Chief Financial Officer - Durban North
HC Recruit
- R Undisclosed
- Permanent Senior position
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Durban North
- Posted 26 Mar 2026 by HC Recruit
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Job 2636077 - Ref DBN000256
About the position
DBN000256 - Chief Financial Officer – Durban North
Purpose of the Job:
Responsible for managing the company’s financial health, including cash flow planning, financial reporting, risk management, and strategic investment decisions.
Required Qualifications:
- CA(SA), CIMA, or equivalent professional financial qualification preferred
- Excellent computer literacy and administrative skills, especially MS Excel.
- 10+ years of experience in a financial leadership or managerial role
- Experience overseeing finance functions across multiple entities
- Exposure to international operations advantageous
- Experience with business acquisitions or due diligence favourable
Technical Competencies & Experience:
- Collaborate with senior leadership and the CEO to facilitate strategic decision-making.
- Examine company performance and find ways to increase profitability.
- Give financial information on capital investments and operational choices.
- Convert financial data into understandable, useful business insights.
- Oversee the group finance department for several foreign subsidiaries.
- Manage group consolidation and monthly management accounts.
- Assure timely and accurate financial reporting for every entity.
- Uphold robust governance, compliance, and financial controls.
- Oversee cash flow management and group forecasts.
- To enhance operational performance, provide financial insights to country managers.
- Encourage advancements in decision support, reporting quality, and finance procedures.
- Oversee deal analysis and financial due diligence.
- Encourage the integration of recently acquired companies.
Behavioural Competencies:
- Strong commercial and strategic thinking
- Ability to quickly understand new businesses and operational models
- Excellent leadership and communication skills
- High attention to detail with strong analytical capability
- Ability to operate both strategically and hands-on
Please Note - Should you not hear back from us within the next 2 weeks, please consider your application as unsuccessful.
Desired Skills:
- cfo
- chief of finance
- head of finance
HC Recruit
About the agency
Hewitt Colenbrander Recruitment was launched in March 2006 and specialises in recruiting and headhunting for companies needing to fill financial, managerial or IT positions in a variety of industries. The directors of the company are Brian Hewitt and Steve Colenbrander.
Brian Hewitt is a B.Sc. Agric (University of Natal) and MBA (University of Cape Town) graduate with managerial experience in the agribusiness, banking and hospitality industry having worked in Zimbabwe and South Africa.
Steve Colenbrander is a B.Com (University of Natal) graduate and founded Colenbrander Incorporated which has grown into a sizeable and well respected Pietermaritzburg accounting firm with clients situated all over KZN.
A critical success factor for business is to employ the right people. Incorrect placements inhibit organisational productivity and can lead to conflict in the work place. Achieving a 'best fit' between company, position and employee are therefore vital for employer and employee alike.
We aim to do this, by understanding our clients - their culture, structure, systems and strategy. We also endeavour to understand the external business environment in which our clients operate. This makes achieving 'best fit' more probable.
Understanding our candidates will be achieved by researching their backgrounds, interviewing them and knowing their aspirations. Where necessary, we will use psychometric profiling. We will then target the organisation and position to which we feel they are best suited.
A 'best fit' between client and candidate, will enable us to add long term value to our clients in a mutually beneficial business partnership.
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