Chief Finance Officer

Role Overview

This is a senior executive role with overall accountability for the financial health and long-term sustainability of a major hospital group. The position leads financial strategy, enterprise performance systems, treasury and capital management, while also providing technology leadership as the executive sponsor for digital transformation across clinical, financial and operational platforms. Day-to-day, the role combines Board-level advisory work with hands-on oversight of budgeting, multi-entity consolidation, donor accounting, risk management and the development of a strong finance team.

Key Responsibilities

• Translate the hospital's strategic objectives into a financial strategy, advising the CEO and Board on investments, partnerships, capital allocation, mergers and major business development decisions.
• Direct the enterprise performance management framework, including Executive and Board dashboards that track financial, clinical and operational indicators to support disciplined decision-making.
• Own the annual budgeting, forecasting, IFRS reporting and Board reporting cycle, including consolidation across the hospital, nursing college and foundation entities, with rigorous treatment of donor and grant funds.
• Manage treasury functions, liquidity, banking relationships, borrowings and investments, while leading capital project evaluation, financing structures and service-line costing, pricing and profitability analysis.
• Oversee revenue cycle performance, payer contracting and receivables optimisation to protect cash flow and improve working capital outcomes.
• Provide executive leadership for enterprise technology, championing ERP optimisation, business intelligence, analytics, AI-enabled decision support and the integration of clinical and financial information systems, alongside strong cybersecurity governance.
• Lead financial governance, statutory compliance, tax risk management, fraud prevention and audit remediation, maintaining productive relationships with auditors, regulators, insurers, development partners and other key external stakeholders.
• Build a high-performing finance organisation by embedding succession planning, coaching, mentoring and continuous professional development, while fostering ethical leadership, accountability and innovation.

Requirements & Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Commerce or Economics, plus a Master's degree in Finance, Business Administration or a related field.
• CPA(K) with current ICPAK membership; ACCA, ACA, CIMA or CFA qualifications are an added advantage.
• At least 15 years of progressive finance leadership experience, including a minimum of 7 years in an executive leadership capacity.
• Demonstrated experience in healthcare finance, digital transformation, treasury management and Board-level reporting; familiarity with donor funding and multi-entity consolidation is highly valued.
• Strong commercial and strategic acumen with a track record of using financial modelling, scenario planning and predictive analytics to guide major decisions.
• Proven enterprise performance management and corporate governance expertise, including risk oversight and audit committee support.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and executive communication skills, with the ability to build trust with Boards, regulators, banks, insurers and development partners.
• Change leadership capability, particularly in digitalisation, process improvement and organisation development.