NPO Group CFO

Responsibilities:

Financial Strategy & Governance

• 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
  

Financial Stewardship & Reporting

• 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
  

Cash Flow & Treasury

• 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
  

Controls, Risk & Compliance

• 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
  

Procurement & Contract Oversight

• 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
  

People & Capability Leadership

• 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
  

Culture, Integrity & Stewardship

• Act as a trusted financial steward, promoting integrity, accountability and collaboration
  

• Embed strong financial governance while supporting the organisation’s mission and values
  

Requirements

• Professional accounting qualification (CA/ACCA/CIMA)
  
• 10+years' post articles with group level responsibility
  
• Track record in analytics-enabled decision support
  
• International non-profit 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
  
• Stakeholder management (funders/investors)
  
• Coaching and change leadership