Requirements :
Education: - Bachelor’s degree in finance, Accounting, or related field; MBA/CPA/CMA preferred. Experience: - Minimum 12 years in financial management, with at least 3 years in international trading, distribution, or commodity sectors.
- Proven expertise in trade finance, credit structuring, insurance, and cash flow management for cross-border operations.
- Strong background in budgeting, forecasting, and profitability planning. -
Direct experience managing tax obligations and structuring across multiple countries.
- Strong ERP and reporting system knowledge; excellent Excel and modeling skills Skills:
- Strong leadership, negotiation, and team management abilities.
Analytical mindset, reporting system knowledge; excellent Excel and modeling skills with proficiency in financial software (ERP systems, Odoo is preferred.).
- Strategic financial thinker with hands-on execution capability
- Deep understanding of trade finance tools, international taxation, risk mitigation instruments, and global liquidity
TASKS & RESPONSIBILITIES:
1. Financial Planning & Profitability Management
- Lead annual budgeting, forecasting, and strategic financial planning processes
- Track financial performance versus plan and identify corrective actions to optimize profit margins
- Support pricing decisions, margin improvement, and cost-reduction initiatives with data-driven
insights
- Analyze profitability across customers, geographies, and products to support executive decisions
- Ensure integration of financial goals into the company’s commercial and operational strategies
2. Cash Flow & Liquidity Management
- Develop and maintain robust cash flow forecasting models aligned with the company’s trading cycles
- Monitor global working capital positions and proactively manage funding needs across regions
- Lead intercompany fund flows, repatriation planning, and currency optimization strategies
- Ensure real-time visibility and control over group liquidity
3. Trade Finance & Credit Structuring
- Structure and managing trade finance instruments such as Letters of Credit (LCs), Standby LCs, factoring, and supplier credit lines
- Negotiate competitive credit facilities and payment terms with banks and financial institutions
- Evaluate customer and supplier credit profiles and define risk-adjusted financing solutions
- Design customer
-specific credit arrangements to support sales growth while minimizing exposure
4. Financial Risk Management & Insurance
- Identify, assess, and mitigate financial risks including FX exposure, credit risk, and compliance risk - Oversee credit insurance programs to protect receivables from default or delayed payments
- Ensure comprehensive cargo, marine, transit, and general liability insurance coverage
- Lead insurance policy negotiations with providers and brokers, optimizing premiums and coverage limits - Supervise claims management and ensure timely recovery of insured losses
- Develop and maintain internal controls around treasury, trade finance, and insurance procedures - Implement hedging strategies in coordination with treasury partners 5. Tax & Compliance
- Manage corporate tax planning, compliance, and reporting across multiple jurisdictions
- Optimize tax structures for cross-border trading transactions in coordination with external advisors - Ensure timely and accurate filing of VAT, customs duties, withholding taxes, and other obligations - Monitor regulatory changes and implement controls to ensure international tax compliance
6. Stakeholder Engagement & Reporting
- Act as a trusted financial advisor to the CEO and executive team, contributing to strategic planning and capital allocation
- Prepare and present reports on financial performance, cash flow, profitability, risk, and financing position
- Collaborate with commercial, procurement, logistics, and operations teams to ensure alignment of financial and business objectives
- Manage relationships with external auditors, banks, credit insurers, tax authorities, and other financial partners.