Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) CFO

Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) CFO

Job Description

 

Location: Bedfordview / Cape Town

Become part of the team powering household names like Andrex®, Kleenex®, Cottonelle®, Scott®, Viva®, and WypAll®.

At Arbex, everything you need is right here—innovation, growth, and the chance to leave a real mark.

About You

In one of our professional roles, you’ll focus on winning with consumers and the market, while putting safety, mutual respect, and human dignity at the centre.

The Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) CFO is accountable for providing strategic and operational Finance leadership for the ARBEX SSA stand-alone market.

The role is a key member of the South Africa Leadership Team, partnering with the Managing Director to shape business strategy, drive value creation and ensure strong financial stewardship of the market.

The role leads a team of 3 finance professionals and reports directly to the ARBEX CFO.

It acts as the senior Finance voice for the market, bringing constructive challenge, insight and commercial judgement to decisions across Commercial, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Marketing and supporting functions.

The ARBEX South Africa business has net sales of approximately $110 million, holds a market leadership position with the Babysoft brand and is supported by the Enstra manufacturing site in South Africa.

The role scope includes both Family Care (B2C) and Professional (B2B) business segments.

The CFO is accountable for the market financial plan, actual performance delivery, cash generation, working capital discipline, risk management, control and compliance.

The role leads the budgeting and forecasting processes and provides clear insight into risks, opportunities, external dynamics and mitigation actions to enable agile business decisions.

The CFO works closely with Controllership, Tax, Treasury and Global Business Services to maintain financial discipline, optimise cash flow, strengthen controls and ensure compliance with local statutory, tax and corporate requirements.

Subject to Legal confirmation, the CFO may carry fiduciary responsibilities as a Director of relevant Legal Entities and must ensure robust governance and appropriate escalation of statutory, regulatory and compliance matters.

Essential duties and responsibilities included in this role:

• Act as a strategic partner to the Managing Director and Leadership Team, shaping the market business plan, value creation agenda and resource allocation priorities.

• Own and drive the financial performance management agenda, including delivery of short- and long-term plans, forecast accuracy, risks and opportunities, and clear mitigation actions.

• Lead profitable growth through strong financial analysis, pricing and mix insight, portfolio support, productivity delivery and disciplined investment choices.

• Lead cash generation and working capital optimisation, including inventory, receivables, payables, capital expenditure governance and cash conversion discip...