Executive Director of Finance

Responsibilities:

• Capital Raising & Strategic Financing: Lead the USD 1.3 billion capital raise, including structuring, negotiation, and execution, engaging DFIs, ECAs, commercial banks, private equity, and institutional investors, while advising on optimal equity, debt, and structured finance mix.
• Financial Oversight & Governance: Provide group-wide financial leadership across multiple subsidiaries and jurisdictions, ensuring robust reporting, transparency, and internal controls aligned with international standards.
• Compliance, Risk & Treasury Management: Strengthen regulatory compliance, lead enterprise risk management, optimize the balance sheet, and oversee treasury and liquidity strategy.
• Stakeholder & Board Management: Serve as the primary financial interface with the Board, investors, lenders, regulators, and strategic partners, representing the Group at high-level financial, governmental, and institutional forums.
• Strategic Partnerships & Networking: Leverage high-level networks to unlock financing opportunities, partnerships, and strategic alliances, positioning the Group as bankable and institutionally aligned.
• Group CFO Leadership & Team Development: Provide oversight of the Group CFO function, while recruiting, structuring, and leading a high-performing finance and treasury team.

Requirements:

• Proven track record of successfully executing large-scale fundraising transactions, including domestic and international debt, equity, and structured finance
• Strong expertise in financial governance, with the ability to enhance reporting systems, transparency, and compliance with international standards
• Deep experience in risk management, including the design and implementation of enterprise-wide risk, treasury, and liquidity frameworks
• Exceptional stakeholder management skills, with the ability to engage effectively with Boards, regulators, investors, lenders, and development partners
• Demonstrated ability to translate corporate strategy into bankable financing structures and sustainable capital strategies
• Solid experience in international finance, including cross-border transactions, foreign exchange risk management, and regulatory compliance
• Established executive network with a proven ability to leverage relationships to secure financing, partnerships, and strategic alliances
• Strong leadership capability, with experience building, managing, and mentoring high-performing finance teams
• Strategic thinker with strong commercial acumen
• High level of integrity and professionalism
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills

Proven Outcomes Expected:

Demonstrated impact across:

• Revenue growth and gross profit margin
• Return on investment and return on net assets
• EBITDA performance
• Debt-to-equity optimization
• Fixed asset utilization

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs):

• Gross Profit Margin
• Revenue Growth Rate
• Return on Investment (ROI)
• EBITDA Margin
• Debt-to-Equity Ratio
• Fixed Asset Turnover
• Return on Net Assets