Remote Group CFO

Cape Town or Nelspruit, South Africa Posted on 12/01/2026

An NPO is looking for a remote Group CFO to lead the organisation's financial strategy, governance and operational stewardship across a multi-entity, multi-country environment. The role combines strategic leadership with hands-on financial control, ensuring financial sustainability, compliance and effective use of funds. The suitable candidate to be Cape Town / Nelspruit based.

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

Knowledge:

• 10+years' post articles with group level responsibility
  
• Track record in analytics-enabled decision support
  
• International nonprofit 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