Chief Financial Officer

Department

Management

Location

Windhoek

Position Type

Permanent

About the position

Critical Requirements

·        Chartered Accountant CA(Nam), registered with the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Namibia (ICAN), OR CA(SA), ACCA, CIMA, or CPA with eligibility for ICAN registration; or directly equivalent recognised qualification.

·        Eligibility to work in Namibia (Namibian citizenship, permanent residence, or appropriate work permit).

·        Minimum 8 years post-qualification experience, with at least 5 years in a senior finance leadership role.

·        Demonstrable experience preparing and reviewing annual financial statements under IFRS or IFRS for SMEs and the Companies Act, 2004.

·        Working knowledge of the Namibian Income Tax Act, VAT Act, PAYE, and NamRA submission processes (including ITAS).

·        Strong experience in management accounting, budgeting, forecasting, cashflow management, debtors and WIP management, internal controls, and statutory tax compliance.

·        Experience leading and developing a finance team.

·        Advanced Microsoft Excel skills and proven ability to use accounting and practice management systems

·     Driver's License Code B - Will be required to travel to the other PKF FCS branches.

Special Requirements

·        Experience with practice management systems used by Namibian accounting firms (e.g., Caseware Working Papers, PAPAS Namibia, Pastel Partner).

·        Experience managing finance across multiple branches or offices.

·        Experience coordinating network, member-firm, or international reporting requirements.

·        Working knowledge of PAAB and ICAN independence and ethics rules, and the IFAC IESBA Code.

·        Familiarity with Namibian exchange-control directives administered by the Bank of Namibia through authorised dealers.

Key Performance Areas

·        Financial processing and internal controls.

·        Management accounts and financial reporting.

·        Budgets, forecasts, and variance analysis.

·        Cashflow and treasury.

·        Working capital - debtors and WIP.

·        Branch financial oversight and management reporting.

·        Year-end and annual financial statements.

·        Tax and statutory compliance (Namibia).

·        Audit firm independence and ethics (finance interactions).

·        Data protection, privacy, and confidentiality.

·        Insurance and financial risk.

·        IT, finance systems, and process improvement.

·        ESG and sustainability reporting.

·        PKF International / PKF Global reporting.

·        Leadership and Finance team management.

·        Exposure to ESG and sustainability reporting.

Language requirement: English

Further preferences:

• Person of a previously disadvantaged group as described in the Employment Equity Act.

Our Benefits include: 

• Market Related Salary
• Medical Aid
• Pension
• Education support benefit
• Long Service Awards

Due date: 11 October 2026

Applications can only be submitted via our website.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Apply here