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1. Job Objective:

The Corporate Finance Manager is responsible for leading corporate financial planning, forecasting, budgeting, and financial analysis across the group's diversified portfolio (Trading, Mining, Solar, Construction, and Projects).

The primary objective is to drive financial performance tracking, optimize group liquidity, evaluate investment/tender feasibilities, and oversee the Group Chief Accountant to ensure timely consolidation of financial statements and compliance with corporate policies.

2. Key Accountability

• Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A): Deliver high-quality financial forecasts, budgeting frameworks, and variance analyses for the group.
• Capital Budgeting & Project Evaluation: Review and stress-test the financial viability of project tenders, construction contracts, and mining capital expenditures (CapEx).
• Treasury & Cash Flow Optimization: Monitor group-level liquidity, cash flow forecasting, and corporate debt facilities.
• Accounting Oversight: Direct and supervise all of Chief Accountant to ensure accurate, timely month-end closing and consolidated financial reporting.
• Management Reporting: Translate complex financial data into actionable, high-level business insights for the CFO and Executive Board.

3. Roles & Responsibilities

A. Corporate Budgeting & Forecasting

• Consolidate and manage the annual operating budget and rolling forecasts for all subsidiaries.
• Monitor monthly/yearly budgetary control, identify risks, and recommend corrective actions to Subsidiary Finance Managers.
• Develop scenario-based financial models to project the group's performance under changing economic conditions (e.g., currency fluctuations, commodity price shifts in Mining).

B. Project Feasibility & Tender Evaluation

• Conduct financial feasibility analysis, NPV (Net Present Value), and IRR (Internal Rate of Return) calculations for major project tenders (Solar, Infrastructure, Construction).
• Review contract terms for high-value, large-scale projects to safeguard the company’s financial interests and cash margins.

C. Financial Consolidation & Accounting Control

• Supervise all of Chief Accountant to ensure all day-to-day accounting records are up to standard and in line with IFRS.
• Oversee the group financial consolidation process, ensuring internal transactions among subsidiaries are properly reconciled and eliminated.
• Ensure strong internal control systems are maintained within the corporate accounting division to minimize financial leakage.

D. Treasury & Working Capital Management

• Oversee group cash positions, optimize inter-company fund movements, and ensure sufficient working capital for each sector.
• Assist the CFO in managing banking relationships, preparing loan documentation, and negotiating trade finance instruments.

• Academic: Bachelor’s Degree or Master's Degree in Finance, Accounting, Banking, or Business Economics.
• Professional Certification: ACCA (at least Strategic Professional level/affiliate), CPA, CIMA, or CFA charter holder/candidate is highly preferred.
• Minimum 7–10 years of progressive corporate finance or accounting experience, with at least 3–5 years in a managerial position within a diversified group, audit firm, or large corporate structure.
• Solid experience in financial modeling, corporate budgeting, and project appraisal (experience in Construction, Mining, or Project Tenders is a big plus).
• Proven experience in managing accounting teams and standardizing reporting systems
• Team Management: Strong leadership capability to guide both the analytical/finance side and the technical accounting side (via the Chief Accountant).
• Analytical Power: Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel (financial modeling) and experience working with ERP systems (e.g., SAP, Odoo).
• Communication: Sharp business acumen with the ability to clearly explain financial reports, variances, and investment insights to the CFO.