Description:
PURPOSESets out a clarified and amended scope for the CFO role Ensures alignment to the operating reality, the type of CFO required, and the non-negotiable capabilities needed for success Confirms this is not a conventional corporate CFO role Defines an operational, turnaround-oriented mandate focused on stabilisation, rebuild, and execution OPERATING CONTEXT
Operates in a low IT maturity environment with weak systems and heavy Excel reliance Fragmented data across four related but different operating units Requires strong reporting capability and a solid grasp of operational KPIs driving performance Mandate to restore confidence in the accuracy of financial results and trading performance Focus on streamlining accurate reporting Linking financial reporting to appropriate operational metrics Tracking turnaround initiatives Operating within a working capital constrained environment THE SIX FACES OF THE CFO RSA CONTEXT
Transactional
Ensuring accurate, timely execution of core financial processes through direct involvement Journals, accruals, reconciliations, GL clean-ups, Excel-based reporting, fixing errors Dependency: None Current priority: Very High Controllership & Governance
Establishing discipline, controls and trust in the numbers Close calendars, balance sheet ownership, audits, SOPs, approval frameworks Dependency: Strong FM Current priority: High Turnaround Specialist
Stabilising a stressed business through decisive, hands-on intervention Cash visibility, collections, cost containment, rapid fixes, tough trade-offs Dependency: Logistics experience Current priority: Very High Business Partnering
Supporting operations and commercial teams with insight Route, customer and fleet profitability, KPIs, variance analysis Dependency: Logistics experience Current priority: Medium Growth & Strategy
Enabling sustainable long-term growth and value creation Capital allocation, pricing strategy, network optimisation Dependency: M&A activities, post-merger integrations Current priority: Low Digital & Transformation
Using systems, data and automation to improve efficiency and insight ERP stabilisation, BI, automation, data flow improvement Dependency: Background in system onboarding Current priority: Low NON-NEGOTIABLE REQUIREMENTS
Hands-On Transactional Capability
Willing and able to personally execute transactional finance work when FM c
22 Jan 2026;
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gumtree.co.za