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Chief Financial Officer (CFO)

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# Chief Financial Officer (CFO)

**Sector:** Construction, Real Estate Development & Investment

## About the Role

We are seeking an accomplished and commercially minded **Chief Financial Officer (CFO)** to lead the financial strategy, planning, reporting, controls, capital management, and financial performance of a diversified **Construction & Real Estate organization**.

The CFO will be a key member of the executive leadership team, partnering closely with the President/CEO and Board to drive **profitable growth, capital efficiency, investment decisions, project economics, financial governance, and long-term enterprise value creation**.

The successful candidate will bring deep experience in **construction, real estate development, property investment, infrastructure, project finance, corporate finance, or related sectors**, with a proven track record of managing complex financial operations and significant capital requirements.

## Key Responsibilities

### 1. Financial Strategy & Executive Leadership

* Develop and execute the company's overall financial strategy in alignment with corporate objectives.

* Provide strategic financial advice to the President/CEO and Board.

* Establish financial priorities, performance targets, and long-term financial plans.

* Evaluate the financial implications of strategic initiatives, acquisitions, developments, and expansion plans.

* Serve as a strategic business partner to the executive leadership team.

### 2. Financial Planning, Budgeting & Forecasting

* Lead the annual budgeting, forecasting, and long-range financial planning processes.

* Develop financial models for construction projects, property developments, acquisitions, and investments.

* Monitor actual performance against budgets and forecasts.

* Identify financial risks, performance gaps, and opportunities for improvement.

* Establish robust management-reporting systems and executive dashboards.

### 3. P&L, Cash Flow & Working Capital

* Take executive responsibility for the company's **financial performance, cash flow, liquidity, and working capital**.

* Optimize cash conversion and working-capital management across projects and business units.

* Monitor project-level cash flows, payment schedules, receivables, payables, and funding requirements.

* Establish appropriate financial controls to protect margins and liquidity.

* Improve profitability and return on invested capital.

### 4. Project Finance & Construction Economics

* Oversee financial management of major construction and development projects.

* Review project budgets, cost estimates, financial feasibility, and profitability.

* Monitor project cost-to-completion, variations, claims, contingencies, and financial exposure.

* Establish effective project cost-control and reporting frameworks.

* Partner with Operations and Project Directors to improve project financial performance.

### 5. Real Estate Investment & Development

* Lead the financial evaluation of land acquisitions, property developments, investments, and asset disposals.

* Assess development feasibility, project IRR, NPV, ROI, payback, and sensitivity scenarios.

* Evaluate acquisition and development opportunities from a financial and risk perspective.

* Monitor the financial performance and valuation of the company's real estate portfolio.

* Support portfolio optimization and capital allocation decisions.

### 6. Capital Raising & Financing

* Develop and execute capital-raising and financing strategies.

* Maintain strong relationships with **banks, institutional investors, private equity firms, lenders, development-finance institutions, and other capital providers**.

* Lead negotiations for project finance, construction finance, corporate debt, refinancing, and other funding arrangements.

* Optimize the company's capital structure and cost of capital.

* Ensure adequate funding is available for strategic projects and growth initiatives.

### 7. M&A, Joint Ventures & Strategic Investments

* Lead financial due diligence for acquisitions, investments, joint ventures, and strategic partnerships.

* Develop valuation models and investment cases.

* Assess financial, tax, commercial, and operational risks associated with transactions.

* Structure financially sustainable joint ventures and development partnerships.

* Support negotiations and transaction execution.

### 8. Financial Reporting & Governance

* Ensure accurate, timely, and transparent financial reporting.

* Oversee statutory reporting, management accounts, consolidated reporting, and Board reporting.

* Maintain strong internal financial controls and accounting policies.

* Ensure compliance with applicable accounting standards, tax requirements, corporate regulations, and contractual obligations.

* Lead relationships with external auditors, tax advisors, legal advisors, and other professional service providers.

### 9. Risk Management

* Establish comprehensive financial risk-management frameworks.

* Identify and mitigate risks related to liquidity, credit, interest rates, foreign exchange, project costs, investments, and financing.

* Ensure appropriate insurance and financial protections are maintained.

