Chief Financial Officer – CFO, Senegal/Ivory Coast (M/W)

Phénicia Conseil Group for a multi-national that is developing and implementing important new projects in Africa is looking for a:

Chief Financial Officer, CFO (H/F)

based in Ivory Coast/Senegal, Expat or Local

He/She will operate, maintain, and manage the finance position of a group of companies in Senegal and Cote d’Ivoire.

Job responsibilities:

• Manage and implement the accounting, tax, treasury, control, and billing departments

• Active role in budgeting, forecasting/planning, financial reporting, and cost control

• Cash Flow Management, ensure cash is always sufficient for the organization’s operations for all companies of the group

• Monitor and control the financial systems including the ERP (Priority).

• Ensure that record keeping meets the requirements of the auditors and government regulation

• Manage and build client relationships to provide excellent planning, consulting, and expertise

• Maintain relations with external auditors / tax advisors and adhere to all local regulations

• Preparing tax Reports for all the companies in the group

• Discussion with local/external tax, regulated institutions and banks for the ongoing activity

• Active and involved in supply chain, Purchase orders authorization, reconciliation of accounts and payments. part of the Authorized person in the system

Education, Skills and Requirements:

• Accounting and/or Business Administration degree
• MBA – Advantage
• Fluent in English and French – Mandatory
• At least 7 years of experience as a CFO in a global company, managing the finance of several projects with complex organization and activities and Turn Over of more than 70 Millions Euro
• Good knowledge of the OHADA accounting system and taxes law
• Strong leadership and communication skills
• Strong work ethic, proactive and service oriented
• Commercial understanding and experience to assist the project companies
• Working experience in Ivory Coast/ Senegal or West Africa, advantage
• SAP or priority knowledge.

To apply: CV and motivation letter to: paolo.bossi@recrutement-phenicia.fr