Chief Financial Officer – Multi-Entity Production Group (2-Year Contract)
Job Overview
Talent Evolution is recruiting a seasoned, commercially astute and hands-on Chief Financial Officer for a client based in Randburg, Johannesburg North, on a two-year fixed-term contract (ref CFO-TE; apply before 27 November 2026). The business is fast-moving, production-driven and multi-entity, spanning a holding company plus operating and project entities.
The CFO brings structure, clarity and calm: acting as principal financial adviser to the Board, shareholders, Group CEO and Executive Directors, embedding fit-for-purpose controls, and leading consolidations, treasury, production finance and finance transformation. Extensive project-based finance experience is required.
Key Responsibilities
• Provide visible financial leadership across the Group – holding company, operating and project entities
• Act as principal financial adviser to the Board, shareholders, Group CEO and Executive Directors
• Design and embed financial structures, policies, procedures and delegated controls that support growth
• Lead month-end and year-end close, Group consolidations, intercompany accounting, AFS and audit readiness
• Establish budgeting, reforecasting, scenario-planning and performance management aligned to the production pipeline
• Manage treasury, liquidity, funding, banking, cash-flow forecasting, working capital and intercompany funding
• Partner on pricing, margins, deal structures, production economics and investment cases
• Oversee production finance from greenlight and budgeting through cost reporting, completion forecasting and close-out
• Strengthen governance, risk management, tax and statutory compliance, fraud prevention and related-party oversight
• Drive finance transformation through process, systems, automation, data governance and dashboards
• Build, lead and develop a capable finance team
Required Qualifications
• CIMA professional qualification (ACMA/CGMA preferred) plus Honours / NQF 8; CA(SA) or equivalent senior finance qualification considered
• Approximately 12–15 years' progressive finance experience, including substantial CFO / Finance Director or equivalent executive experience
• Extensive project-based / production finance experience
• Multi-entity consolidation, treasury and governance experience
• Commercially astute, hands-on leadership style suited to a fast-moving environment
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