Chief Financial Officer

Durban – Market Related Our Client in the Medical Industry seeks to employ a Chief Financial Officer. The Chief Financial Officer (CFO) is a key contributor and is responsible for the overall executive responsibility for the financial management, control, financial strategy and management of financial records.

Minimum Requirements :
Bachelor Degree, professional qualification or equivalent in
Accounting or Commerce.
• Fully qualified CA or CPA from an accredited College or University
preferable
• Relevant Masters Degree in Finance or MBA preferable
• Detailed knowledge and understanding of current financial issues
impacting the Healthcare sector.
• Good understanding of the Healthcare sector standards in order to
monitor governance arrangements.
• Ability to control the cash flow position throughout the company,
understand the sources and uses of cash, and maintain the
integrity of funds, securities and other valuable documents
• Understand all of the company’s liabilities. A company has many
legal contracts, statutory & tax obligations, hidden liabilities in the
form of contingencies, leases, or insurance summaries, and
expectations from loan contracts and/or the Board of Directors.
• Understand the company business model for generating customer
value and translate the operational metrics into measures for
performance.
• Ability to establish and execute programs for the provision of
capital required by the company, including negotiating the
procurement of debt and equity capital and maintaining the
required financial arrangements.
• Ability to analyse company shareholder relations policies,
procedures, and information programs, including the annual and
interim reports to shareholders and the Board of Directors, as well
as recommends to the CEO new or revised policies, procedures, or
programs when needed.
• Ability to manage the budget process, collecting the inputs, and
comparing the company’s actual performance with estimates (the
budget).
• Good understanding of working approaches which improve quality
whilst also enabling cost improvements to be achieved
• Excellent leadership skills
• Good communications with the ability to influence at all levels
• Excellent analytical skills
• Team Player
• Highly strategic