Chief Financial Officer at Amatola Water

Minimum Qualifications:
 Postgraduate Commercial Degree

Preferred Educational level:

•  CA(SA) accredited or other relevant recognised professional accounting accreditation

Minimum Experience:

•  Minimum of 10 years management experience, 5 years of which should be at a senior management level as a CFO
•  Minimum 5 years working application of Public Finance Management Act (PFMA)
•  Comprehensive business experience in a finance environment
•  Water sector experience will be advantageous

Key Outputs:

• Reporting to the Chief Executive, the appointee will:
•  Provide leadership, management and assume overall accountability for Amatola Water’s Finance Division;
•  Participate as part of the management team, providing input on financial matters pertaining to the strategic direction of Amatola Water
•  Ensure that AW has an effective funding and resourcing model to ensure financial sustainability
•  Report to management committee and the Board on the financial performance of the entity as per agreed reporting intervals
•  Monitor the appropriate implementation of the company’s procurement strategy (including BBBEE strategy)
•  Monitor adherence to internal controls and ensure that recommendations on weaknesses identified by internal/external auditors are implemented
•  Maintain sound relations and communications with internal and external stakeholders
•  Develop, maintain and ensure adherence to the financial and accounting policies and procedures for Amatola Water
•  Ensure that an applicable procurement policies and processes are implemented and adhered to across the organisation

Other requirements needed:

•  Ability to think strategically
•  Analytical competence and ability to manage large sets of data for business decision making
•  Ability to understand the business drivers including the non-financial drivers influencing financial success
•  Ability to lead and manage people
•  Communication skills
•  Corporate governance
•  Valid and unendorsed driver’s license