Chief Financial Officer

**Job Description: Chief Financial Officer (CFO) - Champions Group**

**About Champions Group**

Champions Group is a vibrant and diversified business conglomerate—spanning real estate, lifestyle & leisure, media, cloud computing, marketing & data services, and infrastructure technologies—driven by its mission to "enable growth globally with superlative offerings" and transform businesses through customer-centric innovation and technology. Champions Group is charting its journey toward being a recognized global leader.

**Role Overview**

As CFO, you will be the strategic financial leader responsible for steering the financial engine across diverse verticals within the Champions Group ecosystem. Reporting directly to the Chairman & Chief Coach (CEO), you'll partner closely with the senior leadership team to drive financial discipline, growth, and strategic positioning for long-term success.

**Key Responsibilities**
- **Strategic Financial Leadership**:

- Shape and drive the financial strategy aligned with the Group’s vision, growth goals, and multi-sector portfolio.
- Provide financial insight to inform strategic decisions and evaluate expansion opportunities across sectors.
- **Financial Planning & Analysis**:

- Oversee budgeting, forecasting, financial modeling, and performance tracking.
- Develop multi-year financial plans and scenario analyses to assess viability across ventures.
- **Operational Finance & Reporting**:

- Ensure accurate, timely financial reporting and compliance with applicable standards.
- Establish dashboards and KPIs; monitor capital allocation, cost efficiencies, and profitability metrics.
- **Risk Management & Governance**:

- Implement robust risk management frameworks and internal controls.
- Oversee compliance across financial, tax, and regulatory requirements.
- **Funding & Treasury Oversight**:

- Manage liquidity, treasury operations, banking partnerships, and funding strategies.
- Strategize capital structure and investment funding tailored to different business models.
- **M&A and Business Development Support**:

- Evaluate merger or acquisition opportunities, lead financial due diligence, and integrate financial operations.
- **Leadership & Team Building**:

- Lead and mentor a high-performing centralized finance team, fostering excellence in FP&A, accounting, tax, and business partnering.
- **Stakeholder Communication**:

- Present financial insights and strategy to the Board, investors, and partners; maintain clarity on financial performance.

**Qualifications & Experience**
- Chartered Accountant (CA), CPA, CMA, or equivalent.
- Proven track record (typically 12+ years) in senior financial leadership roles, ideally within diversified conglomerates or multi-sector businesses.
- Hands-on experience in M&A, financial restructuring, or expansion in real estate, infra-tech, marketing, or digital services sectors.
- Strong analytical, strategic, and interpersonal skills with demonstrated ability to operate as a trusted business partner to executive leadership.
- Experience driving transformation in finance functions (e.g., data-driven insights, shared services, finance partnering).
- High ethical standards, integrity, collaborative approach, and cultural alignment with an employee-centric group that values innovation and community.

**Why Champions Group?**
- Be part of a dynamic, fast-growing group with a bold vision: a customer-obsessed enterprise transforming multiple sectors and fostering global growth.
- Work with a leadership team that values fun, recognition, and empowerment—Champions Group treats employees like family and cultivates an inspiring culture.
- Play a pivotal role in shaping strategy across real estate development, data-driven marketing, lifestyle brands, and tech-infused innovation.

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

**Benefits**:

- Cell phone reimbursement
- Health insurance
- Provident Fund

Work Location: In person