Chief Financial Officer, Trilogy (Remote) - $400,000 / Year Usd

Trilogy; Johannesburg; Remote; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Trilogy is seeking a Chief Financial Officer to engineer an AI-native finance system capable of supporting multiple billion-dollar education ventures. This remote role focuses on designing innovative financial processes that ensure efficiency, accuracy, and scalability, transforming traditional finance operations into a cutting-edge, automated model. Ideal candidates will possess strong financial expertise, experience with ERP systems, and a drive to leverage AI in finance.

Qualifications

• 5+ years as an auditor at a top global firm or equivalent experience.
• Experience with enterprise ERP systems in a professional capacity.
• Familiarity with K-12 education models in the U.S. is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Designing AI-first financial processes that eliminate manual touchpoints.
• Building automations to improve efficiency in financial systems.
• Ensuring mission-critical processes operate seamlessly at scale.

Skills

Finance Automation

AI Implementation

Auditing

Financial Reporting

Education

CPA

MBA

Tools

NetSuite

Ramp

ERP Systems

Job description

Chief Financial Officer, Trilogy (Remote) - $, / year USD Trilogy Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa Join or sign in to find your next job Join to apply for the Chief Financial Officer, Trilogy (Remote) - $, / year USD role at Trilogy Chief Financial Officer, Trilogy (Remote) - $, / year USD Trilogy Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa Join to apply for the Chief Financial Officer, Trilogy (Remote) - $, / year USD role at Trilogy This range is provided by Trilogy.

Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more.

Base pay range $.00 / hr - $.00 / hr You've mastered finance at scale.

You've led audits, wrestled with ERPs, and turned chaos into compliance.

Now imagine using that expertise to build a finance system so powerful, it can run — and grow — a billion-dollar education empire without you.This is not your average finance gig.

At Trilogy, we're revolutionizing education through a portfolio of schools, EdTech, and breakthrough curriculum models like 2 Hour Learning — and we need an operator who can match that pace of innovation.

You'll lead the charge in turning our finance function into an AI-powered engine of automation, scale, and surgical precision.This role is about designing a system, not managing a team.

You'll work hands-on inside tools like NetSuite and Ramp — and you'll identify ways to augment or replace them with smarter, leaner AI solutions.

Tuition payments, ESA reimbursements, tax documentation, audits — you'll ensure every process is airtight and invisible.

We're not looking for someone to "optimize workflows." We're looking for someone who deletes them.

If you believe most finance teams are bloated by default, and that AI is the antidote, this is your opportunity to prove it.You won't just learn how we build $1B businesses — you'll codify the blueprint.

And then scale it, again and again.Ready to engineer the future of finance?

Apply today.What You Will Be DoingDesigning AI-first financial processes that eliminate manual touchpoints across billing, reporting, compliance, and controls Building automations and using LLM tools to replace error-prone human tasks in NetSuite, Ramp, and other finance systems Ensuring mission-critical processes like tuition and ESA payments, tax documentation, and audits run seamlessly and at scale Creating audit-ready financials and reporting flows that can scale across multiple education business lines Continuously iterating and re-architecting finance infrastructure to support $1B+ business units without adding headcount What You Won't Be DoingManaging a large team of finance staff — this role is about systems, not people Babysitting month-end close cycles or manually approving transactions Accepting existing ERP workflows as "good enough" — you'll hunt for waste and kill it Delegating the "dirty work" to junior staff — you lead by doing Operating in a steady-state environment — this is rapid scale, not maintenance mode Chief Financial Officer Key ResponsibilitiesBuild a fully autonomous, AI-native finance system capable of powering multiple billion-dollar education ventures with zero manual intervention.Basic RequirementsCPA, ACA, ACCA, CIMA, CFA, or MBA Experience in a finance or accounting role at a $M+ business Either : 5+ years as an auditor at a top 10 global firm, or audited 5+ times by one Professional experience with enterprise ERP systems (e.g.

ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini) in a professional capacity Must be located within UTC-8 to UTC time zones Nice-to-have RequirementsFamiliarity with K-12 education models in the U.S. (private, charter, ESA programs) Experience building finance automation or AI-driven workflows from scratch Previous exposure to finance operations in multi-entity, multi-jurisdiction businesses About TrilogyHundreds of software businesses run on the Trilogy Business Platform.

For three decades, Trilogy has been known for 3 things : Relentlessly seeking top talent, Innovating new technology, and incubating new businesses.

Our technological innovation is spearheaded by a passion for simple customer-facing designs.

Our incubation of new businesses ranges from entirely new moon-shot ideas to rearchitecting existing projects for today's modern cloud-based stack.

Trilogy is a place where you can be surrounded with great people, be proud of doing great work, and grow your career by leaps and bounds.There is so much to cover for this exciting role, and space here is limited.

Hit the Apply button if you found this interesting and want to learn more.

We look forward to meeting you!Working with usThis is a full-time (40 hours per week), long-term position.

The position is immediately available and requires entering into an independent contractor agreement with Crossover as a Contractor of Record.

The compensation level for this role is $ USD / hour, which equates to $, USD / year assuming 40 hours per week and 50 weeks per year.

The payment period is weekly.

Consult for more details on this topic.Crossover Job Code : LJ ZA-Johannes-ChiefFinancial.Seniority level Seniority level Executive Employment type Employment type Full-time Job function Job function Accounting / Auditing, Business Development, and Finance Industries Accounting, Financial Services, and IT Services and IT Consulting Referrals increase your chances of interviewing at Trilogy by 2x Get notified about new Chief Financial Officer jobs in Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa .

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