Chief Financial Officer (CFO) - South Africa

JOB TITLE

Chief Financial Officer (CFO) – South Africa

BUSINESS LINE

Transformation and Geographies: Asia-Middle East-Africa (AMEA)

N+1

Country manager South Africa, VP Finance AMEA

N-1

• FPNA Manager, Accounting Manager, Opco Finance Managers, Treasury Manager, Tax and Risk Manager
• Head of Procurement
• Head of IT

Key roles and accountabilities

• Leadership:
  • Ensures visible finance leadership in the country excom
  • Is a member of the country EXCOM; represents ENGIE’s finance function within the country as well as towards local external stakeholders; is the SPOC for all Finance VP GBU in AMEA
• Organises finance processes:
  • Accountable for all finance processes to fulfil fiduciary & legal obligations at country level; responsible for integrity of local statutory and IFRS accounts; signs off on management accounts and representation letters
  • Drives optimizations in finance processes; Prepares for the GET-project to be rolled out in the country
  • Organizes monthly reporting processes.
  • Is in charge of all country monthly/quarterly closing processes and all forecast processes
  • Organizes country budget process.
  • Implements and executes efficient finance processes & tools, associated governance & organization, in compliance with Function guidance, to deliver best-in-class services and lead local aspects of group transformation projects
• Drives performance improvements:
  • Implements G&A spending monitoring, drives G&A improvement plans
  • Manages cash and drives cash improvement plans
• Attends the local project InvCo’s and ensures all local finance specificities are well taken into account
• “One ENGIE”:
  • Ensures a “One Engie” perspective in the country strategy and the country portfolio
  • Protects the value creation at ENGIE level and arbitrates between GBUs when is needed to avoid inefficiencies or value destruction
• Internal control and risks:
  • Supports identification and quantification of country risks; is accountable for producing the country risk mapping & the country risk mandate, organizing and leading of the Local Energy Management Committee (LEMC); is responsible for insurance activities notably re. asset management
  • Is accountable for the implementation of an internal control (IC) system in the country and signs off Country IC Attestation Letter (Finance scope)
  • Implements thorough controls to address ethical risks and risk of fraud
• Manages the finance team:
  • Heads the finance teams in the country.
  • Manages the country finance team (daily management, succession and development plans)

LOCATION

Johannesburg

JOB LEVEL

Senior Management

INTERNAL INTERFACES

• Operational managers, GBU MDs and CFOs in the country
• Country CFOs in AMEA Region
• AMEA Regional finance team
• AMEA AIFA team

EXTERNAL INTERFACES

• Shareholder partners
• External auditors
• Board of directors of operational entities
• Banks

EXPERIENCE/DIPLOMA

• Degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, or related disciplines
• At least 10 years' experience in the power industry in finance roles. Proven leadership and management experience is essential.

SKILLS/SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE

• Demonstrated ability to deal with complex situations requiring the assessment of priorities under pressure.
• Ability to manage the P&L of a business entity
• Demonstrable knowledge in corporate governance, asset oversight, and financial advisory.
• Ability to manage tight deadlines and punctual heavy workload.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with the executive presence to work with senior management, investors, and external stakeholders.
• Strong interpersonal skills, excellent communication and reporting capability.
• Self-directing, ability to coordinate and direct others.
• Ability to lead and manage teams, as well as engage with staff at all levels of the organisation and exercise sound judgment.
• Ability to work efficiently in a broad cultural spectrum.
• Executive communication, problem solving abilities and ability to influence outcomes
• prior experiences in CFO roles
• Ability to work in a matrix environment

SPECIFIC BUSINESS UNDERSTANDING

• Experienced in managing/dealing with commercial, accounting, and regulatory team members.
• Experienced with planning and budget development