Finance Director
Summary
Oversee all financial, legal, and IT operations for Bata Zimbabwe, ensuring accurate reporting, compliance, and cost efficiency in a manufacturing and retail environment.
About Bata
As a result of an internal promotion, an exciting opportunity has arisen for a strong, hands-on, and charismatic business leader to take over management of the financial operations of Bata Zimbabwe. Ultimately, the Finance Director is fully accountable for all financial, legal & IT operations of Bata Zimbabwe, including financial results and reporting, production of performance metrics, control systems, compliance, and cost efficiency. The key priorities will, therefore, be to provide highly organised and structured financial support, ensuring the technical reporting is accurate and complete, and able to be delivered to tight reporting deadlines.
The Finance Director will oversee financial operations in Zimbabwe. This is a high-impact role offering the chance to drive financial strategy, optimise business performance, and lead a dynamic team within a competitive market.
Main responsibilities:
- Developing and implementing financial policies, controls, and reporting structures.
- Driving financial strategy and ensuring alignment with regional and global objectives.
- Monitoring and optimising working capital, budgets, and profitability.
- Ensuring timely and accurate financial reporting, regulatory compliance, and internal controls.
- Leading and mentoring a team while fostering a culture of continuous improvement
- Collaborating with key stakeholders to support business growth and operational excellence.
- Responsibility for reporting the company’s financial and accounting functions which will include working closely with the other senior management staff in executing the policies and decisions of the Company and overall growth and profitability of the Company.
- Exercising control over the management of liquid resources, preparation of cash forecasting, negotiations on financial agreements and reviewing and controlling of credit policies, corporate financing, and taxation matters.
- Ensuring efficient operations of the accounting functions of the company, timely completion of all Management Information Reports as per BSO requirement and fulfilling the requirements of the law for all financial activities of the Company.
Requirements
· Main Requirements
- Senior finance leadership experience in a manufacturing environment, ideally in Africa or other emerging markets.
- Professional qualification essential - CA, ACCA, CIMA, or equivalent; an MBA is an added advantage.
- Proven ability to implement financial strategies, improve efficiencies, and drive profitability.
- Strong commercial acumen and ability to influence business decisions.
- Experience in compliance, tax planning, treasury, and financial risk management.
- Excellent leadership, stakeholder management, and communication skills.
Personal attributes:
- Strong commercial acumen
- Appetite for managing ambiguity and complexity
- Strong personality and capable of challenging concepts and influencing outcomes
- Passion and interest in capacity building
- Ability to quickly gain credibility must possess a strong track record of success in previous roles
- Excellent communication skills to enable the incumbent to build effective relationships across all levels of the organisation
Benefits
This is an excellent opportunity to join a high-profile organisation with a strong legacy and growth trajectory. The role offers the chance to make a significant impact while working with a dynamic and forward-thinking leadership team.