Chief Financial and Risk Officer (CFRO)

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• Serve as strategic financial advisor to the Team Principal and senior leadership, translating financial data and analysis into actionable insight that shapes company strategy, investment, and portfolio decisions. • Develop financial models to evaluate business initiatives and new ventures; lead the annual budgeting process and rolling forecasts in consultation with the Team Principal and function heads. • Identify and evaluate new revenue-generating opportunities and cost-efficiency initiatives to strengthen overall profitability and long-term sustainability. • Design, build, and maintain the organization’s finance and risk policies, systems, and controls — establishing new processes where none exist and adapting existing ones as the organization, its programs, and its risk landscape evolve. • Periodically review the finance and risk operating model — structure, roles, workflows, and systems — to identify gaps and inefficiencies, and lead the redesign of processes to close them. • Lead the rollout of new or revised financial and risk processes across the organization, ensuring managers and teams are trained and that changes are properly embedded in day-to-day practice. • Benchmark the finance and risk function against sector good practice, and adapt policies, tools, and ways of working to keep pace with organizational growth and changing donor, regulatory, or business requirements. • Determine the right structure, staffing, and systems for the finance unit at each stage of the organization’s growth, and lead its buildout accordingly. • Bachelor’s degree in Commerce, Finance, Business Administration, or a related discipline. A Master’s degree in the same field is an added advantage. • Professional certification such as CPA, ACCA, or CFA. • Registered ICPAU member (or equivalent recognized professional body). • A recognized risk management certification is an added advantage • 10 years’ experience in financial management or accounting, including at least 5 years in a management/supervisory role leading a finance team. • Demonstrated experience managing program or donor-funded budgets, including donor compliance and reporting requirements. • Proven track record delivering financial analysis and strategic input that has directly informed business or organizational decisions.