Group CFO

Group Chief Financial Officer (CFO)

Salary Package: €75,000 to €85,000

About Our Client
Our Client is a major Group of Companies within Malta’s business landscape with a strong diversified portfolio across several sectors. The organisation is known for delivering practical, sustainable solutions through multiple operating businesses.

Role Overview
The Group Chief Financial Officer will provide financial leadership, reporting directly to the CEO and working closely with the Board and main shareholders. Finance is fully outsourced to a high-repute external setup. The CFO will manage and govern this outsourced component end-to-end, ensuring alignment with all statutory and regulatory obligations, strong controls, and practical support to the different business setups and stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

• Financial Strategy & Leadership: Develop and execute the Group’s financial strategy in alignment with business objectives, providing clear financial direction and insight to the CEO, Board, and main shareholders.
• Outsourced Finance Leadership (End-to-End Governance): Own the relationship, scope, cadence, and performance management of the outsourced finance partner. Set clear SLAs, reporting timetables, quality standards, and escalation routes. Ensure consistent delivery across all finance outputs, including accuracy, timeliness, and audit readiness.
• Group Financial Governance and Control: Strengthen internal controls, approval limits, segregation of duties, and policy adherence across all entities. Ensure the outsourced setup aligns with the Group’s governance requirements and operational realities.
• Budgeting, Forecasting & Modelling: Lead budgeting and forecasting cycles across entities, develop financial models to support business planning, pricing strategies, and investment decisions, and monitor performance against agreed targets. Provide scenario planning and sensitivity analysis for key decisions.
• Cash Flow & Capital Management: Oversee cash flow planning, working capital management, and liquidity across the Group. Strengthen discipline around collections, payment governance, and supplier terms.
• Management Reporting: Ensure timely and accurate management accounts, Group reporting, dashboards, and Board packs are delivered through the outsourced partner, supported by clear CFO review, commentary, and recommendations.
• Governance, Compliance & Risk: Ensure compliance with IFRS where applicable, Maltese tax legislation, and statutory obligations, and that all filings and deadlines are met. Maintain audit readiness, evidence trails, and a strong control environment.
• Stakeholder & Investor Engagement: Act as a trusted financial counterpart to main shareholders, investors, auditors, banks, and professional advisors, maintaining transparent and credible communication at all times.
• Commercial & Strategic Support: Partner with the executive team to evaluate growth opportunities, new ventures, contracts, and major commitments, including feasibility assessments, pricing analysis, margin review, and cost control.
• C-Suite and Shareholder Advisory (Financial Consultancy): Serve as the financial consultant to the main shareholders, CEO, and C-suite. Provide independent counsel on strategy, performance, capital allocation, risk, and returns, ensuring decisions are supported by robust financial evidence and clear trade-offs.
• Process Improvement & Technology: Drive efficiencies through process optimisation and the effective use of financial systems and digital tools, improving data quality, reporting speed, and decision support.