This is a remote position.

An NPO is looking for a remote Group CFO to lead the organisation’s financial strategy, governance and operational stewardship across a multi-entity, multi-country environment. The role combines strategic leadership with hands-on financial control, ensuring financial sustainability, compliance and effective use of funds. The suitable candidate to be Cape Town / Nelspruit based.

Financial Strategy & Governance

  • Lead the development of medium- and long-term financial strategy, including funding runway, capital allocation, reserves and scenario planning

  • Provide decision-ready financial insight to the Board, investors and funders through high-quality reporting, forecasts and analysis

  • Ensure financial strategy aligns with organisational objectives, pricing models, programme outcomes and funding structures

Financial Stewardship & Reporting

  • Deliver accurate and timely group budgets, rolling forecasts, cash flow projections and statutory financial statements

  • Maintain general ledger integrity, audit readiness and full statutory and tax compliance across all entities

  • Produce consolidated management accounts and entity-level reporting for Boards, donors and funders

Cash Flow & Treasury

  • Actively monitor funding adequacy and liquidity across all countries and entities

  • Manage banking relationships, inter-company cash movements and foreign settlements

  • Identify and mitigate funding gaps through proactive cash flow planning

Controls, Risk & Compliance

  • Maintain a strong internal control environment including delegations of authority, treasury, procurement and reserves policies

  • Lead financial risk management, tax efficiency and compliance frameworks across multiple jurisdictions

  • Ensure audit findings, due diligence actions and high-risk issues are resolved in a timely manner

Procurement & Contract Oversight

  • Review and approve major procurement commitments, pricing and freight within budget and cash flow limits

  • Oversee financial terms in contracts and funding agreements to minimise risk and protect organisational interests

People & Capability Leadership

  • Lead, develop and retain a high-performing finance and data team

  • Build succession, multi-skilling and financial literacy across the organisation

  • Strengthen analytical and reporting capability to support strategic decision-making

Culture, Integrity & Stewardship

  • Act as a trusted financial steward, promoting integrity, accountability and collaboration

  • Embed strong financial governance while supporting the organisation’s mission and values


Requirements

Knowledge:
  • Professional accounting qualification (CA/ACCA/CIMA)
  • 10+years' post articles with group level responsibility
  • Track record in analytics-enabled decision support
  • International non-profit and multi-entity finance
  • Donor compliance
  • Financial Risk Management within regional and sector context
  • Procurement and contracting basics
Work skills:
  • Consolidation, forecasting, and scenario modelling
  • Cashflow and currency management
  • Policy design and control frameworks
  • Board and vendor engagement
Interpersonal skills:
  • Executive communication
  • Ethical and trustworthy
  • Stakeholder management (funders/investors)
  • Coaching and change leadership