Chief Financial Officer

About the company

SmartCity PLC is an urban systems and lifestyle operating company with interests spanning real estate, infrastructure, technology, and lifestyle businesses. Our real estate portfolio includes land, residential, and mixed-use development opportunities across strategic locations in Nigeria.

Your tasks

THE OPPORTUNITY We are seeking an experienced and strategic Chief Financial Officer (CFO) to lead our financial strategy, treasury operations, capital management, investment oversight, and risk management. The successful candidate will drive financial sustainability, optimise capital allocation, strengthen governance, and support the company's long-term growth objectives.

▪️ Treasury & Capital Management:

• Oversee liquidity
• working capital
• fundraising
• banking relationships
• capital structure optimisation

▪️ Financial Reporting & Control: Ensure accurate IFRS-compliant reporting, robust internal controls, budgeting, audits, and financial governance.

▪️ Financial Strategy & Investment: Lead financial planning, investment analysis, due diligence, valuations, capital allocation, and financial advisory on strategic transactions.

▪️ Risk & Compliance: Oversee financial risk management, tax planning, regulatory compliance, insurance, and asset protection.

▪️ Leadership & Stakeholder Management: Build a high-performing finance team and manage relationships with investors, lenders, the Board, and other key stakeholders.

Requirements

✅ Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, or a related field.

✅ Mandatory ACA, ACCA, CFA, or equivalent professional qualification.

✅ MBA or relevant postgraduate qualification is an advantage.

✅ Minimum of 15 years' progressive finance experience, including at least 5 years in a senior financial leadership role.

✅ Proven experience in real estate investment, private equity, hospitality, or infrastructure finance.

✅ Strong expertise in IFRS, financial modelling, capital markets, investment analysis, and risk management.

✅ Excellent leadership, strategic thinking, communication, and stakeholder management skills.

✅ Experience with international investors, Development Finance Institutions (DFIs), and multilateral agencies is an advantage.

What we offer

✨ Competitive executive remuneration, including performance bonuses and commission structure.

✨ An opportunity to shape the commercial and financial direction of a growing real estate business.

✨ Executive-level visibility and direct reporting to the Managing Director/CEO.

✨ A collaborative, innovative, and high-performance work environment.

How to apply

Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to recruitment@smartcityplc.com with “Chief Financial Officer” as the email subject.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.