
CFO-MEDIA AND MUSIC INDUSTRY
- Nairobi
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Develop and lead the financial strategy for all the client’s group entities.
- Advise the CEO and Board on financial planning, capital allocation, risk management, and investment opportunities.
- Drive financial and fiscal efficiency, cost control, and sustainable growth across the group.
- Own the consolidation of financial reports across all group companies.
- Standardize accounting policies, reporting formats, and financial processes.
- Supervise the preparation of group-level management accounts, budgets, forecasts, and board packs.
- Oversee the Group Financial Controller (or outsourced consolidation partner).
- Directly manage Finance Managers in the different businesses.
- Maintain dotted-line coordination with local GMs to align finance with operational goals.
- Ensure compliance with local tax laws, audit standards, and statutory obligations in each country.
- Implement robust financial KPIs, dashboards, and performance tracking across entities.
- Support entity leaders with insights, trend analysis, and data-driven decision-making.
- Work closely with Swangz-specific Financial Controller (if appointed) to track production, music, and IP-related revenue streams.
- Ensure strong financial controls, risk mitigation frameworks, and audit readiness.
- Collaborate with the Internal Auditor; ensuring independent audit functions are effective and respected.
- Manage group cash flows, intercompany transfers, and capital requirements.
- Support fundraising efforts, investor reporting, and corporate development initiatives.
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field; MBA or CPA/ACCA preferred.
- 8+ years of progressive finance leadership experience, including multi-entity and multi-country operations.
- Strong understanding of creative industries, media, events, and digital business models.
- Experience of the management of Intellectual Property in the form of Music and Video rights, Royalties Distribution and Digital Assets will be a plus.
- Demonstrated experience in financial consolidation, internal controls, KPI tracking, and audit preparation.
- Proven leadership in fast-paced, entrepreneurial environments.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
- Strategic thinker with operational rigor
- High integrity and strong governance orientation
- Analytical with an eye for detail
- Cross-cultural and cross-functional leadership
- Comfortable with ambiguity, scale, and innovation
- 8+ years of progressive finance leadership experience, including multi-entity and multi-country operations.
- Strong understanding of creative industries, media, events, and digital business models.
- Experience of the management of Intellectual Property in the form of Music and Video rights, Royalties Distribution and Digital Assets will be a plus.
- Demonstrated experience in financial consolidation, internal controls, KPI tracking, and audit preparation.
- Proven leadership in fast-paced, entrepreneurial environments.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.