Job Description

Closing Date 2025/11/10
Reference Number EDU251031-1
Job Title Head of Finance
Job Type Permanent
Campus National
Department Finance
Number of Positions 1
Location - Town / City National
Location - Province National
Location - Country South Africa
Minimum Education Level Honours Degree | Postgraduate Diploma
Job Category Finance
Job Advert Summary
Eduvos is seeking to employ the services of Head of Finance. This is a national role. The successful incumbent may be based at any of our campuses.
Position type
Permanent
Purpose of the role
To lead the Eduvos finance function to ensure financial compliance, transparent procurement and to provide accurate financial information which enables business decisions.
Minimum Requirements

• CA(SA)
• At least ten years post-article experience as a manager in a finance function, of which at least five years in a senior management role; as well as a few years preferably in Higher Education environment
• Working knowledge of financial systems and VIP / payroll processes and systems
• Working knowledge of IFRS, Companies Act and tax legislation
• Working knowledge of financial processes, governance and risk management and cash flow management

Duties and Responsibilities
Areas of Accountability

• Financial compliance
• Financial reports / statements (statutory and other)
• Management accounts reporting
• Annual budget process and cost and expense management
• Cash flow management and investment advice
• External Audits
• Accounts receivable
• Procurement and Accounts payable
• Payroll management
• Asset management

Operational process outputs

• Strategic business advisor from a financial perspective (predictive modeling)
• Funding partners (Managing the current relationship, initiating and sourcing

Management function

• Compile finance function budgets and manage it continuously - expense and capex
• Finance strategy implementation through BUSINESS AND OPERATIONAL PLANS, goals and schedules
• Finance strategy implementation MONITORING, control and corrective action
• Reporting (Financial function related)
• Workflow / alignment / silos / communication
• Escalations / Decisions / Problem solving
• Resourcing and capacity management (people; infrastructure; systems; technology; equipment; knowledge - content, process, design; information; facilities / physical environment trends)
• Operational efficiency - processes, policies & governance / systems / standards / compliance / methodologies
• Structure and roles

Leadership

• Finance vision, strategy, direction, contribution to company strategy
• Talent acquisition, selection, onboarding and succession / bench strength
• Individual performance - role clarity and objectives; reviews; feedback; corrective actions
• Skill levels - training & development & coaching
• Culture and climate and change
• Reward and recognition
• Internal and external stakeholder engagement and management / collaboration

Functional and Behavioural Competencies
Functional Competencies

• Good exposure to design and implementation of management information systems
• Previous exposure to reporting to a Board of Directors
• Depth of know-how regarding strategic business advice and predictive modeling
• Exposure to sourcing and maintaining funding partnerships

Behavioural Competencies

• Initiative and responsibility
• People leadership and development
• Relations and networking
• Influence
• Effective communication (verbal and written)
• Professional and technical expertise
• Analysis and judgment / problem solving
• Innovation and change
• Vision and strategy
• Systematic approach (planning and organising)
• Steadiness (emotional tenacity)
• Business development and bottom-line focus

Skills Required