Head, Financial controller and Budgeting

Responsibilities:

Financial Reporting & Consolidation:

• Lead Group-wide monthly, quarterly and annual financial reporting and consolidation across subsidiaries, ensuring compliance with IFRS and applicable regulations.
• Standardise accounting policies, reporting processes, intercompany eliminations, foreign currency translation and financial close across the Group.
• Coordinate statutory audits and ensure timely management and financial reporting to the GED-F and Group Executive Committee.

Budgeting, Planning & Performance Management:

• Lead the annual Group budgeting process, 3–5 year financial planning and rolling forecasts across steel, mining and energy businesses.
• Monitor performance against budgets and forecasts, analyse key variances and provide actionable insights to management.
• Track key financial and operational indicators including EBITDA, margins, production costs, cost per tonne, energy costs and ROCE.

Financial Controls & Cost Management:

• Strengthen the Group's financial control framework, accounting policies and governance processes across subsidiaries.
• Oversee cost accounting, standard costing and cost-control processes, particularly across manufacturing and mining operations.
• Identify cost drivers, operational inefficiencies and opportunities for sustainable cost optimisation.

CAPEX & Fixed Asset Management

• Oversee Group-wide CAPEX planning, approval, monitoring and post-investment reviews, ensuring robust financial evaluation and budget discipline.
• Manage fixed asset accounting, including capitalization, depreciation, impairment, disposal, revaluation and periodic physical verification.

ERP & Finance Transformation

• Lead finance utilisation of ERP platforms such as SAP, Oracle or equivalent for reporting, budgeting and financial control.
• Drive automation, systems improvement and data integration to enhance reporting accuracy, efficiency and decision-making.

Leadership & Business Partnership

• Lead and develop financial reporting, management accounting, budgeting and financial control teams across the Group.
• Partner with subsidiary CFOs, Finance Managers and operational leaders to strengthen financial accountability and business performance.
• Provide the GED-F and Group Executive Committee with timely financial analysis, insights and recommendations to support strategic decisions.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics or a related discipline.
• ACA (ICAN) or ACCA is mandatory; CIMA is an added advantage.
• Master's degree/MBA in Finance, Business Administration or a related field is an advantage.
• 12–16 years' progressive finance experience, including at least 5 years in a Financial Controller, Group Financial Controller or senior financial reporting role.
• Proven experience in financial consolidation and reporting across multiple subsidiaries, preferably within a holding company, conglomerate or large industrial group.
• Strong knowledge of IFRS, particularly IAS 16, IAS 36, IFRS 15, IFRS 16, IAS 2 and IAS 12.
• Strong experience in budgeting, financial planning, forecasting and performance management within a multi-entity environment.
• Hands-on cost accounting experience in manufacturing, steel, cement, FMCG, mining or a similar industrial environment is strongly preferred.
• Experience with SAP FI/CO, Oracle Financials or equivalent ERP systems, advanced Excel and financial modelling.
• Experience coordinating statutory audits with Big Four or leading audit firms.

Key Competencies:

• Financial reporting, consolidation and IFRS expertise
• Budgeting, forecasting and financial planning
• Cost accounting and cost optimisation
• Financial controls and governance
• Financial analysis and performance management
• CAPEX and fixed asset management
• ERP and finance transformation
• Strategic business partnering and stakeholder management
• Leadership, team development and process standardisation    
• Strong commercial and operational understanding