Chief Financial Officer

21 / 11 / 2024

  • Auckland
  • Permanent / Full Time
  • Accounting / CFO

Description

The Company
Yes Group is an alliance of Australasia’s premium Medical and Safety distributors, united through a singular mission: “enabling healthcare to perform better”. They are a privately owned business going through an exponential phase of growth due to their extreme customer experience mindset, combined with a focus on disrupting their industry through the use of cutting-edge technology and innovation.

https://yesmg.com/
  
The Role
Yes Group is seeking an experienced, energetic and strategic Chief Financial Officer (CFO) to work closely with the Group CEO in shaping their financial and operational strategy in-turn helping them achieve their significant growth targets.  This role is ideal for a highly driven finance leader looking to make a tangible impact by improving processes and systems, steering financial excellence, and supporting growth initiatives, including M&A activities. The CFO will oversee all aspects of financial management, risk, and compliance while collaborating on commercial and strategic projects with the executive team.
  
Key Responsibilities

  • Partner with the Group CEO and leadership team on key strategic and commercial initiatives
  • Lead M&A activities, including due diligence and integration of acquisitions
  • Oversee financial planning, budgeting, forecasting and regular reporting
  • Lead and manage the ANZ finance team, ensuring strong financial performance and efficiency
  • Drive process and systems improvements to enhance financial and operational performance
  • Manage risk and compliance across ANZ, ensuring all regulatory requirements are met
  • Manage external party relationships (banks, auditors, insurers etc.)

  
About You
We are looking for a seasoned CFO who brings energy and enthusiasm, a commercial and strategic mindset with experience in the import and distribution sector or similar environments (FMCG, wholesale etc.). The ideal candidate will be hands-on, with a strong background in financial and operational improvement and a proven ability to partner strategically with senior leadership. Experience with M&A is highly desirable. You must be someone who has played a key role in a business that has gone through a significant growth phase.
  
Skills & Experience

  • Demonstrated experience as a CFO or in a senior finance leadership role, ideally within the import, distribution, wholesale or FMCG sector
  • Experience within a high volume and high customer base environment
  • Experience in developing and executing on long-term strategic initiatives
  • Proven success in process and system improvements to drive financial and operational efficiency
  • Strong technical accounting knowledge (ideally trained in a large professional services firm)
  • Excellent leadership, communication and interpersonal skills

  
What’s on Offer
As well as there being a competitive remuneration package on offer, this is a fantastic opportunity to shape the financial future of a successful, growing organization in a dynamic sector. As CFO at Yes Group, you’ll join a collaborative, forward-thinking team where your insights and leadership will play a pivotal role in a business on an aggressive growth journey.
  
  
If this opportunity is of interest, please submit your CV by following the link below. If you’d like to find out more and for a confidential discussion, contact Chris Cooper at chrisc@huntercampbell.co.nz

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  • High growth, privately owned ANZ business
  • Work alongside an impressive CEO
  • Location; Auckland or Whanganui or Bowral (NSW)

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