Deputy Chief Finance Officer Full Time

Line Manager/Supervisor: Chief Financial Officer
Department: Global Finance
Duty Station: Kampala is preferred but will consider other Africa based locations for an exceptional candidate. Travel is anticipated at 25%.

Job Purpose/Position Summary
The Deputy Chief Financial Officer (Deputy CFO) will report to and serve as a key strategic partner to the Chief Financial Officer (CFO). This executive role is responsible for providing leadership and oversight for the organization’s global financial operations, strategy, and risk management framework. The Deputy CFO will deputize for the CFO as required and will work closely with country office finance teams, executive leadership, program, and development staff. This position requires deep expertise in accounting procedures, generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), advanced cost accounting principles, comprehensive grant and fund accounting, sophisticated financial analysis and modelling, executive-level reporting, strategic budgeting, and corporate finance. The Deputy CFO will play a critical role in shaping the financial future of StrongMinds, driving financial sustainability, and ensuring robust financial governance.

Area of Responsibility
1**. Financial Leadership, Reporting and Controls**
Provide strategic oversight of all general ledgers globally and strengthen organization-wide financial integration.
Develop and enforce robust internal control frameworks across countries, promoting global consistency.
Oversee inter-company financial processes ensuring compliance with international standards.
Create and validate standardized financial reports for leadership and the board.
Drive timely completion of internal and external audits with organization-wide responsibility for ensuring that findings are addressed.
Ensure global procurement alignment with donor requirements and institutional policies. Optimize procurement systems.
Manage all statutory and tax compliance efforts in coordination with external advisors.
Expected Output: Global-level audit readiness, policy cohesion, and strategic reporting tools for leadership use.

2. Contract Management
Develop or review contracts related to global office operations.
Identify areas to form relationships with vendors across geographical boundaries to secure more favourable pricing and/or services.
Expected Output: Global office contracts that follow procurement policy.

3. Strategic Planning and Budgeting
Lead the execution of the multi-year financial strategic planning and global budgeting process.
Collaborate with department heads and country directors for forecasting and scenario analysis.
Continuously evaluate financial drivers to improve resource allocation across geographies.
Monitor currency trends and develop mitigation strategies for FX exposure.
Conduct comprehensive cost analysis to identify areas for savings and reinvestment.
Expected Output: Board-level strategic budgets and responsive organizational financial planning.

4. Policy, Systems, and Governance Development
Ensure alignment of financial and administrative policies across all offices.
Drive the global adoption of efficient financial systems and automation tools.
Collaborate with HR, IT, and operations to integrate policy governance and reduce risk.
Design and implement cross-functional frameworks in response to compliance needs and grant requirements.
Expected Output: Harmonized systems and policies that strengthen governance and reduce operational risk.

5. Enterprise Risk Management and Assurance
Lead internal audit strategy and responsible for implementation organization-wide; Manage the internal audit staff.
Responsible for maintaining updated risk registers and facilitating mitigation efforts at country and HQ levels.
Facilitate strategic risk reviews with management.
Assess and strengthen partner capacity through financial risk and reporting audits.
Provide enterprise-level training and risk management tools across the organization.
Expected Output: Comprehensive and actionable enterprise risk register with executive oversight and audit execution.

6. Leadership Development and Financial Capacity Building
Mentor and support senior finance personnel and audit teams.
Design and implement a global finance training program across teams.
Serve as acting CFO when required (CFO leave, travel) with decisions approved by the CEO and represent the finance function at leadership forums.
Enhance collaboration between finance and other departments to align strategy with operations.
Serve as an active participant in the Directors Level Forum, which includes senior leadership across the organization, to drive operations that support the organization’s strategy and builds cohesion across all functions.

Educational Qualifications
Master’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Administration, or a related field. Full professional qualifications such as CPA, ACCA, or CIMA are required.

Professional Qualifications
Minimum of 10-15 years of progressive experience in senior financial leadership roles, ideally in international or multicounty organizations. Proven experience in enterprise financial strategy, internal controls, audit management, and organizational risk mitigation. Advanced knowledge of accounting standards (IAS/IFRS), donor financial reporting, and regulatory compliance.

Strong Minds Core Values
We are people focused. Our clients are the top priority, and we ensure they receive the best possible care and support. Our employees matter and we enable our team to thrive. We respect all our stakeholders and treat them as equals.

We think big and act fast. We are passionate about achieving our bold mission. We move with urgency and focus on achieving scale. We continually find new ways to work and to solve problems.

We are data driven. It guides us and drives our decision-making.

We do what we say and say what we do. We are open and direct in our communications. We are honest in our interactions. No funny business.

We believe in collaboration, not competition. We do not compete with other mental health implementers. We welcome their contributions to achieving our mission and partner with them whenever possible.

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