Poste proposé : Chief Finance Officer – Wouri Digital Finance SA - Douala
Job Description
Wouri Digital Finance SA is seeking an experienced Chief Finance Officer to lead the organization’s financial strategy and operations. This is a senior executive role responsible for driving financial performance, ensuring regulatory compliance, and providing strategic guidance to support the company’s growth across its digital financial services business.
Key Responsibilities:
- Develop and execute the company’s financial strategy in alignment with overall business objectives
- Oversee financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, and reporting processes across the organization
- Provide strategic financial guidance to the CEO, executive team, and board of directors
- Manage liquidity, treasury functions, and working capital to support transaction volumes and operational needs
- Ensure compliance with financial regulations, central bank and licensing requirements, tax obligations, and corporate governance standards
- Work closely with compliance teams on anti-money laundering (AML) and financial crime controls
- Lead cost control and unit economics analysis across products and digital channels
- Oversee risk management strategies, including financial, credit, operational, and currency/foreign exchange risk
- Manage relationships with banks, auditors, regulators, investors, and other financial stakeholders
- Lead and develop the finance team, including accounting, treasury, and financial planning functions
- Evaluate and support fundraising, partnership, merger, acquisition, and investment opportunities where applicable
- Present financial performance and strategic recommendations to the board and senior leadership
- Oversee the implementation and optimization of financial systems, payment reconciliation tools, and ERP platforms
Profil recherché pour le poste : Chief Finance Officer – Wouri Digital Finance SA - Douala
Required Profile Description
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field (Master’s degree or MBA preferred)
- Professional accounting qualification (ACCA, CPA, CIMA, or equivalent) strongly preferred
- Minimum 10+ years of progressive finance experience, with at least 5 years in a senior financial leadership role (CFO, Finance Director, or similar)
- Experience in financial services, fintech, banking, or payments is a strong advantage
- Strong knowledge of financial strategy, corporate finance, regulatory reporting, and risk management
- Proven track record of managing budgets, financial reporting, and regulatory compliance at a senior level
- Experience with ERP and financial management systems
- Excellent leadership, strategic thinking, and stakeholder management skills
- Fluent in English; knowledge of French and local languages is an advantage
- Ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced, dynamic, highly regulated technology environment
Critères de l'annonce pour le poste : Chief Finance Officer – Wouri Digital Finance SA - Douala
- Métier :
Gestion, comptabilité, finance - Informatique, nouvelles technologies - Management, direction générale
- Secteur d´activité :
Banque, assurance, finances - Informatique, SSII, Internet - Télécom
- Type de contrat : CDI - CDD - Intérim - Stage - Freelance - Alternance - Temps partiel - Statutaire
- Région : Douala
- Ville : Douala
- Travail à distance : Oui
- Niveau d'expérience : Expérience entre 5 ans et 10 ans - Expérience > 10 ans
- Niveau d'études : Bac - Bac+1 - Bac+2 - Bac+3 - Bac+4 - Bac+5 et plus
- Langues exigées :
anglais > bon niveau
- Nombre de poste(s) : 1
- Management d'équipe : Oui
- Compliance
- Comptabilité
- Corporate Finance
- Cost Control
- EXCHANGE
- Finance
- Financial Management
- Forecasting
- Gestion
- Leadership
- Management
- Risk Management
- Stakeholder Management
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