Chief Financial Officer

Weekday (YC W21)

. Co-own the Group's strategic and business plans with the Group MD/CEO, ensuring financial rigour supports growth, capacity expansion, and diversification .

Posted 10/6/2026full-timeRemote • Nigeria, South Africa, United Arab Emirates, Egypt, Kenya, Tanzania, Zimbabwe, GhanaLead💰 ₹8,000,000 - ₹10,800,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates extensive experience in financial strategy development, capital allocation, and M&A leadership, with a strong focus on IFRS compliance and regulatory requirements. Proven ability to build and lead high-performing finance teams while managing stakeholder relationships and ensuring financial governance.

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Financial Strategy DevelopmentM&A LeadershipIFRS ComplianceStakeholder EngagementFinancial Governance

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Hard Skills

Capital AllocationInvestment AppraisalBudgetingCost AnalyticsDebt StructuringLiquidity ManagementHedging StrategiesEnterprise Risk ManagementFinancial ReportingTax Legislation Knowledge

Soft Skills

LeadershipMentoringCollaborationCommunicationStrategic Thinking

Tools & Technologies

Modern ERP SystemsFinancial Automation Tools

Industry Keywords

Nigerian Tax LegislationRegulatory ComplianceExternal Audit ManagementBusiness Continuity PlanningFinancial Governance

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

ERP

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Co-own the Group's strategic and business plans with the Group MD/CEO, ensuring financial rigour supports growth, capacity expansion, and diversification
Lead the Group's medium- and long-term financial strategy, including capital structure, funding mix, and dividend policy
Advise the Board and Executive Committee on capital allocation, investment appraisal, pricing strategy, and margin management
Evaluate and lead M&A, joint ventures, and strategic partnerships, including due diligence, valuation, and post-transaction integration
Oversee annual budgeting, rolling forecasts, and long-range financial planning across the Group and its subsidiaries
Ensure timely, accurate, and IFRS-compliant consolidated financial statements and management accounts
Drive commercial and manufacturing cost analytics to protect and improve margins
Deliver Board-ready reporting packs, KPI dashboards, and variance analysis
Manage liquidity, banking relationships, working capital, cash flow, and FX exposure
Structure and negotiate debt facilities, trade finance, and supply-chain financing
Lead engagement with banks, DFIs, rating agencies, and capital markets
Own the Group's hedging strategy for commodity price and currency risk
Strengthen internal controls, segregation of duties, and financial governance across Group entities
Ensure compliance with Nigerian tax legislation, statutory filings, and relevant regulatory requirements
Oversee enterprise risk management, insurance strategy, and business continuity planning from a financial perspective
Manage the external audit relationship and resolve audit findings and management letter points
Build, mentor, and lead a high-performing finance organization
Champion modern ERP, financial systems, and automation
Instill financial discipline, accountability, and commercial ownership across the business
Represent the Group with shareholders, lenders, regulators, and other external stakeholders

Requirements

What you’ll need

Minimum 15+ years of experience
International experience
Experience co-owning strategic and business plans with a Group MD/CEO
Experience developing medium- and long-term financial strategy, capital structure, funding mix, and dividend policy
Experience advising boards and executive committees on capital allocation, investment appraisal, pricing strategy, and margin management
Experience leading M&A, joint ventures, and strategic partnerships, including due diligence, valuation, and post-transaction integration
Experience overseeing annual budgeting, rolling forecasts, and long-range financial planning
Knowledge of IFRS-compliant consolidated financial statements and management accounts
Experience with commercial and manufacturing cost analytics, including cost-of-goods and input-cost sensitivity
Experience delivering Board-ready reporting packs, KPI dashboards, and variance analysis
Experience managing liquidity, banking relationships, working capital, cash flow, and FX exposure
Experience structuring and negotiating debt facilities, trade finance, and supply-chain financing
Experience engaging with banks, DFIs, rating agencies, and capital markets
Experience with commodity price and currency risk hedging strategies
Experience establishing internal controls, segregation of duties, and financial governance
Knowledge of Nigerian tax legislation, including FIRS and LIRS
Knowledge of regulatory requirements involving NAFDAC, SON, and NESREA
Experience overseeing enterprise risk management, insurance strategy, and business continuity planning
Experience managing external audit relationships and resolving audit findings
Experience building, mentoring, and leading finance organizations across reporting, treasury, tax, FP&A, and internal control
Experience adopting modern ERP, financial systems, and automation
Experience representing a group with shareholders, lenders, regulators, and external stakeholders