Chief Financial Officer

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

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.

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