Due to the planned retirement of the current CFO in March 2025, The role of Chief Financial Officer (CFO) at Semefab has arisen.
This is a strategic leadership role with a hands-on approach, responsible for driving efficiency and ROI across all business areas, including sales, production, and engineering. You will oversee a team of four, ensuring growth and support for finance and procurement leaders while collaborating with the Executive and Operational Board to build strategies that enhance performance and profitability. Key responsibilities include managing regulatory and legal compliance, leading external relationships with banks, auditors, and government bodies, and driving M&A activity, investments, and transactions.
Key Responsibilities:
Strategic Oversight:
- Join the leadership team to work closely with the CEO on developing expansion strategies and ensuring maximum profitability.
- Build an ambitious strategy with the Executive and Operational Board to drive company performance and profitability.
Operational Management:
- Oversee a team of approximately four personnel, managing both finance and procurement, ensuring development within these functions.
- Commercially challenge all areas of the company, including sales, production, and engineering, to optimize efficiency and sales efforts.
Financial Operations:
- Oversee all financial operations, including managing cash flow and liquidity to meet operational needs, including foreign exchange risk.
- Deliver financial performance in alignment with strategic plans.
- Own budgeting and forecasting processes, ensuring they support strategic objectives.
Regulatory and Legal Compliance:
- Act as the first line for all regulatory and legal requirements, working with advisors as needed.
- Ensure full statutory and regulatory compliance.
Stakeholder Engagement:
- Lead on external relationships with banks, audit firms, and various government bodies.
- Prepare and present financial information for development grants and work closely with external partners like Forvis Mazars on R&D tax claims and EII Exemption Relief Scheme applications.
Investment and Growth:
- Be the key leader in any M&A activity, future investment, or transaction of the business.
- Constantly seek opportunities to increase revenue and business growth, partnering key stakeholders for CAPEX projects.
Financial Reporting and Compliance:
- Ownership of reporting on performance against strategic objectives.
- Manage the company's balance sheet.
- Provide challenge and insight into monthly management accounting and budgeting/forecasting processes.
- Manage the annual audit, preparing corporation tax computations and statutory accounts in line with IFRS.
Leadership and Team Development:
- Support and develop the Head of Finance and Head of Procurement, ensuring their functions are robust and aligned with company goals.