Senior CFO Consultant & Pod Leader

• Conducting Financial Gap Analyses and developing 90 -day action plans
  
• Preparing and reviewing board packs and management accounts
  
• Presenting financial results and insights to boards and management teams
  
• Leading annual budgeting processes aligned to strategy
  
• Reviewing financial models, valuations, and supporting fundraising initiatives
  
• Overseeing Annual Financial Statements and ensuring compliance
  
• Managing cash flow forecasting and liquidity discussions
  
• Identifying financial, operational, and compliance risks
  
• Delivering high -quality, senior -level oversight on all client outputs
  

• Build trusted, long -term strategic partnerships with clients
  
• Establish structured engagement rhythms and meeting cadences
  
• Proactively manage scope, time allocation, and billing alignment
  
• Identify opportunities for automation, digitisation, and scalability
  
• Facilitate strategy sessions and forward -looking financial planning
  
• Identify cross -sell and value -add opportunities within engagements
  

• Represent OCFO at industry events, webinars, and panel discussions
  
• Actively grow and deepen your client portfolio
  
• Identify and pursue cross -sell and up -sell opportunities
  
• Partner with Growth on strategic positioning and target markets
  
• Contribute to proposal structuring, pricing, and engagement scoping
  
• Build referral networks and strategic partnerships
  

• Take ownership of POD profitability and financial performance
  
• Manage revenue growth, capacity planning, and cost management
  
• Lead, mentor, and develop CFOs and SAICA trainees
  
• Support quarterly portfolio planning and KPI alignment
  
• Maintain high standards of technical quality and client delivery
  
• Fulfil SAICA assessor and reviewer responsibilities (where applicable)
  
• Foster a high -performance, accountable, collaborative culture
  
• Safeguard and reinforce OCFO’s brand promise
  

• Ensure accurate timesheet completion and Zoho Project management
  
• Monitor billing alignment and engagement profitability
  
• Stay current with regulatory, tax, and accounting developments
  
• Pursue continuous professional and leadership development
  

Requirements

• CA(SA) qualification and completed SAICA articles
  
• Minimum 5 years post -articles experience
  
• At least 3 years’ experience providing financial consulting to SMEs
  
• Proven experience presenting to boards and senior stakeholders
  
• Strong commercial acumen and strategic advisory capability
  
• Consulting experience across multiple industries (Highly Advantageous)
  
• Senior positions of leadership within finance functions (Highly Advantageous)
  

• We are looking for someone who demonstrates:
  
• Strong analytical thinking and financial insight
  
• Independence and initiative
  
• Advanced problem -solving ability
  
• High attention to detail
  
• Strong planning and multi -tasking capability
  
• Emotional intelligence and strong interpersonal skills
  
• Stress tolerance in a fast -paced advisory environment
  
• Optimism and solution -oriented thinking
  
• Dependability and accountability
  

• Integrity Matters
  
• Family First
  
• Growth & Success
  
• Switched on Thinking
  
• Excellence in Everything