Chief Finance Officer — ZESA

On behalf of ZESA Private Limited. The Chief Finance Officer will provide strategic financial leadership, ensuring long-term financial sustainability, commercial viability, effective capital and funding management, and fiscal discipline, advising the Group CEO, Board and Shareholder on financial strategy and investment decisions.

Principal accountabilities

• Provide strategic financial leadership on operational performance, capital investment, business transformation, risk management and organisational sustainability.
• Review and challenge major strategic initiatives, investment proposals, acquisitions, partnerships and capital projects.
• Direct the annual Corporate Budget and Five-Year Financial Forecast.
• Develop and champion an optimal capital structure for a multi-billion-dollar capital-investment programme.
• Design a revenue assurance and enhancement strategy (metering, billing, collections).
• Oversee the Group treasury function (cash flow, liquidity, banking relationships, FX, investment of surplus funds).
• Lead internal financial controls, credit control, collections and debtor recovery.
• Manage the financial interface with ZIMRA and other fiscal authorities.
• Establish the Group's financial-risk-management framework; engage the Shareholder, Government, regulators and pension funds.
• Manage relationships with multilateral development banks, bilateral lenders, export credit agencies and commercial banks; oversee project-finance governance.

Minimum requirements

• A degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Administration, Commerce or a closely related discipline (mandatory).
• Chartered Accountant (CA), CFA or equivalent professional qualification in good standing (mandatory).
• An MBA, MSc in Finance or equivalent (preferred); additional qualifications in Corporate/Project/Infrastructure Finance an advantage.
• A minimum of 10 years' progressive post-qualification experience in finance and/or corporate finance.
• At least 5 years at CFO, Finance Director or equivalent executive level within a large-scale, capital-intensive organisation.
• A proven track record in financial strategy, capital structuring, project finance, treasury and liquidity management, business transformation and financial turnaround.
• Experience securing and managing funding from multilateral development institutions, DFIs and international lenders.
• Experience in a utility, infrastructure, energy, banking, project finance, mining, telecommunications or transport environment is an advantage.

How to apply: send your CV and application to [email protected], and visit www.headhunters.co.zw to submit online, not later than 25 September 2026. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.