Chief Financial Officer – BAYPORT FINANCIAL SERVICES

Vacancy: Chief Financial Officer

1. Position Detail

Job Title: Chief Financial Officer
Department: Finance

2. Detailed Role Description

Role Purpose

Lead Bayport Botswana’s financial strategy, capital stewardship, funding resilience, financial governance and sustainable economic performance; provide independent financial counsel to the CEO, Board and shareholders.

Key Performance Areas (KPAs) / Key Responsibilities

Financial Strategy and Capital Stewardship

• Lead medium- and long-term financial strategy aligned to the 2027–2030 business strategy.
• Recommend capital allocation, balance sheet capacity, dividend and reinvestment choices with risk-adjusted returns.
• Own financial targets, scenario planning and capital adequacy considerations.

Funding and Liquidity Leadership

• Set funding strategy, diversification priorities, liquidity risk appetite proposals and cost-of-funds objectives.
• Lead strategic lender, shareholder and Group Debt Capital Markets relationships.
• Review ALM, stress scenarios, funding maturities and covenant headroom; escalate material risks.

Performance and Business Partnership

• Challenge growth, pricing, settlements, refinancing, expected credit losses and channel profitability.
• Sponsor rigorous investment cases, product economics and business transformation decisions.
• Own enterprise budget and forecast quality and executive sign-off.

Governance and External Reporting

• Account for reliable financial statements, statutory and regulatory financial reporting and tax governance.
• Present financial performance, forecasts and risks to Board, ARC, Group and shareholders.
• Oversee IFRS 9 accounting governance, model challenge interfaces and commission deferral accounting.

Leadership and Succession

• Direct, coach and assess Head of Finance; build CFO succession and functional resilience.
• Establish performance standards, ethical culture, and effective finance controls.
• Ensure clear separation of duties in loan disbursements, payment release, and reconciliation.

3. Indicative Performance Measures

• Board and shareholder financial packs delivered to agreed deadlines.
• Forecast accuracy and quality of variance explanations.
• Funding headroom, covenant compliance and cost-of-funds performance.
• Financial reporting and audit outcomes.
• Finance leadership depth and succession readiness.

Targets, thresholds, and weightings to be approved annually through the performance contract.

4. Requirements for the Role

Education, Experience and Knowledge

• CA/ACCA/CIMA or equivalent professional qualification; degree in accounting, finance or related field.
• Typically 10+ years relevant experience, including 5+ years senior financial leadership in regulated financial services.
• Strong capital, funding, treasury, IFRS, governance and executive stakeholder experience.

How to Apply

Interested applicants are encouraged to submit a comprehensive application, complete with an updated curriculum vitae and certified copies of qualifications, to HRrecruitment@bayport.co.bw no later than 13 November 2026.

Applicants must clearly indicate the position title in the subject line of their application email.

Privacy Statement

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