Head of Finance

• Lead the finance function and take ownership of its performance, maturity and credibility.
• Work closely with the Finance Manager and broader finance team to strengthen the quality, timeliness and usefulness of financial reporting and analysis.
• Provide senior oversight, review and guidance without simply taking the work away from the team.
• Clarify roles, responsibilities and review processes across the finance function.
• Develop the finance team's capability through coaching, structured review, and practical support.
• Build a culture of accuracy, accountability, early escalation and continuous improvement.
• Provide leadership on corporate and commercial finance matters.
• Own the quality, integrity and reliability of Quro Medical’s financial information.
• Oversee monthly management accounts, statutory reporting, audit, tax, cash-flow reporting, balance-sheet review and financial controls.
• Interrogate the numbers before they are presented to the CEO, executive team, Board or shareholders.
• Ensure that material movements, risks, assumptions and accounting judgements are understood and clearly explained.
• Strengthen reporting disciplines, review processes, governance frameworks and internal controls.
• Maintain confidence in the numbers through appropriate preparation, review and sign-off processes.
• Lead the annual budget, reforecasts and rolling financial planning processes taking into account strategic business priorities, constraints and emerging economic trends.
• Establish a disciplined monthly performance rhythm across actual results, budgets, forecasts and management actions.
• Ensure variance analysis explains what happened, why it happened, what it means and what needs to be done.
• Connect financial results to the underlying drivers of the business, including volumes, utilisation, staffing, pricing, customer mix, scheme performance and product profitability.
• Help the executive team move from reporting performance to actively managing performance.
• Partner with the CEO and executive team on the financial and commercial questions that matter most.
• Provide analysis and recommendations on pricing, margins, customer economics, scheme performance, product profitability, cost-to-serve and growth opportunities.
• Build and review financial models for new products, partnerships, contracts, markets and investment decisions.
• Ensure strategic and commercial decisions are financially sound, properly governed and linked to measurable outcomes.
• Serve as the senior finance voice in engagements with the Board, shareholders, auditors, funders, advisers and other relevant stakeholders.
• Prepare and review Board papers, shareholder reports, financial updates, investment cases and decision submissions.

Requirements

• CA(SA) strongly preferred, or an equivalent professional finance qualification with strong practical finance leadership experience;
• at least 5 years of relevant senior finance experience;
• experience working directly with a CEO, executive team, Board or shareholders;
• commercial business experience, with a thorough understanding of financial and business management principles. E.g. pricing, profitability, financial modelling, scenario analysis and investment evaluation;
• experience developing or improving finance processes, reporting and controls;
• experience managing or developing finance team members;
• Experience in healthcare, technology, SaaS, managed services, scale-up, entrepreneurial or a regulated environment would be advantageous but is not essential.

Core Competencies

Demonstrates strong leadership in finance, ensuring the quality and integrity of financial reporting and analysis while fostering team development and accountability. Capable of connecting financial results to business drivers and providing strategic insights for decision-making.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• CA(SA) Certification
• Financial Reporting
• Financial Modelling
• Team Development
• Commercial Finance Leadership

Hard Skills

• Financial Analysis
• Budgeting
• Variance Analysis
• Cash-Flow Reporting
• Statutory Reporting
• Audit Management
• Financial Controls
• Scenario Analysis
• Investment Evaluation
• Performance Management

Soft Skills

• Leadership
• Coaching
• Communication
• Accountability
• Collaboration

Certifications & Qualifications

• CA(SA)

Industry Keywords

• Healthcare
• Technology
• SaaS
• Managed Services
• Regulated Environment

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