Chief Financial Officer

<h3>Strategic Financial Leadership and Sustainability</h3><ul>
<li>Develop and lead PSW’s financial strategy aligned with its statutory mandate and digital transformation objectives.</li>
<li>Advise the CEO and Board on financial sustainability, cost recovery, funding models, and major investment decisions.</li>
<li>Oversee long-term financial planning, revenue assurance, and prudent cost management.</li>
</ul><h3>Governance, Compliance and Board Assurance</h3><ul>
<li>Ensure compliance with applicable laws and regulatory requirements, including corporate, tax, audit, and public-sector governance frameworks.</li>
<li>Provide assurance to the Board and Audit Committee on financial reporting integrity, internal controls, and risk exposures.</li>
<li>Oversee responses to statutory, internal, and regulatory audits.</li>
<li>Provide strategic oversight of corporate tax governance, including compliance, withholding obligations, indirect tax exposure, cross-border tax matters, and management of tax audits or litigation.</li>
</ul><h3>Financial Planning &amp; Control Oversight</h3><ul>
<li>Provide strategic oversight of annual budgets, revised estimates, forecasts and multi-year financial plans.</li>
<li>Review financial performance, material variances, cash-flow projections, and financial commitments.</li>
<li>Ensure robust expenditure governance, control frameworks, and financial accountability.</li>
</ul><h3>Revenue &amp; Sustainability Framework</h3><ul>
<li>Oversee service-charge structures, user fees, funding arrangements, and other approved revenue streams.</li>
<li>Review cost-recovery models and financial sustainability projections.</li>
<li>Ensure strong revenue assurance mechanisms covering billing, collection, reconciliation, and financial system integrity.</li>
</ul><h3>Technology &amp; Investment Oversight</h3><ul>
<li>Provide financial oversight of technology investments, ERP systems, digital payments, and platform infrastructure.</li>
<li>Review business cases, lifecycle costs, financial risks, and return on investment for major initiatives. Procurement, and Risk Governance</li>
<li>Provide executive oversight of procurement governance and contract financial terms.</li>
<li>Ensure financial risk management, fraud prevention controls, and segregation-of-duties frameworks are effective and enforced.</li>
<li>Ensure robust tax governance frameworks covering vendor taxation, contractual tax clauses, and statutory withholding compliance.</li>
</ul><h3>Stakeholder Management and Leadership</h3><ul>
<li>Engage with regulators, ministries, auditors, financial institutions, donors, and strategic stakeholders.</li>
<li>Lead the Finance &amp; Procurement function through the senior leadership team, promoting integrity, transparency, and performance excellence.</li>
</ul><h2>Requirements</h2><ul>
<li>Member of a professional accounting body recognized by IFAC (e.g., ICAP, ICMAP, CPA), in good standing.</li>
<li>Minimum 16–20 years of relevant experience, including at least 5 years in a senior finance leadership role (CFO / Director Finance / Head of Finance or equivalent), with demonstrated exposure to Board-level reporting, governance and strategic financial management.</li>
<li>Proven ability to navigate public sector regulations, compliance, and reporting requirements.</li>
<li>Experience in technology-enabled organizations or large-scale transformation initiatives will be an advantage.</li>
<li>Excellent analytical skills, with the ability to interpret complex financial data and trends.</li>
<li>Exceptional communication skills, both written and verbal, for effective engagement with internal and external stakeholders.</li>
<li>Strong leadership skills, including team development and mentorship.</li>
</ul><h2>Benefits</h2><ul>
<li>Competitive salary</li>
<li>Fuel Card</li>
<li>Health benefits</li>
<li>Professional development opportunities</li>
<li>Inclusive work culture &amp; much more</li>
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