* Monitor financial exposure across projects, subsidiaries, joint ventures, and investments.

### 10. Tax & Regulatory Management

* Oversee corporate, property, project, and transaction-related tax planning and compliance.

* Optimize the organization's tax position while maintaining full regulatory compliance.

* Monitor changes in tax legislation and financial regulations affecting the business.

* Ensure appropriate governance across subsidiaries and special-purpose vehicles.

### 11. Technology, Systems & Financial Transformation

* Strengthen financial systems, ERP platforms, reporting tools, and financial analytics.

* Drive automation and digital transformation across finance operations.

* Improve real-time visibility into project and corporate financial performance.

* Establish data-driven financial decision-making across the organization.

### 12. Leadership & Talent Development

* Lead and develop the finance, accounting, treasury, tax, audit, and financial-planning teams.

* Build a high-performing finance organization capable of supporting business growth.

* Develop succession plans and strengthen financial leadership capabilities.

* Establish a culture of accountability, transparency, financial discipline, and commercial partnership.

## Key Performance Indicators

The CFO will be accountable for:

* Revenue and EBITDA/PAT performance

* Cash flow and liquidity

* Working-capital efficiency

* Project profitability and cost control

* Budget and forecast accuracy

* Return on invested capital

* Cost of capital

* Debt and leverage management

* Capital-raising success

* Investment and development returns

* Financial reporting accuracy and timeliness

* Audit and regulatory compliance

* Financial risk reduction

* Finance-function efficiency

## Candidate Profile

### Must-Have Experience

* **15+ years of progressive finance experience**, with substantial senior leadership exposure.

* Previous experience as **CFO, Group CFO, Finance Director, VP Finance, Financial Controller, or equivalent executive role**.

* Significant experience in **construction, real estate, property development, infrastructure, engineering, project finance, or a closely related sector**.

* Proven experience managing a **large-scale P&L, balance sheet, treasury, cash flow, and finance organization**.

* Strong experience in project finance and financial modeling.

* Demonstrated experience managing complex construction or real estate project economics.

* Strong capital-raising, banking, debt-financing, and investment experience.

* Experience working directly with Boards, CEOs, investors, lenders, auditors, and government/regulatory stakeholders.

### Preferred Experience

* Experience as **Group CFO** of a diversified construction and real estate organization.

* Experience managing multiple subsidiaries, SPVs, joint ventures, or international operations.

* Exposure to **large-scale residential, commercial, industrial, mixed-use, hospitality, infrastructure, or urban-development projects**.

* Experience with private equity, institutional investors, development-finance institutions, or PPP structures.

* Proven M&A, acquisition, JV, or corporate restructuring experience.

* International or multi-country finance experience.

## Education & Professional Qualifications

* Bachelor's degree in **Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Administration**, or a related discipline.

* Professional qualification such as **CA, ACCA, CPA, CMA, CFA**, or equivalent is strongly preferred.

* MBA or Master's degree in Finance/Business is an advantage.

## Core Competencies

* Corporate Finance

* Financial Strategy

* P&L & Balance Sheet Management

* Project Finance

* Real Estate Investment Analysis

* Financial Modeling

* Cash Flow & Treasury

* Capital Raising

* Debt & Financing

* M&A & Due Diligence

* Budgeting & Forecasting

* Cost Control

* Risk Management

* Tax & Compliance

* Corporate Governance

* Investor & Banking Relations

* Financial Transformation

## Leadership Characteristics

The successful CFO will be:

* **Commercially strategic and financially rigorous**

* Highly analytical and data-driven

* Strong in capital allocation and investment decisions

* Comfortable managing complex project economics

* An effective negotiator with banks and investors

* Strong in risk management and financial governance

* Able to balance growth objectives with financial discipline

* Comfortable operating at Board and executive level

* A strong business partner rather than a purely technical finance leader

## Compensation

A **competitive executive compensation package** comprising base salary, performance-based incentives, executive benefits, and other benefits commensurate with experience and market benchmarks.

**Confidential Executive Search**

This is a critical executive leadership opportunity for a finance professional capable of strengthening **financial performance, capital structure, investment returns, liquidity, governance, and long-term enterprise value** across a construction and real estate platform.

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