Chief Financial Officer

Led by Rodolphe Saadé, the CMA CGM Group, a global leader in shipping and logistics, serves more than 420 ports around the world on five continents. With its subsidiary CEVA Logistics, a world leader in logistics, and its air freight division CMA CGM AIR CARGO, the CMA CGM Group is continually innovating to offer its customers a complete and increasingly efficient range of new shipping, land, air and logistics solutions.

Committed to the energy transition in shipping, and a pioneer in the use of alternative fuels, the CMA CGM Group has set a target to become Net Zero Carbon by 2050.
Through the CMA CGM Foundation, the Group acts in humanitarian crises that require an emergency response by mobilizing the Group’s shipping and logistics expertise to bring humanitarian supplies around the world.

Present in 160 countries through its network of more than 400 offices and 750 warehouses, the Group employs more than 155,000 people worldwide, including 4,000 in Marseilles where its head office is located.

Please ensure you are familiar with the CMA CGM Corporate Internal Mobility guidelines

Role
Manage and monitor the financial and fiscal activities of the CMA CGM Southern Africa Cluster and supervise the Internal Control.

Responsibilities
➢ Produce accounting and financial information that are accurate, reliable and compliant with local rules and Group financial processes and
    procedures (IFRS, etc.)
➢ Assure the application of Group financial rules and procedures (customer collection, treasury, working capital, financing)
➢ Build the budget with the Management of the entity and ensure its monitoring and as business partner support the Management in all
    development and optimization projects of the entities
➢ Serve as a reference for local authorities in his scope of responsibilities: financial institutions, legal auditors (and other external bodies)
    and for Group internal departments
➢ Propose, implement, monitor all necessary actions to reach performance targets (KPI) set up by the Group and contribute to the
    optimization of financial processes
➢ Assure the appropriation and the correct application of internal control rules and warn the General Manager as well as Group Finance
    Department (Financial control Department) and Fraud department of any fraud and/or compliance issue

Skills and Qualifications
➢ Degree, specialized in Finance (masters or CA qualificatio would be an added advantage)
➢ At least 4 years of a professional experience in a similar position in a global corporation, bank or Big4
➢ You have a Project Management experience in a complex international environment
➢ You have a strong accounting background
➢ You have a comprehensive understanding of financial analysis methods and techniques as well as a great expertise of IFRS, internal control principles, closing/reporting processes
➢ Full autonomy, leadership and communication skills are as important as management and analytical skills
➢ Shipping or logistics knowledge would be a added advantage

Personal Attributes
➢ Ability to work without supervision
➢ Team player
➢ Willingness to learn

Led by Rodolphe Saadé, the CMA CGM Group, a global leader in shipping and logistics, serves more than 420 ports around the world on five continents. With its subsidiary CEVA Logistics, a world leader in logistics, and its air freight division CMA CGM AIR CARGO, the CMA CGM Group is continually innovating to offer its customers a complete and increasingly efficient range of new shipping, land, air and logistics solutions.

Committed to the energy transition in shipping, and a pioneer in the use of alternative fuels, the CMA CGM Group has set a target to become Net Zero Carbon by 2050.
Through the CMA CGM Foundation, the Group acts in humanitarian crises that require an emergency response by mobilizing the Group’s shipping and logistics expertise to bring humanitarian supplies around the world.

Present in 160 countries through its network of more than 400 offices and 750 warehouses, the Group employs more than 155,000 people worldwide, including 4,000 in Marseilles where its head office is located.