Chief Financial Officer

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Chief Financial Officer

Kimberly Ryan Limited

Accounting, Auditing & Finance

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Enugu Full Time Confidential

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Experience Level: Executive level Experience Length: 10 years Language Requirement: English Working Hours: Full Time - 8 to 5
Job descriptions & requirements

Job Title: CFO & Head of Strategy
Reports To: MD/CEO

Location: Enugu, Nigeria
About the Client

Our client is a fast-growing microfinance bank undergoing a major digital transformation, focused on expanding financial inclusion through innovative digital lending, agent banking, and fintech partnerships, and is committed to serving MSMEs and under-served segments.
Role Summary The CFO & Head of Strategy is a key member of the Executive Management Team, responsible for providing strategic financial leadership and driving the bank’s transformation into a digitally led microfinance institution. The role combines financial stewardship – ensuring strong financial performance, compliance, and risk management, and strategic leadership – defining and executing the bank’s digital and growth strategy in line with regulatory guidelines (CBN, NDIC, etc.) and financial inclusion objectives

Core Responsibilities (Condensed)

• Drive the bank’s digital transformation agenda, including digital lending, mobile banking, agent banking, and partnerships with fintech and payment service providers.

• Identify new business opportunities, market segments, and partnerships that support scalable and sustainable growth.

• Manage full finance function: budgeting, IFRS reporting, treasury, capital, and cost control.

• Drive capital-raising and stakeholder partnerships (investors, DFIs, fintechs).

• Ensure risk, compliance, and internal controls across traditional and digital channels.

• Own product economics, pricing, and partnership structuring.

• Assist to define pricing and fee structures aligned with customer value, competition, and regulatory guidelines on microfinance pricing.

• Build and lead a high-performing Finance & Strategy team including planning, performance management, coaching, and succession planning, and collaborate with other Executive Management Team members.

Key Requirements

• Bachelor’s + ICAN/ACCA (mandatory); MBA/Master’s preferred.

• 10–15 yrs experience, with 5+ yrs in senior finance/strategy leadership in microfinance, banking, or fintech.

• Deep knowledge of IFRS, CBN guidelines, and Nigerian regulations.

• Demonstrable experience in financial management and reporting in a regulated financial institution, Strategic planning and execution, Managing regulatory relationships (CBN, NDIC, etc.) in Nigeria.

• Strong financial modeling, MIS/BI skills, and digital finance understanding.

• Excellent stakeholder management; integrity; change-driven; customer-focused.