Group CFO Consultant
Group CFO Consultant
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27-08-2025
Job Description
We are recruiting on behalf of a leading investment holding firm with a diverse portfolio across the professional services sector. They specialize in managing practices by providing strategic oversight operational support and financial discipline.
Our client is seeking an experienced Chartered Accountant (SA) to take on the role of Group CFO Consultant overseeing the financial performance of 33 growing companies. This position is focused on strategic financial leadership group-level reporting and ensuring the overall financial health and sustainable growth of the group s investments.
Key Responsibilities:
- Consolidate and analyze group-wide financial reports revaluations and inter-group cash flows.
- Provide insights and recommendations to investors and leadership.
- Manage KPIs and monthly management reports for each invested firm.
- Oversee contractual terms of acquisitions including earn-outs and clawbacks.
- Lead monthly virtual meetings with practice managers to identify and address issues.
- Implement corrective measures for underperforming practices.
- Maintain strong professional relationships while having firm and direct conversations with experienced practice owners.
- Report directly to the Group Leadership team.
Requirements
Experience:
- 10 years post-qualification experience with at least 5 years in a senior financial leadership role
- Demonstrated success in multi-entity or group structure environments.
- Experience managing financial performance and compliance for diverse business units.
- Proven track record in strategic financial planning turnaround strategies and implementing performance improvements.
- Hands-on experience with acquisitions from due diligence to integration including tracking of earn-outs and clawbacks.
- Experience working with investor reporting and managing stakeholder expectations.
- Exposure to industries with professional service delivery models (accounting consulting or similar).
- Proficient in financial reporting and KPI tracking systems with experience in ERP platforms (e.g. SAP Oracle NetSuite Microsoft Dynamics) advanced Excel and BI/reporting tools (e.g. Power BI Tableau) to consolidate and analyze data across multiple entities.
Requirements:
- Location: Cape Town Western Cape Remote
- CA (SA) designation (essential).
- Proven experience in practice management or corporate group-level reporting with exposure to multiple business units.
- Strong analytical reporting and KPI management skills.
- Self-managing and decisive with the ability to handle difficult conversations.
- Excellent communication and influencing skills.
- Comfortable working remotely with occasional travel when necessary.
- Cultural fit for a predominantly white male industry environment.
Skills and or Characteristics:
- Strategic Mindset able to see the bigger picture while ensuring operational details align with long-term objectives.
- Commercial Acumen understands business drivers beyond the numbers and can link financial performance to operational and strategic decisions.
- Decisive & Firm comfortable making tough calls and addressing performance concerns directly and constructively.
- Resilient & Composed remains calm under pressure and adapts quickly to changing circumstances or challenges.
- Influential Communicator skilled at engaging with senior stakeholders including seasoned practice owners and investors.
- Solutions-Driven focuses on resolving issues and improving performance rather than simply reporting problems.
- Ethically Grounded upholds integrity and transparency in all financial dealings.
- Self-Managing works autonomously prioritizes effectively and delivers results without constant oversight.
- Collaborative Leader balances firmness with the ability to build trust and maintain strong professional relationships.
- Change Champion able to lead and manage transformation initiatives across multiple entities.
10+ years post-qualification experience, with at least 5 years in a senior financial leadership role Demonstrated success in multi-entity or group structure environments. Experience managing financial performance and compliance for diverse business units. Proven track record in strategic financial planning, turnaround strategies, and implementing performance improvements. Hands-on experience with acquisitions from due diligence to integration, including tracking of earn-outs and clawbacks. Experience working with investor reporting and managing stakeholder expectations. Exposure to industries with professional service delivery models (accounting, consulting, or similar). Proficient in financial reporting and KPI tracking systems, with experience in ERP platforms (e.g., SAP, Oracle NetSuite, Microsoft Dynamics), advanced Excel, and BI/reporting tools (e.g., Power BI, Tableau) to consolidate and analyze data across multiple entities.
Education
CA (SA)
Employment Type
Full Time
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