French Speaking Financial Director (Telco/Space Technology)

Black Pen Recruitment; Cape Town; Hybrid; ZAR 1 200 000 - 1 500 000; Full time

Job summary

A financial recruitment agency is hiring a French Speaking Financial Director for their client based in Cape Town. The role involves building a multi-country financial reporting team, managing statutory and internal reporting, and guiding strategic financial decisions at a senior executive level. The ideal candidate will have over 5 years of financial management experience, fluency in both French and English, and expertise in IFRS and GAAP, among others. This is a full-time hybrid opportunity.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years senior financial management experience.
• Excellent communication skills in French and English.
• Experience managing remote teams and across multiple regional blocks in Africa.

Responsibilities

• Build and manage a cross-country financial reporting team.
• Compile statutory and management reports to international standards.
• Guide strategy for improving company's financial footing.

Skills

Financial management

Fluent in French

Fluent in English

Team management

Knowledge of IFRS and GAAP

Experience with NetSuite and Quickbooks

Telecommunications industry experience

Leadership in financial strategies

Education

Degree in financial reporting and management

Tools

NetSuite

Quickbooks

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

French Speaking Financial Director (Telco/Space Technology)

Cape Town, WC, South Africa

Job Openings French Speaking Financial Director (Telco/Space Technology)

About the job French Speaking Financial Director (Telco/Space Technology)

Our US based client provides operational and integration support for space technology companies in Africa. They specialise in operational and regulatory services for American space segment operators and space-related technology companies. They are establishing their head office team in South Africa to manage ground operations and regulatory compliance in South Africa, Botswana, Rwanda, Gabon, and Mozambique, and 27 other African countries.

Job Type: Full Time | Hybrid

Qualifications

• +5 years of senior financial management
• A suitable degree in financial reporting and management
• Excellent written and verbal communications skills in French and English, Portuguese idealli>
• Experience in managing teams both in-office and remotely
• Experience across multiple regional blocks in Africa, such as OHADA and SADC, as well as exposure to multiple reporting standards such as IFRS and GAAP.
• Experience with USA reporting standards (SEC and GAAP)
• Literacy in NetSuite, Quickbooks, ERPs, and Microsoft Office Suite
• Experience with European reporting standards beneficial
• Telecommunications industry experience beneficial
• Deep expertise in setting up, developing, and optimising the corporate finance function of a growing company
• Demonstrated ability to structure and lead a multifunctional finance team that covers corporate finance, B2B revenue, and other related fronts
• Ability to manage multiple contractors and local auditors to satisfy local compliance requirements
• Confident ability to participate and guide in leadership decisions at a senior executive level

Responsibilities

• Build and manage a multi-country financial reporting team across Africa
• Compile and validate statutory reporting requirements in multiple countries in Africa
• Compile and validate summary and management reports to international standards
• Manage and report on company internal financials and performance
• Manage and report on tax liabilities, tax efficiencies, and other tax-related strategies
• Travel across Africa and the United States
• Guide the management teams strategy for improving the companys financial footing
• Help manage the companys capital and oversee budgeting and spending decisions with ROI and financial sustainability as dual core objectives