capabilities. Promote a culture of accountability, integrity, commercial thinking, and continuous improvement. QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, Business Administration, or a related discipline. Professional qualification such as ACA, ACCA, CPA, CIMA, or equivalent. 15+ years of progressive finance experience, including significant experience at Group CFO, Deputy CFO, Finance Director, or equivalent senior level. Proven experience managing complex, diversified, multi-subsidiary organisations. Strong experience in corporate finance, treasury, financial modelling, investment appraisal, financial reporting, and strategic planning. Demonstrable experience in sectors such as energy/renewables, infrastructure/metering, real estate, agriculture, or other capital-intensive businesses. Experience with debt financing, project finance, capital raising, M&A, joint ventures, or institutional/development finance is highly desirable. MBA or relevant Master's degree will be an advantage.