Financial Director
October 2025
ABOUT GENESIS ANALYTICS In a world undergoing convulsive technological and political change, Genesis partners with key actors to deliver urgent, lasting impact in critical areas. Genesis, an impact consultancy founded, incorporated and headquartered in Africa, has worked in 52 African countries and more than 115 countries globally. Uniquely, Genesis is focused on the Young World – the arc of countries with young populations stretching across Africa, the Middle East, South Asia and parts of Southeast Asia. By 2030 four in five children will be born in the Young World, making this region central to the future. With growing markets and young, productive populations, Young World countries have the most positive potential trajectory in the world. It is here that investments of all kinds will have the highest social and economic returns.
Our style of working is distinctive. We work collaboratively and with rigour. We like our solutions to have a creative, practical bent. We nurture in our staff the courage to speak truth to power. We aim to leave the individuals and institutions with whom we work stronger and more confident than they were before meeting us. We don’t pretend to have a lock on wisdom, but there is strength in our humility. We stay the course.
See more about Genesis Analytics on our website.
OUR VALUES Our values are the foundation for a culture of belonging within the firm.
Our transformation vision statement
To create a transformation vision, we need to look long term. It’s an aspirational description of what we would like to achieve over time. A vision is ambitious. It is short and focused. No gumpf, no fluff, no fancy footwork. It’s what we’re trying to achieve. In our vision we aim to reflect the diversity of the societies in which we operate. It’s not written as if it has happened yet, it’s an ongoing process we need to work on.
We aspire to be open, inclusive, compassionate and respectful. Aspire, because every day we need to work on being open to new ideas and encourage everyone to participate without restrictions. We need to be inclusive, mindful of differences and understand their value. This also means recognising that isolation of social groups can be exclusive, regardless of how informal.
Show compassion through care and understanding. It’s putting yourself in other’s shoes for perspective, empathy and gratitude. Because we respect each other and are humbled by differences in background, tradition, outlook and experience.
These different perspectives and approaches help us to unlock value. Which is our purpose, why we are here and what our transformation vision must help us achieve.
THE ROLE ROLE: Financial Director
REPORTS TO: CEO
SUPERVISES: Finance team
LEVEL: Principal
SALARY: Globally competitive salary
POSITION SUMMARY Genesis seeks a highly capable and strategic Financial Director to lead our global finance function. The ideal candidate is a hands-on leader with extensive experience in multi-country and multi-entity financial management. This pivotal role requires a professional adept at navigating complex financial structures, and possessing a deep understanding of international contracts and multilateral grant provider compliance. A strong interest in new charging approaches and innovative business models would be valuable.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
• Financial Leadership & Strategic Oversight: Provide leadership for the global finance function, with the ultimate responsibility for all financial processes in the business. A key focus is to establish structures that ensure profitability at the selling unit and business unit levels.
• Team & Functional Management: Directly oversee the Corporate Finance, Treasury, and Commercial functions, leading a geographically dispersed team and ensuring all financial processes are executed effectively.
• Multi-Jurisdictional Management: Handle multi- country and multi-entity financial operations, including working with multiple currencies. Provide strategic oversight of complex group structures across various regulatory environments.
• Compliance and Risk: Manage financial risks and ensure compliance with the requirements of large international contracts and multilateral grant providers.
• Treasury and Taxation: Lead treasury functions and manage all aspects of taxation, and other statutory requirements.
• Strategic & Commercial Leadership: Act as a strategic business partner to the CEO and senior leadership, translating financial data into actionable insights to inform strategic decisions and drive growth. This role is also pivotal in setting up “go- to-market alliances” with tech and other firms.
• Financial Planning & Analysis: Lead global budgeting, forecasting, and long-range planning. Develop financial models for strategic decisions and conduct performance analysis to drive improvements.
• Cash Flow Management & Capital Allocation: Optimise global working capital and lead capital expenditure planning. Manage intercompany funding and transfer pricing compliance.
• Digital Fluency: Lead the digital evolution of our finance function. You will be expected to actively seek out and implement technological solutions, including advanced systems and AI, to automate workflows, ensure data integrity, and provide real-time financial intelligence. Your vision will be essential in creating a highly efficient and modern finance function.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE
• Professional Certification: Must hold a CA (Chartered Accountant) or a local equivalent.
• Extensive Experience: Demonstrated success in leading multi-country and multi-entity financial management.
• Contract Expertise: Proven experience with large international contracts and the associated compliance.
• Grant Provider Knowledge: A strong understanding of contracts from large grant providers, such as multilaterals.
• Team Management: The ability to effectively run a finance team that is geographically dispersed.
• Financial Acumen: Proven expertise in treasury, taxation, and comprehensive risk management.
• Resilience & Adaptability: Capable of navigating complex and often unpredictable challenges, from currency fluctuations to regulatory changes. The ability to remain calm under pressure, adapt to new
situations, and lead with a clear head is paramount.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
• Industry Background: Experience in the development space is highly valued.
