Chief Financial Officer

Job summary

The CFO is responsible for safeguarding the organization's financial health and providing forward-looking insights to the Executive Leadership Team. Key duties include overseeing financial planning, liquidity, capital allocation, and leading the Finance and IT teams.

Job details

We're on the search for a Chief Financial Officer on behalf of our client, Gerrie Electric Wholesale Limited, a multi-branch, family-owned electrical distribution company with a long-standing history of growth and operational excellence. If you are a hands-on, pragmatic financial leader with proven CFO experience in multi-site, complex distribution businesses, or similar complex environments who can thrive in a fast-moving, entrepreneurial culture, this may be an opportunity for you. The Chief Financial Officer is a key member of the Executive Leadership Team, accountable for safeguarding the organization's financial health, integrity, and long-term sustainability. Acting as a trusted advisor to ownership, the CFO will provide forward-looking financial insight, lead financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, and enterprise-wide performance management, and establish KPIs that drive profitability and optimize cost structure. This individual will oversee cash flow, liquidity, and capital allocation to ensure financial stability, while leading banking relationships and financing strategies to support disciplined investment, growth initiatives, and acquisitions. The successful candidate will be a hands-on, player-coach leader who is analytical, data-driven, and collaborative, with strong business acumen and the ability to translate data into clear, actionable insights. They will lead and develop high-performing Finance and IT teams, integrate technology and ERP systems to enhance scalability, and partner closely with leadership to position the business for continued long-term success. This is a critical role for someone who operates with an ownership mindset, balances strategic thinking with execution, and can build alignment across the organization to support sustained growth. All responses are sent to Waterstone Human Capital. Please, indicate your interest in Project # 0470-0004S. Please note: Only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

What you’ll do

The CFO is responsible for safeguarding the organization's financial health and providing forward-looking insights to the Executive Leadership Team. Key duties include overseeing financial planning, liquidity, capital allocation, and leading the Finance and IT teams.

Requirements

The ideal candidate is a pragmatic financial leader with proven CFO experience in multi-site distribution or similarly complex environments. They must possess an ownership mindset and the ability to translate complex data into actionable business insights.

Listed skills

• Budgeting · Preferred
• Leadership · Preferred
• Data analysis · Preferred
• Financial planning · Preferred
• Forecasting · Preferred

Other relevant skills

Identified from the job description. Confirm important requirements above.

• Financial Planning
• Budgeting
• Forecasting
• Performance Management
• Cash Flow Management
• Capital Allocation
• Banking Relationships
• Financing Strategies
• ERP Systems Integration
• Strategic Thinking
• Data Analysis
• Leadership
• Business Acumen
• KPI Establishment
• Acquisitions

Job areas

• Finance & Accounting
• Management & Leadership
• Logistics
• Consulting