Finance Director

Strategic Financial Leadership

• Develop and execute the corporate financial strategy aligned with the organization's transformation and growth objectives.
• Advise the CEO and Board on capital structure, profitability, investment decisions and long-term value creation.
• Provide strategic financial insights to support sustainable business growth.

Financial Planning & Performance

• Lead annual budgeting, rolling forecasts and long-range financial planning.
• Deliver timely and accurate management reporting with actionable business insights.
• Monitor and improve key financial performance indicators, including EBITDA, cash flow, ROCE and working capital.

Treasury & Funding

• Manage liquidity, banking relationships and financing facilities.
• Lead debt restructuring, capital raising and shareholder funding initiatives.
• Optimize cash management and foreign exchange exposure.
• Ensure adequate funding availability to support business operations and growth.

Cost & Manufacturing Finance

• Develop and maintain standard costing for seafood processing operations.
• Drive cost reduction, margin improvement and operational efficiency.
• Monitor production yields, inventory valuation, manufacturing costs and plant performance.
• Partner with Operations and Supply Chain to identify opportunities for financial and operational improvement.

Governance, Risk & Compliance

• Ensure compliance with IFRS, tax laws, statutory requirements and corporate governance standards.
• Strengthen internal controls and enterprise risk management frameworks.
• Coordinate internal and external audits and ensure timely resolution of audit findings.
• Ensure accurate and timely statutory financial reporting.

Business Partnering

• Partner with Commercial, Operations, Supply Chain and Procurement functions on pricing, investments and profitability.
• Evaluate new projects, export markets and capital expenditure opportunities.
• Provide financial analysis and modelling to support strategic and commercial decisions.

People Leadership & Digital Transformation

• Build, lead and develop a high-performing finance team.
• Establish a strong succession pipeline and promote employee development.
• Drive continuous improvement, automation and digital transformation across the finance function.
• Lead the effective use and enhancement of ERP finance systems.

Desired Candidate Profile

Education & Professional Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Commerce or a related discipline.
• Professional qualification such as CPA, ACCA, ACA or CMA is required.
• MBA or Master's degree is preferred.

Experience

• 15+ years of progressive finance experience, including at least 7 years in senior finance leadership roles.
• Strong experience in strategic finance, corporate finance and financial management.
• Proven experience in treasury management, funding, cash management and banking relationships.
• Strong background in cost accounting, financial modelling, budgeting and forecasting.
• Experience supporting manufacturing, production or capital-intensive operations.
• Experience in seafood, food processing, FMCG or a similar industry is highly desirable.
• Proven exposure to international or export-oriented businesses.
• Experience working with ERP systems and leading finance digital transformation initiatives.
• Strong experience in Board-level reporting and presenting financial insights to senior leadership and shareholders.

Technical & Functional Competencies

• Strategic financial leadership
• Corporate finance
• Treasury and liquidity management
• Cost accounting and manufacturing finance
• Financial planning, budgeting and forecasting
• Financial modelling and investment analysis
• Working capital management
• Risk management and internal controls
• IFRS and statutory compliance
• Tax and audit management
• ERP and digital finance systems
• Business partnering

Leadership & Behavioural Competencies

• Strategic and commercial mindset
• Strong analytical and decision-making capabilities
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Strong negotiation and stakeholder management skills
• Ability to influence and advise the CEO, Board and shareholders
• Strong leadership, coaching and team-building capabilities
• Results-oriented and commercially focused
• High level of integrity and sound professional judgment
• Ability to lead transformation and manage change

Preferred Industry & Business Exposure

• Seafood canning or processing
• Food manufacturing
• FMCG
• Export-oriented businesses
• Government-linked organizations
• Capital-intensive manufacturing
• Private-label and branded consumer products

Success Profile

The successful candidate will be expected to:

• Strengthen financial governance while enabling commercial growth.
• Improve profitability through disciplined cost and performance management.
• Maintain strong liquidity and funding capacity.
• Support international expansion through robust financial planning and analysis.
• Provide trusted and commercially focused advice to the CEO, Board and shareholders.
• Build a high-performing, digitally enabled finance function that supports operational excellence and long-term growth.