• Experience: 10 to 15 years of experience, with at least the past 3 in a similar senior role at a similar organisation
• Location: While we will consider candidates globally, there is a preference for candidates located in South Africa (RSA), followed by Kenya (KE) or the UK.
JOB SUMMARY DEPARTMENT DESCRIPTION
The Genesis Finance team is a key component of Group Services (GS), a team of experts that provides solutions to the firm’s challenges. The finance function will be led by the FD, reporting into the CEO. The team is divided into two distinct areas of responsibility: Commercial Finance and Corporate Finance, with each headed by an experienced professional.
The Commercial Finance team is responsible for commercial proposals and pricing analysis, project costing and budgeting, project finance and business development support. The Corporate Finance team handles firm-wide budgets, treasury, tax compliance, and financial modelling. In addition, a separate ERP Systems team manages the finance systems, and also provides user support and training. The team is geographically dispersed, with accounting staff located in South Africa, Kenya, and the UK, handling responsibilities specific to their regions.
AS FINANCIAL DIRECTOR
You will
• Provide leadership for the global finance function, with the ultimate responsibility for all financial processes in the business. A key focus is to establish structures that ensure profitability at the selling unit and business unit levels.
• Directly oversee the Corporate Finance, Treasury, and Commercial functions, leading a geographically dispersed team and ensuring all financial processes are executed effectively.
• Handle multi-country and multi-entity financial operations, including working with multiple currencies. Provide strategic oversight of complex group structures across various regulatory environments.
• Manage financial risks and ensure compliance with the requirements of large international contracts and multilateral grant providers.
• Lead treasury functions and manage all aspects of taxation and other statutory requirements.
• Act as a strategic business partner to the CEO and senior leadership, translating financial data into actionable insights to inform strategic decisions and drive growth. This role is also pivotal in setting up “go-to-market alliances” with tech and other firms.
• Lead the digital evolution of our finance function. You will be expected to actively seek out and implement technological solutions, including advanced systems and AI, to automate workflows, ensure data integrity, and provide real-time financial intelligence. Your vision will be essential in creating a highly efficient and modern finance function.
• Lead global budgeting, forecasting, and long-range planning. Develop financial models for strategic decisions and conduct performance analysis to drive improvements.
• Optimise global working capital and lead capital expenditure planning. Manage intercompany funding and transfer pricing compliance.
You are likely to have
• Extensive experience in leading multi-country and multi-entity financial management
• Proven experience with large international contracts and the associated compliance.
• A strong understanding of contracts from large grant providers, such as multilaterals.
• The ability to effectively run a finance team that is geographically dispersed.
• Proven expertise in treasury, taxation, and comprehensive risk management.
• A track record of navigating complex and often unpredictable challenges, from currency fluctuations to regulatory changes. The ability to remain calm under pressure, adapt to new situations, and lead with a clear head is paramount.
Location
While we will consider candidates globally, there is a preference for candidates located in South Africa, Kenya or the UK.
Required Qualifications
• Must hold a CA (Chartered Accountant) or a local equivalent.
CANDIDATE PROFILE
OUR OFFER TO YOU Shape the Future of Genesis
As our Financial Director, you will be a key strategic partner to the CEO and senior leadership. This is a unique opportunity to provide actionable insights that will directly inform strategic decisions and drive the growth of our global firm.
Modernise and Innovate
You will be empowered to drive the digital evolution of our finance function. Your expertise will be key in implementing technology and AI to automate workflows, ensure data integrity, and provide real-time financial intelligence.
Contribute to a Global Mission
Beyond the numbers, you will play a vital role in supporting a purpose- driven organisation focused on creating a positive, lasting impact in the “Young World”. You will navigate complex, multi-jurisdictional contracts that make this work possible.
HOW TO APPLY To apply for this post, click on the “Apply Now” button on the job advertisement page, complete our online application form, and submit your CV.
All applications must be made via this platform, we cannot accept emailed applications.
TIMELINE
Closing Date: 17 October 2025
First Stage Interviews: w/c 3 November
Final Interviews: w/c 24 November
(Timeline dependent on candidate availability)
SELECTION PROCESS
All candidates will receive an update regarding their application after the closing date. We advise candidates to add the role email to their safe senders list and regularly check their spam folder.
EQUALITY STATEMENT
Genesis encourages a work environment that is free from unfair discrimination, harassment, favouritism, victimisation, and intimidation by facilitating the creation and maintenance of a workplace in which the dignity of every employee is respected, and there is equal opportunity for all in terms of access to opportunities, treatment, remuneration and benefits.
Genesis recognises that our value to clients lies in the experience, skill, knowledge, creativity, and diversity of our people. As such Genesis seeks to recruit, retain, develop, and promote exceptional people at all levels and to create an environment that is demanding, stimulating, fun and financially rewarding.
QUERIES
If you have any queries or would like to express your interest in the role and arrange an informal discussion with our Head of Talent Acquisition, please email FD_Recruitment@genesis-analytics.com