Chief Financial Officer

Job description / Role

Charterhouse are currently undertaking a search, for one of our Middle East client’s, whom are in the process of looking to hire a Chief Financial Officer (CFO) for their production until and subsidiary in Nigeria. This client has a fully-fledged and vertically integrated operation across farming, food production and distribution.

This role will take ownership of a team of finance staff locally in Nigeria and with a reporting line to a Middle East group head office, this CFO shall have overall responsibility for all areas of financial management, governance, funding and strategic planning. The CFO will also be required to develop internal controls; to allow for robust, accurate and compliant accounting processes, aligned to IFRS. Also, the CFO will be required to develop a strong platform to complete reliable financial due-diligence, through Financial Planning and Analysis functions, to provide operational commercial support and business development/investment feasibilities. In conjunction, the CFO will be required to develop and/or reshape the finance team and staff structures, whilst also developing strong succession planning and management mentorship.

Requirements

About you
The client will look to hire a qualified and experienced finance professional, with up to 15 years’ experience, across a mainstream financial reporting and/or accountancy-based position. Our client will ideally look to recruit a professionally qualified Accountant (ACA, ACCA or CPA) whom is able to demonstrate an understanding and working knowledge of a manufacturing, production or agricultural centric organisation. The successful candidate will be familiar and experience within a leadership role and shall possess a demonstrable track record with senior stakeholders, both internally and externally, to allow for the oversight of commercial support activities, banking relationships and external audit undertakings. The nature of this role and organisation requires their CFO to be based in Nigeria, on a rotation basis, whilst also travelling regularly across the Middle East offices to support group responsibilities and reporting lines.

About the Company

The Charterhouse brand and business was launched in Dubai and the Middle East in April 2004 by a team of international recruiters and management consultants, after its inception in Sydney, Australia in September 2003. Charterhouse Middle East is now positioned as the leading regional recruiter within its area of disciplines and functional markets.

Charterhouse offers professional and bespoke contingency and retained search services to all sectors of the market. Service quality is guaranteed, thanks to a particular focus on flexibility. Charterhouse was the first international search and selection business to establish Dubai as its base. The growth in the Middle East region has been mirrored by Charterhouse globally, with offices now in Qatar, Hong Kong, Singapore, Melbourne and Sydney.