We are looking for an individual who can provide forward-looking insights on revenue drivers, margin trends, and cost pressures across retail channels.
Key Responsibilities
- Establish financial performance benchmarks and operational KPIs, ensuring the business meets or exceeds targets.
- Optimize retail margins through in-depth analysis of pricing, product mix, promotional strategies, and store performance.
- Lead financial evaluation of merchandising decisions, supplier investments, and sourcing strategies.
- Track and improve key retail metrics such as inventory turnover, GMROI, shrinkage, and cost-to-serve.
- Partner with Retail Operations to enhance store productivity, reduce wastage, and improve operational efficiency.
- Develop and enforce a cost discipline culture across the organization.
- Identify and implement cost-saving initiatives throughout the supply chain, logistics, procurement, and store operations.
- Continuously review overheads, vendor contracts, and operational spending to ensure optimal resource allocation.
- Ensure rigorous control of inventory, cash, and asset management across all retail locations.
- Define and manage the company's capital investment strategy, ensuring alignment with growth priorities.
- Lead financial assessments of new store openings, refurbishments, technology upgrades, and logistics investments.
- Evaluate ROI on major initiatives and ensure all investments drive measurable financial value.
- Manage banking relationships, funding activities, debt structures, and capital market engagements where required.
- Strengthen financial governance frameworks, ensuring accuracy, transparency, and timely reporting.
- Maintain strong internal controls to protect company assets and reduce financial risk.
- Lead internal and external audits, ensuring compliance with all regulatory and reporting requirements.
- Oversee enterprise risk management policies, including credit risk, operational risk, and retail fraud prevention.
- Build and manage a high-performing finance team with strong retail finance capabilities.
- Guide cross-functional teams toward data-driven decision-making and financial accountability.
- Serve as a strategic advisor to the CEO and Board on all matters related to financial performance and investment priorities.
Key Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field.
- MBA or similar advanced degree preferred.
- CPA, ACCA, CIMA, or equivalent professional certification highly desirable.
- 1218 years of progressive finance experience.
- Minimum 5 years in a senior leadership or CFO/Finance Director role.
- Experience in retail, FMCG, consumer goods, or multi-site operations is strongly preferred.
- Proven track record in financial performance management, cost optimization, and investment evaluation.
- Strong commercial acumen and understanding of retail economics.
- Expertise in strategic financial planning, cost management, and capital investment.
- Advanced analytical and modeling capabilities.
- Strong leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
- Familiarity with ERP systems, BI dashboards, and retail performance tools.
- Strong commercial acumen and understanding of retail economics.
- Expertise in strategic financial planning, cost management, and capital investment.
- Advanced analytical and modeling capabilities.
- Strong leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
- Familiarity with ERP systems, BI dashboards, and retail performance tools.
- Experience in retail, FMCG, consumer goods, or multi-site operations is strongly preferred.
- Proven track record in financial performance management, cost optimization, and investment evaluation.
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