CFO - Guinea job opportunity at DHL.

Bachelor's (B.Sc.)

Conakry, Guinea

Conakry....Guinea

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DHL Express - a company that connects people! What makes DHL great? Our People! We know each employee’s individual contributions make us the #1 Express Delivery and Logistics Company in the world. Distinguished as No.2 World’s Best Workplace™ by Great Place to Work and Fortune Magazine DHL Express is committed to maintaining an environment that empowers every team member to make the greatest possible impact on our business. Our corporate culture is about personal commitment – to our business, to each other and to our global communities. DHL is dedicated to being a great place to work. START YOUR career with DHL today… We are looking for a CFO in Guinea. A s the CFO you will develop, manage, and control the country finance, controlling and administration functions, in accordance with overall finance guidelines, legal framework and accounting standards with the objective of supporting the management decision-making process in the country and contributing to the achievement of the business objectives, whilst meeting regulatory requirements. How will you contribute to the success of DHL? Provide leadership in the definition of the local finance & controlling strategy, policies and procedures within overall Country context, underpinning the success of the business Promote cost efficient operations with focus on identifying cost saving measures Sets directions and strategies for controlling and accounting for the country to ensure that financial transactions, policies, and procedures meet the organization's short and long-term business objectives and are conducted in accordance with regulations standards Establishes financial goals and monitors their implementation on the country level within sub-region and ensures that a red flag system is in place to report problems in a timely manner Leads, directs, and controls the organization’s financial resources to maintain the short and long-term financial health of a region or market zone business. Owns and develops long term financial planning for the country within sub-region Ensures accurate, transparent, relevant and timely management reporting to division and executive board, including financial (CREST) and operational data Approves off monthly IFRS financial statement and ensures fulfilment of any IFRS / statutory / legal requirements Ensures all requirement with regards local GAAP are fulfilled and timely completion of statutory audits Evaluates investment and acquisition business cases and co-ordinates the review and approval process in compliance with the DPDHL policy Ensures that the planning, budgeting and forecasting process complies with overall financial policies and procedures to support the achievement of strategic targets Managing foreign currency availability to ensure timely repatriation of network fee to the group Overall responsible for Internal Control processes (CRISP) within the entity Develop and implement improvements in existing financial processes, systems and methods for enhanced effectiveness and efficiency Takes appropriate measures to remedy financial risk Ensures proper billing and cash collection processes are in place in the country within sub-region Resolve complex and more difficult finance issues such as adjusting for taxes, VAT, varying local legal requirements, etc Analyze complex issues in finance and significantly improves, changes or adapts existing methods and techniques Prepares necessary frequent reports for MD, CFO SSA, SSA Area office and SMT Analyze records of internal customer inquiries, purchases, service requests and complaints to identify trends To monitor finance KPIs, standards and reporting Balance operational metrics against customer service metrics Convinces others within the organization to accept proposals and solutions where there may be little interest in cooperating or participating Maintains relationships and provides financial expertise to Africa management board and top-level experts in the organization Do you have what it takes? Post-graduate qualification in financial management and accounting Minimum 10 years financial management experience in an international service related environment with at least 5 years of experience in global express and/or freight forwarding business Excellent operational process knowledge with strategic perspective Please submit your application along with your CV and application questions.