Job Title: Chief Finance Officer, Ecobank Liberia
Report to (direct): Managing Director
Matrix Report to: Regional CFO
JOB PURPOSE
Provide overall financial stewardship of the affiliate by safeguarding the integrity of financial reporting, value creation and ensuring regulatory compliance. Act as a strategic partner to the CEO and Board in driving sustainable risk-adjusted profitability. The CFO is the primary interface with the Board, regulators, external auditors and Group Finance. The role is also accountable for full compliance with Group accounting policies, IFRS and the internal control framework.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Financial reporting & accounting governance
• Own the integrity of the general ledger, reconciliations, month-end/quarter-end/year-end close, and statutory reporting.
• Ensure full compliance with IFRS and with Group accounting policy.
• Certify the accuracy and completeness of financial statements submitted to the Board, regulator and Group.
Regulatory compliance & regulator engagement
• Serve as principal finance interface with the central bank and other regulators; own all prudential and statutory returns.
• Maintain a zero-tolerance position on regulatory breaches, penalties and late filings.
• Manage external and statutory audits, regulatory examinations, and timely remediation of all findings.
Capital, liquidity & balance sheet management
• Ensure an optimal capital structure and compliance with regulatory capital requirements to maintain solvency and liquidity.
• Manage capital allocation to support growth while minimising cost of capital; maintain CET1 ≥ regulatory minimum plus Group buffer.
• Co-chair/participate in ALCO; oversee liquidity monitoring, funding cost, and balance sheet optimisation.
Planning, budgeting & performance management
• Own the medium-term financial plan, annual budget, and rolling forecast cycle.
• Drive scenario modelling and stress testing, variance analysis, and cost-to-income discipline.
• Translate strategy into measurable financial targets cascaded to business and support units.
Business partnering & commercial finance
• Ensure finance is embedded in and drives commercial decision-making, pricing, product profitability, client and segment returns.
• Provide forward-looking insight that converts into measurable revenue uplift and profitability improvement.
Tax Management
• Ensure accurate, timely tax filings and reporting; optimise tax strategy within full legal compliance.
Data, systems & finance transformation
• Own financial reporting systems, dashboards and data integrity; drive automation and process improvement across the finance function.
Investor relations (listed affiliates only)
• Manage investor communications, disclosures, earnings calls and market engagement. Applies only where the affiliate is listed.
Leadership & talent
• Build and retain a high-calibre finance team; define and cascade KPIs to all direct reports in line with this scorecard.
• Own succession planning for all critical finance roles.
EXPERIENCE & QUALIFICATIONS
Education: Bachelor’s degree in finance, Accounting, Economics or related; MBA or master’s preferred.
• Professional certification (mandatory): ACA / ACCA / CPA / CIMA or equivalent recognized qualification; local statutory registration where the regulator requires it.
Experience: Minimum 12-15 years in finance, of which at least 5 years at senior leadership level in banking or financial services
• Technical depth: IFRS (with strong IFRS 9), Basel capital and liquidity frameworks, regulatory reporting, treasury/ALM, tax, and finance systems
COMPETENCIES
• Financial stewardship and control mindset
• Strategic and commercial acumen
• Regulatory and stakeholder command
• Analytical rigor and data fluency – ie. comfortable with modelling, stress testing and finance automation.
• Leadership and talent development. Ability to build bench strength across the finance structure.
• Integrity, ethics and independence.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field
- Professional certification such as ACA, ACCA, CPA, CIMA, or an equivalent recognized qualification
- Local statutory registration where required by the regulator
- 12–15 years of finance experience
- At least 5 years of senior leadership experience in banking or financial services
- Technical expertise in IFRS, including strong IFRS 9 knowledge
- Knowledge of Basel capital and liquidity frameworks
- Experience with regulatory reporting, treasury, and asset-liability management
- Experience with tax, finance systems, financial modeling, and stress testing
- MBA or master's degree
Ecobank Transnational Incorporated Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Healthcare Strength — Offerings include full medical cover with preventive care, free health screenings, counselling, and access to gyms in some locations. Wellness initiatives such as stress‑management workshops and, in some markets, dependent coverage are also described.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Options include flexible working hours as well as maternity, compassionate, and study leave. Time‑off categories are presented as part of a broad benefits suite.
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Strong & Reliable Incentives — Compensation design includes a performance‑based culture with annual bonuses and short‑ and long‑term incentive programs. Investment in training via Ecobank Academy complements these rewards.
Ecobank Transnational Incorporated Insights
What We Do
Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (‘ETI’) is the parent company of the Ecobank Group, the leading independent pan-African banking group. The Ecobank Group employs over 14,000 people and serves about 20 million customers in the consumer, commercial and corporate banking sectors across 35 African countries. The Group has a banking license in France and representative offices in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; Johannesburg, South Africa; Beijing, China; London, the UK and Dubai, the United Arab Emirates. The Group offers a full suite of banking products, services and solutions including bank and deposit accounts, loans, cash management, advisory, trade, securities, wealth and asset management. ETI is listed on the Nigerian Stock Exchanges in Lagos, the Ghana Stock Exchange in Accra, and the Bourse Régionale des Valeurs Mobilières in Abidjan.
