Available Position: Chief Financial Officer.
GVE Projects Limited is a leading distributed renewable energy solutions provision company on a
mission to end energy poverty in Africa through a business footprint that covers the design, sales,
installation and maintenance of solar energy solutions for residential, commercial, industrial and
rural off-grid or under-served communities across Nigeria.
Our solutions are tailored to meet the reliable electricity needs of our clients, resulting in related
cost reduction, improved efficiency and environmental sustainability for which we have been
recognized by the London Stock Exchange Group as one of the fastest growing private companies
in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Do you want an amazing career and interested in joining our team of innovators today?
GVE is currently recruiting for the position below:
Position: Chief Financial Officer (CFO)
Work Location: Abuja, Nigeria
Reports To: Managing Director/ CEO
What will you be doing?
The CFO holds a very vital and strategic role in the company. This position is expected to provide
essential financial governance, Finance and Accounting management, Control and Reporting,
General Administration, Legal and Tax services to the company’s operations in compliance with
global best practices, policies, systems and procedures as laid down by GVE operational
procedures.
The CFO’s key responsibility is to work closely with the executive management team in
developing new opportunities aimed at increasing footprint in the sector. Over the next years,
s/he needs to develop and position the company as a global leader in the sector offering
increased company’s valuation and investor’s interest. In addition, the CFO will provide
guidance and support and ensure local implementation of the company’s corporate compliance
program.
In summary, the following points represent the key expectations of the management from a
successful candidate:
- Providing strong leadership as a member of the executive team including strategic vision
and tactical execution to drive revenue growth, profitability and capital base. - Building and managing a world-class finance and accounting team.
- Ensuring a governance structure is in place to achieve a sustainable and an efficient
operational execution that increases shareholder value and facilitates employee and
organizational well-being. - Accountable for all finance and accounting activities in the organization including
management reporting. - Leads and ensures all financial processes required to support the management and
effective execution of the company’s corporate strategies are in place.
Ensuring proper financial reporting- Determine financing needs for debt and/or equity financing and responsible for successful
completion of financing deals, including equipment / asset financing and lease
arrangements. - Assists in the implementation and/or maintenance of management control systems for
other departments e.g. actual expenditure vs budget, product costing system, sales
reporting and variance systems, and sales cost reporting. These reports will also be used
by the Finance department to be informed of day to day trends and to suggest potential
improvements when appropriate. - Consolidates and communicates financial performance updates and comments to the
Executive Team, lenders, shareholders and other stakeholders. - Collaborates with the management team to optimize operational costs and improve
performance closely tracked by key metrics and performance indicators. - Collaborate with the IT department to ensure the enterprise is supported with appropriate
business intelligence and empowering systems, including the development, deployment
and management of a cost-effective ERP designed and customized to suite GVE’s longterm operational strategies. - Manage shareholder’s returns and payment of dividends as case maybe.
- Support new business development, resource mobilization, diversifying revenue growth,
program quality and impact agenda. - Lead in the development of costings and budgets for new project development with
support from the management team. - Visit the field and partners to analyse the reports and financial statements and provide
technical support to partners and project teams on effective use of resources.
Who are we looking for?
- Minimum of bachelor’s degree in accounting, financial management or related field from
a very reputable institution (an MBA with CFA, ICAN and/or ACCA certification is
preferred). - >10year track record in financial leadership positions driving a business through organic
growth with hands on experience in investment financing, fundraising and investor
relationship management (Preferably in Renewable Energy Sector but not mandatory). - Hands-on experience with IT driving finance and accounting management tools.
- A strong leader with the intellectual honesty, open mindedness, and rigor to defend their
strategic direction and support it with data while considering the position of others. - An approachable personality with a strong appreciation for people at all levels in the
organization and an ability to deliver under pressure. - A clearly evident capability built upon a long track record of integrity and professionalism
that inspires trust and confidence from the senior leadership team and shareholders. - Strong financing and working capital management acumen.
- An ability and willingness to raise issues and drive resolution on topics, popular or
unpopular, in the best interests of the company. - A demonstrated, detail oriented and principles first approach to problem solving rather
than reliance on industry heuristics and an ability to explain those principles to others. - A willingness to prioritize building a cohesive company culture over individual functional
success. - An excellent communicator who can comfortably engage with the CEOand all levels of the
management team. - Demonstrated leadership in high value negotiations in both win-win and win-lose scenarios
with suppliers, partners, and customers, and government entities. - Female candidates who meet the above requirements are highly encouraged to apply.
What we offer:
- Competitive executive emolument; commensurate with experience and education.
- Strong performance-based annual bonus.
- Participation in long-term incentive plan.
- Full benefits package that includes medical insurance, paid vacation etc.
Amazing work life balance. - Being a member of a dynamic team of professionals driving global revolutionary change.
Qualified and interested?
Please email your resume to careers@gve-group.com using “Chief Financial Officer
Application” as the email subject.