Chief Financial Officer

Reference Number: 8525SIaa

Location: Christchurch
- **Rapidly Growing 100% New Zealand-Owned Family Business**:

- **Experienced Group Level CFO with FX / Treasury Skills**:

- **Join this High-Performing Group Leadership Team**:

- **Christchurch Location**

**About The Role**:
With a focus on coaching and mentoring the finance and logistics teams, the CFO has responsibility for the financial leadership of this fast growing, profitable and much-respected business. You will ensure:

- That financial business processes are efficient and effective across the Group;
- The Group has a robust and regularly reviewed policies and practices for Treasury, FX, Capital Management, Group Budgeting, Risk Management, Cashflow and Financial Reporting;
- All Group statutory compliance obligations are met;
- Efficient and streamlined operations in freight and logistics for whole goods and parts, including shipping and negotiation with suppliers;
- The strong leadership & development of a committed team of finance and commercial professionals.

**Skills & Experience**:
We’re looking for an experienced and seasoned CFO who is used to dealing with complexity and can hit the ground running. Ideally you will come from a related/adjacent industry involving supply chain, machinery, retail, import/export, automotive, construction or the agri-sector. It goes without saying you will be a strategic contributor and great fit to the Group Leadership Team, enjoying agile decision making and the high level of visibility they have across the business. You will have:

- A CA qualification along with Treasury experience & have managed a sizeable FX programme;
- At least 10 years’ experience in a senior management finance position in a medium to large commercial enterprise;
- High levels of commercial & financial acumen, ideally experience with acquisitions;
- Successfully lead teams of finance professionals and be committed to their development;
- A down to earth and practical style, a track record of building excellent relationships and enjoys communicating with people at all levels;
- A strong level of customer focus effectively liaising with a wide range of internal and external customers and suppliers, also interacting successfully at Board level.

Contributing to your success in this role may also include relevant experience with Trans-Tasman, Capital Equipment, Retail Finance and having an affinity with farming.

**Benefits**:

- Rapidly growing 100% New Zealand-owned family business
- Highly people-focussed culture with a supportive, fun and friendly team environment
- An attractive and competitive remuneration package
- An Employee Benefits Programme which offers great discounts and an active social club.

**About the Company**:
Landpower, along with the CLAAS Harvest Centre network, is the largest privately-owned farm machinery network in Australasia. They are the leading providers of agricultural machinery throughout Australia and New Zealand and enjoy brand partnerships spanning more than 45 years with premium European manufacturers including CLAAS, AMAZONE, GRIMME, & JCB via a network of dealers throughout Australia and New Zealand.

Landpower and CLAAS Harvest Centre employ over 450 people across a range of sales, technical support, parts and administrative roles in their Christchurch and Melbourne offices and in the New Zealand and Australian retail network.

**Culture**:
You will be working in an environment that invests in its people, supports innovation, encourages growth and is Purpose driven: the Group’s Purpose is “Gearing Up Farmers to Succeed: when they succeed, we succeed”. Landpower is values driven and committed to the ongoing improvement of their health, safety and wellbeing culture to ensure everyone gets home safe every day. Their values of “In It Together, Front Up, and Keep Growing” form the backbone of a fast growing and dynamic business, providing a challenging and stimulating environment.

For more information please phone Louise Green on +64 3 353 4367.