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
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
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
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
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
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
Act as a trusted financial steward, promoting integrity, accountability and collaboration
Embed strong financial governance while supporting the organisation’s mission and values
Requirements
- 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
- Consolidation, forecasting, and scenario modelling
- Cashflow and currency management
- Policy design and control frameworks
- Board and vendor engagement
- Executive communication
- Ethical and trustworthy
- Stakeholder management (funders/investors)
- Coaching and change leadership
Skills Required
- Professional accounting qualification such as CA, ACCA, or CIMA
- 10+ years of post-articles experience with group-level responsibility
- Experience in analytics-enabled decision support
- Experience in international nonprofit and multi-entity finance
- Knowledge of donor compliance
- Financial risk management experience within a regional and sector context
- Knowledge of procurement and contracting basics
- Skills in consolidation, forecasting, and scenario modelling
- Skills in cash flow and currency management
- Experience designing policies and control frameworks
- Board and vendor engagement skills
- Executive communication skills
- Ethical and trustworthy conduct
- Stakeholder management experience with funders and investors
- Coaching and change leadership skills
- Cape Town-based
What We Do
RecruitMyMom is a South African recruitment agency specializing in placing skilled women, particularly professional mothers, in permanent, contract, freelance, and fractional roles. They connect local and global businesses with top-tier talent and focus on the economic empowerment of women.
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