Finding the right financial director for your business can be a long drawn out process. Financial directors are not only responsible for the companyâs wellbeing, but they also play an integral role with regard to strategy and growth of a business. Below are some key interview questions to ask the potential...
A little while ago, a Johannesburg-based friend considered investing in a water storage unit. His desire was to install a tank in his garden to catch rain and thereby always have an emergency water supply. After looking at all his financial commitments for the month, he decided to hold off...
In some shape or form, this has happened to you. Youâre in a city that isnât home, sitting in a restaurant, coffee shop or walking through a great store. Youâre loving the service and the vibe, and then it hits you: this place would do so well at home! âHey!â...
Itâs every financial directorâs dream to walk into a company and change it from struggling to smooth-sailing. But the chief financial officer of Sony has managed to do just that. The revival of a slumping share price and the revitalisation of a flagging brand is thanks, according to some, to...
Many financial directors face this unpleasant yet familiar scenario at some point in their careers: sales at the company have been dropping for several quarters in a row. Consumer spending has dropped. The economic environment is looking less able to support your company. The business is struggling to pay salaries...
Recently, someone I know decided to try his hand at baking some bread. It was an endeavour he was undertaking for the first time, and he took the job seriously. His starting point was (of course!) the internet. He googled several recipes, and decided on some sourdough bread. The photos...
âMoonshot!â: the title of the book written by the former chief executive of Apple and PepsiCo, John Sculley. Itâs a word familiar to those who frequent Silicon Valley circles, and those who worked in the white house under John F. Kennedy. It is derived from the then US Presidentâs vow...
In the last years of high school, your parents or guidance counselors might have encouraged you to choose a career. You may have had a love for numbers, you may have liked the doors it opened in terms of job opportunities, or you may have been attracted to rumours about...
There are skills every financial director has, and there are skills that exceptional financial directors have. Our experience as a company with a team of top notch finance executives has shown that the skillset required by a leading person in our profession is somewhat different to the predictable abilities of...
