HEAD OF COMMERCIAL AND FINANCE - CENTURION

E2E Staffing (PTY) LTD; Centurion; On-site; ZAR 800,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a Head of Commercial Finance to drive financial strategies and support various departments. The ideal candidate will be a qualified Chartered Accountant with extensive experience in financial management, particularly in the solar or real estate sector. Responsibilities include developing business cases, managing financial reporting, and leading commercial activities. This role requires strong leadership skills and the ability to work under pressure.

Qualifications

• 8 - 10 years of experience in senior financial management in a major institution, preferably in solar or real estate.
• Minimum 5 years leadership experience.

Responsibilities

• Develop, lead and manage all commercial activities.
• Provide strategic and commercial input into the renewable business.
• Develop and manage financial reporting processes and cycles.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Strong knowledge of best practice controls

Analytical skills

Leadership and teamwork skills

Strong analytical and problem-solving capacity

Education

Qualified Chartered Accountant CA(SA)

Tools

SAGE

Archibus

MDA

DealPath

Job description

Our client is currently seeking a dynamic, financially minded individual for their Head of Commercial Finance position. This is a critical role and requires a strategic thinker capable of driving financial strategies while supporting various departments.

The successful candidate must have extensive experience working in the financial space. He / She will be responsible for developing, leading and managing all commercial activities.

Strategic Involvement - provide strategic and commercial input into the renewable business, inclusive of pipeline, revenue, and cost management :

• Development of business cases including :
• supplier proposal review and adjudication;
• business case contextualization and motivation;
• financial analysis and recommendation;
• Review actual project performance relative to the business case post project implementation.
• Commercialisation of the business, including activation of the business opportunity, take to market strategy, commercial offering, and strategic development of the solution.
• Work with business units and departments to obtain relevant building information to enable design of solar and borehole / water proposals.
• Identifying areas where technical solutions would improve business performance.
• Risk mitigation through effective controls, review of legal contracts and implementation of sufficient insurance cover.
• Consulting across business operations, providing mentorship, and contributing specialised knowledge.

Group involvement - support the Group by providing input into strategic areas with various business units :

• Development of process documentation, aligned with the various colleague engagements and best practice.
• Support the budgeting process.
• Provide feedback and input into large property portfolio acquisitions or disposals.
• Advise, test, and implement new IT systems aligned to the Group strategy, inclusive of smart metering solutions.

Financial reporting and management - develop, lead and manage all financial reporting processes and cycles :

• Timely and accurate financial and management reporting.
• Financial forecasting and budgeting.
• Develop, implement, and run commercial funding solutions to gear projects with commercial funding partners.
• Develop an electricity and water consumption cost recovery model and integrate with utility management.
• Compliance and risk management.
• Design, develop and maintain financial controls and policies.
• Weekly cash flow forecasting.
• Engage and manage the external audit process.

Special projects - provide input and support for special projects :

• Support with the financial modelling and commercial review of special projects (e.g., mergers and acquisitions).
• Advise, test, and implement new IT systems aligned to the Group strategy.
• Provide support on utility related regulatory projects e.g., Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs).

Human Investment - managing team and stakeholder relationships and performance.

• Staff in own area (Manager, staff).
• Stakeholders outside own area (Leadership, tenants, municipalities / Eskom, service providers).
• Internal customers
• Other (Industry forums / associations).

Requirements

• Finance Management : Qualified Chartered Accountant CA(SA)
• 8 - 10 years of experience in senior financial management in a major institution, preferably in the solar or real estate industry.
• Minimum 5 years leadership experience
• Familiarity with various operating systems and platforms, specifically SAGE, Archibus, MDA, DealPath.

Skills

• Excellent communication skills, written and verbal
• Strong knowledge of best practice controls
• Analytical skills
• Ability to work under extreme pressure to tight deadlines
• Leadership and teamwork skills
• Strong technical understanding of financial reporting and management
• Ensure compliance with relevant Acts and minimise business risk
• Strong analytical and problem - solving capacity