Chief of Staff - Finance Transformation

Deloitte Africa; Midrand; Hybrid; ZAR 400 000 - 500 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global professional services firm is seeking a Chief of Staff based in South Africa. This role supports the Partner in executing strategic initiatives and ensures operational excellence across the Nordic countries. The ideal candidate will oversee financial reporting and develop KPI frameworks. Applicants should have a degree in business administration and proven experience in consultancy. A competitive benefits package and a hybrid work environment are offered.

Benefits

Competitive package of benefits

Hybrid work environment

Opportunity for local and international exposure

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a Chief of Staff role within a professional services environment.
• Ability to communicate complex ideas into actionable insights.
• Demonstrated capacity to manage multiple priorities.

Responsibilities

• Support Partner in executing strategic initiatives and operational excellence.
• Collaborate to define and execute strategic priorities.
• Monitor performance through KPI frameworks.

Skills

Strong consultancy skills

Exceptional organisational capabilities

Analytical skills

Problem-solving capabilities

Business acumen

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business administration, management, finance, or related field

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Reporting tools

Digital collaboration platforms

Job description

Company Description

Africa Talent by Deloitte (Africa Talent) is a standalone division of Deloitte, owned by Deloitte Africa and Deloitte Netherlands, based in South Africa. Our goal is to meet the growing demand for Talent in Africa and Europe; by recruiting and developing Talent throughout Sub Saharan Africa to service the diverse needs to enable projects at our clients. Talent employed will have the full experience of Deloitte, while getting both local and international exposure to a diverse set of clients, working remotely from Africa. It will take advantage of the demographic reality of Africa as a future source of talent for both Africa and Europe and at its core is the goal to create employment in Africa and invest in African talent.

The ethos of our organisation is characterised by vision, purpose beyond profit and an appetite to innovate and deliver creative, high impact solutions to urgent client challenges. Every day, your work will make an impact that matters, while you thrive in a dynamic culture of inclusion, collaboration, and high performance. As the undisputed leader in professional services, Deloitte – Africa Talent - is where you will find unrivalled opportunities to succeed and realize your full potential.

You will engage with a diverse array of individuals, departments, and disciplines to help shape Deloitte Netherlands’ position as a leading professional services provider from the comforts of South Africa.

What’s in it for you?

• An ever dynamic and growing internal scaleup with a purpose
• The stability and trustworthiness of a purpose driven global brand, ready to build your own future and add to Africa’s prosperity
• Being the driver of Africa Talent’s day-to-day operations
• A competitive package of benefits
• A hybrid work environment with possibility to work at home some days
• A driven and ambitious team that looks to you for making the team tick

A hybrid work environment with possibility to work at home some days

Job Description

The role of Chief of Staff supports the senior Partner and executive leadership in driving the execution of strategic initiatives, operational excellence, and robust financial reporting to enable data-driven decision-making across the Nordic countries towards becoming one Nordic Team.

As Nordic Chief of Staff, you act as a strategic advisor and operational leader to a senior Partner managing the Finance Transformation portfolio spanning across the Nordic region. You play a pivotal role in shaping and executing the strategic transition plan, facilitating collaboration across countries and offerings, and ensuring alignment with corporate objectives.

Key Responsibilities

• Collaborate closely with the Partner to define, communicate, and execute strategic priorities for Finance Transformation across the Nordic region, bridging multiple countries and Offerings.
• Design and facilitate executive workshops to assess the current state and identify critical priorities (“must-win battles”) across the six Finance Transformation Offerings.
• Define the desired future state, including the placement of key processes within the future organisational structure, ensuring alignment with Deloitte’s corporate strategy.
• Develop and maintain a comprehensive KPI framework to monitor performance and drive behaviours aligned with the new Nordic-driven business model.
• Conduct detailed assessments of existing versus target leadership mandate structures, identifying initiatives to close capability gaps.
• Support the development, tracking, and reporting of business plans, KPIs, and performance metrics to ensure alignment with firm-wide objectives.
• Lead and support annual budgeting, forecasting, and financial planning processes in collaboration with Finance teams.
• Manage and optimise governance structures, meeting cadences, and decision-making forums for the Partner and leadership teams.
• Coordinate and track the progress of key initiatives, ensuring accountability, timely delivery of outcomes, and effective change management.
• Serve as a trusted point of contact for top management, ensuring effective communication and alignment.
• Represent the Partner in meetings and forums as required, ensuring continuity and consistency of messaging.

Key Skills and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration, management, finance, public administration, or a related field.
• Proven experience in a Chief of Staff, Strategy, PMO, or similar role within a professional services or consulting environment.
• Strong consultancy skills with the ability to communicate complex content into clear, actionable insights.
• Exceptional organisational, analytical, and problem‑solving capabilities, with keen attention to detail.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast‑paced, matrixed environment.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, PowerPoint, Word), reporting tools, and digital collaboration platforms.
• Strong business acumen and commercial awareness.

Personal Qualities

• Highly proactive, resourceful, and adaptable, with a strong sense of ownership and accountability.
• Discreet and trustworthy, capable of handling sensitive information with integrity.
• Collaborative and empathetic, able to build rapport quickly across diverse teams and stakeholders.

Additional Information

We are always interested in talking with professionals about their next career experience. If you have a passion for learning from talented people and benefit from the support of a global organization and network, apply online now.

At Africa Talent by Deloitte, we want everyone to feel they can be themselves and to thrive at work—in every country, in everything we do, every day. We aim to create a workplace where everyone is treated fairly and with respect, including reasonably accommodating persons with disabilities. We seek to create and leverage our diverse workforce to build an inclusive environment across the African continent.

If you believe that you meet most of the criteria above, we encourage you to apply. Deloitte is an equal opportunities employer and will ensure any reasonable accommodations are implemented as part of the recruitment and selection process.

Note: The list of tasks / duties and responsibilities contained in this document is not necessarily exhaustive. Deloitte may ask the employee to carry out additional duties or responsibilities, which may fall reasonably within the ambit of the role profile, depending on operational requirements.

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