Chief Financial Officer

SUMMARY:
A financial institution responsible for managing significant, educational funding on behalf of the government, is seeking to appoint a CFO.

POSITION INFO:

The CFO''s mandate will cover the following:

• Designing and implementing financials systems to manage the overall organisational financial budget and funds.

• Set objectives and strategies for the Finance department to ensure that the required funding models and solutions are provided for the total value chain related to student funding.

• Be responsible for managing and implementing the required financial and related models and systems to streamline the funding to students and to automate and integrate all financial activities.

• Be required to formulate the Finance division business model to support and effectively manage student funding.

• Lead, develop and manage a team of financial professionals and specialists.

• Implement finance governance, risk awareness and management and compliance frameworks.

• Day to day Finance operations and business continuity including the Supply Chain Service.

Key requirements:

• CA (SA) designation

• A minimum of 15 years'' experience in a similar environment, of which 5 to 8 years should have been at executive management level in the private and/or public sector

• A minimum of seven years’ senior management experience in Finance

• Thorough knowledge of the PFMA and related legislation (Public Finance Management Act)

• Reasonable understanding of procedures and statutory requirements applicable to section 3(A) entities

• Good knowledge of governance, risk and organisational performance management principles

• Basic understanding of the Higher Education sector

This role will be based in Cape Town.

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