Group Financial Officer

Recruiter:

Joubert and Associates

Job Ref:

3567755084

Date posted:

Thursday, April 16, 2026

Location:

Cape Town, South Africa

SUMMARY:
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POSITION INFO:

The ACVV, an established and respected Non-Profit Organisation in the social services field, has a proud heritage of 122 years. It consists of 121 affiliated branches in the Western Cape, Eastern Cape, Northern Cape and North West Province. The organisation currently has an opportunity for a Group Financial Officer in Cape Town.

The successful candidate will be responsible for strengthening financial governance, compliance and sustainability across the ACVV NPO Group by standardising financial processes and systems, developing and updating policies, capacitating leadership structure and implementing effective monitoring mechanisms.

The incumbent will execute the following functions:

Evaluate existing financial systems and develop, implement and maintain standardised financial systems across all ACVV affiliates.
Design and implement uniform SOP’s for all financial processes that are aligned to best practice, organisational needs and regulatory requirements.
Identify scope for improvement in current financial policies and draft, update and implement legally compliant financial policies to be applied across all affiliates.
Develop and provide financial training programmes to Board, Managers and staff.
Ensure financial compliance by:- Development and implementation of financial compliance monitoring systems. -Financial reviews, audits and compliance checks with affiliates and -Provision of reports to management

The ideal incumbent will have the following competencies (knowledge and experience):

Relevant tertiary qualification in Finance, Accounting or related field
At least 5 years’ experience in financial controls preferably within an NPO sector
Strong knowledge of SA financial regulations and NPO compliance requirements
Proven experience in systems implementation, policy development and training
Excellent analytical, organisational and communication skills
Willingness to travel to regional offices when required
Innovative problem-solver
High level of emotional intelligence
High level of integrity and accountability
Strong attention to detail
Strong interpersonal skills with ability to build relationships
Strategic thinking and hands-on approach
Well-developed personal values (aligned to values and mission of ACVV)
Compassion for people

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