Financial executive (>20 years experience in senior finance leadership positions with broad experience in all aspects of accounting, tax, controlling, auditing, and financial management). Direct experience with FMCG industry (HealthCare, Personal Care and Household cleaning) and Tyre and Lubricant distribution (B2B, B2C, online).* Commercially oriented strategic partner to the General Manager * Active participation in strategy setting and decision making* Managing company financing negotiations with Banks and Investors (refinancing, bond issuance, etc.)* Managing Business Planning and Financial Reporting processes * Monitoring and analysing the business performance * Managing foreign currency exposure (hedging), cash-flows and assets utilisation * Managing asset and company acquisitions (creating business and financial plans; negotiating acquisition financing with Banks)* Driving improvement in the quality, accuracy and timeliness of the analysis provided to the business leaders * Ensuring that controllership and integrity is maintained, and policies and procedures are developed and current* Supporting quality and digitisation initiatives to improve and streamline processes and controls