Chief Financial Officer; INFRACO

Job Purpose

Ensure the development of BLD financial budgets and plans, as well as the consolidation, compliance and reporting of all aspects of Business Line Directorate (BLD) financial operations. Lead on the implementation of Group F&I initiatives within the BLD, the development of the BLD investment pipeline, and guide Group Company Finance teams on any F&I related matters (e.g. financial planning, budgeting and reporting), in order to deliver BLD financial targets and ensure consistency, coherence and accuracy in financial operations and alignment between the BLD and the company Group F&I Directorate.

• Financial Planning, Budgeting & Reporting
  Ensure the development of and review the overall, aggregated financial budgets for the BLD, in line with BLD and F&I strategic objectives, and challenge and endorse Group Company specific budgets.
  Direct and guide the development of and review the corporate plan for the BLD, challenge and endorse Group Company specific plans.
  Lead the improvement of the BLD financial operations, including the design of different / better business models, joint venture / acquisition opportunities, cost reduction / margin improvement opportunities, negotiating funding arrangements to support major new business ventures, serving as the main interface between all the centralised technical finance expertise and the businesses.
  Direct and guide the development of regular consolidated financial statements, in line with Group F&I standards.
  Review and consolidate financial information and perform relevant business analysis and ad‑hoc reporting (including:
  General Accounting, Budgeting, Cash Management, Accounts Receivables, Fixed Assets, Payments & Charges, Commercial Activities, Tax and VAT).
  Ensure correct management of local Group Company accounts payable and receivable activities.
  Oversee Internal and external audit management activities.
• Tax
  Ensure the completion of the Tax filing and consolidated reporting for the BLD to ensure Tax compliance, as well as forwarding of claims for processing at the BLD/ Group Company-level.
• Financial Policies & Systems
  Lead the BLD-level implementation of new or changed financial policies, processes, (accounting) procedures and systems at the BLD and Group Company-level, in line with Group F&I standards, to maintain Group wide F&I controls.
  Notify the Group F&I when processes change so financial & internal controls can be appropriately amended.
  Where no Group wide guidance or standards are provided, implement financial systems and processes in the BLD, to manage the business strategically through measurable, actionable objectives.
• Treasury & Risk Management
  Review and challenge cash forecasting and cash calling from the Group Companies, liaising with Group Treasury as required (who perform the cash sweep at a Group Level).
• Investment Management
  Lead the identification and tracking of investment opportunities relating to the Group Company, under central guidance and control from the F&I Directorate (Organic Origination).
  Lead the development of the investment management pipeline to maturity and materiality for the BLD, including the development of financially robust business cases, or support Group Companies in the development thereof.
  Provide guidance on investment economic assumptions to the BLD and Group Companies.
  Perform initial review of Group Company investment proposals, challenging Group Company COFs on the robustness of their business cases, financial models, assumptions, etc.
  Own & validate the investment management financial models for the BLD.
  Assist in ‘dry running’ IPC submissions, advise Group Companies on the investment origination steps required to successfully achieve and complete stage-gated submissions to the IPC.

• F&I Assurance
  Monitor and maintain Group Company-level compliance with Group F&I internal financial controls.
  Work in collaboration with the SVP F&I Assurance to define and implement the performance standards and contracts, relevant metrics, internal processes and systems to provide simple, predictive, accessible, reliable financial information.
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