Cfo

With our privately-owned company turning 5 this year. We are growing and evolving and are now ready to hire our very first Chief Financial Officer. This role will lead and execute the financial strategy to drive growth, profitability, and shareholder value and serve as an advisor to the CEO. The CFO will oversee all financial activities for the organization including budget, financial reporting, financial management and controls, mergers and acquisitions, raising capital, and corporate finance.

Our business model is to acquire brokerages and integrate them into the Collectivfide network helping them to grow their business and optimize their operations through efficiencies, synergies, and best practices underpinned by back-office support from the Collectivfide team.

Hopefully we have piqued your interest. Keep reading to learn more about what you will be doing.

This role will require you to flex between providing strategic financial advice and decision making, leading the capital raise journey, as well as performing tactical, hands-on corporate finance activities such as financial modelling, scenario analysis, debt financing, cash flow management, reporting, mergers & acquisitions due diligence, capital expenditures, and investor relations.

Our list may seem like a big ask, but this is our very first CFO so we know how important it is to get this right. The right person is not put off by the ask, rather they are excited by the opportunity to help shape and drive the future of the company. You recognize that working for a young company you have to wear many hats and roll up your sleeves to get things done.

**Key Responsibilities**:

- Develop and execute the company’s financial strategy in alignment with the organization’s goals, identifying issues, mitigating risk and developing sound financial recommendations and aligning the team to those priorities.
- Manage and optimize the company’s current and future cash flow, including preparing the company to raise the capital it needs to support its cash requirements and growth plans. This can range from securing loans, pursuing external capital, financial modelling and scenario analysis and M&A activities.
- Create and maintain financial models and forecast as well as conduct scenario analysis to support strategic decision making and evaluate current and potential investment opportunities.
- Monitor and manage the company’s debt portfolio, including debt analysis, issuance, repayment, and refinancing.
- Support the preparation and execution of equity and debt offering, including due diligence, valuation, and pricing.
- Analyze the company’s cash flow and liquidity position, ensuring optimal cash utilization and availability at all times. Utilize key performance metrics such as IRR, WACC to inform decision making.
- Evaluate M&A and other capital allocation opportunities, completing risk/scenario analysis and make recommendations to management to ensure viability and overall impact on the financial health of the organization.
- Prepare investor presentations to facilitate discussions with capital markets participants, investors, and lending vendors.
- General overview of financial statements, forecasts, variance analysis, budget, valuations, including presentation to the Finance Committee/Board
- Understand the company’s tax requirements and implement optimal tax strategies for the entire group of companies.
- Provide financial expertise, reporting, risk mitigation and recommendations to the Board and investors and other stakeholders.
- Develop and implement scalable financial processes, procedures, controls and solutions to support growth plans, drive efficiency and ensure compliance.

**Requirements**:

- University degree in accounting, finance, business administration.
- MBA, CPA designation.
- Minimum 7 years of financial leadership, with previous CFO experience, including hands on experience in corporate finance, investor relationship, financial modelling, investment banking or capital markets.
- Previous experience leading a capital raise and dealing with investors and shareholders.
- Prior success working in the private sector with a large subsidiary base, dealing with cash management to fund M&A and generate long-term profits.
- Practical experience in raising equity and debt financing and communication with banks, investors and other financial stakeholders.
- Advanced knowledge of the concepts, principles and practices pertaining to corporate finance planning, analysis and reporting.
- Hands on experience building and maintaining complex financial models.
- Must have strong communication and organizational skills and be able to multi-task and manage multiple projects simultaneously.

If due to a disability you require accommodation or accessible format and communication support, please submit your request in writing and together, with your leader and Human Resources we will work together to develop an accommodation plan.