Chief Finance Officer
Mercury Hampton
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Office
Location: Nairobi • 🇰🇪 Kenya
Visit company websiteSalary
💰 $160,000 - $200,000 per year
Job Level
Lead
About the role
- You'll be the CEO's trusted advisor on all matters commercial and strategic.
- Beyond ensuring financial health, you'll challenge assumptions, pressure-test growth plans, and identify opportunities others miss.
- You'll build relationships with investors, partners, and stakeholders, becoming the commercial voice that articulates the vision and validates the path forward.
- Your financial acumen will inform everything from M&A opportunities to market entry strategies, from capital allocation to operational efficiency.
- You'll build a high-performing finance function that doesn't just report on the business, it drives it.
Requirements
- Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent) with significant post-qualification experience
- Proven track record in a senior finance leadership role, ideally as CFO or Finance Director
- Experience scaling businesses through growth phases
- Strategic thinker with strong commercial acumen
- Exceptional communication and stakeholder management skills
- Natural collaborator who thrives in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment
Benefits
- Full Ex-Pat Package
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
financial acumenM&Acapital allocationoperational efficiency
Soft skills
strategic thinkingcommercial acumencommunication skillsstakeholder managementcollaboration
Certifications
ACAACCACIMA