Chief Financial Officer

Strategic Financial Leadership and Sustainability

• Develop and lead PSW’s financial strategy aligned with its statutory mandate and digital transformation objectives.
• Advise the CEO and Board on financial sustainability, cost recovery, funding models, and major investment decisions.
• Oversee long-term financial planning, revenue assurance, and prudent cost management.

Governance, Compliance and Board Assurance

• Ensure compliance with applicable laws and regulatory requirements, including corporate, tax, audit, and public-sector governance frameworks.
• Provide assurance to the Board and Audit Committee on financial reporting integrity, internal controls, and risk exposures.
• Oversee responses to statutory, internal, and regulatory audits.
• 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.

Financial Planning & Control Oversight

• Provide strategic oversight of annual budgets, revised estimates, forecasts and multi-year financial plans.
• Review financial performance, material variances, cash-flow projections, and financial commitments.
• Ensure robust expenditure governance, control frameworks, and financial accountability.

Revenue & Sustainability Framework

• Oversee service-charge structures, user fees, funding arrangements, and other approved revenue streams.
• Review cost-recovery models and financial sustainability projections.
• Ensure strong revenue assurance mechanisms covering billing, collection, reconciliation, and financial system integrity.

Technology & Investment Oversight

• Provide financial oversight of technology investments, ERP systems, digital payments, and platform infrastructure.
• Review business cases, lifecycle costs, financial risks, and return on investment for major initiatives. Procurement, and Risk Governance
• Provide executive oversight of procurement governance and contract financial terms.
• Ensure financial risk management, fraud prevention controls, and segregation-of-duties frameworks are effective and enforced.
• Ensure robust tax governance frameworks covering vendor taxation, contractual tax clauses, and statutory withholding compliance.

Stakeholder Management and Leadership

• Engage with regulators, ministries, auditors, financial institutions, donors, and strategic stakeholders.
• Lead the Finance & Procurement function through the senior leadership team, promoting integrity, transparency, and performance excellence.

Requirements

• Member of a professional accounting body recognized by IFAC (e.g., ICAP, ICMAP, CPA), in good standing.
• 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.
• Proven ability to navigate public sector regulations, compliance, and reporting requirements.
• Experience in technology-enabled organizations or large-scale transformation initiatives will be an advantage.
• Excellent analytical skills, with the ability to interpret complex financial data and trends.
• Exceptional communication skills, both written and verbal, for effective engagement with internal and external stakeholders.
• Strong leadership skills, including team development and mentorship.

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Fuel Card
• Health benefits
• Professional development opportunities
• Inclusive work culture & much more