Consultant Financial Director

The Legends Agency; Remote; ZAR 800 000 - 1 200 000; Full time

Job summary

A fast-scaling mining investment firm is looking for a Consultant Financial Director to build the finance function from the ground up. This remote position involves designing full financial governance and providing strategic input for critical mining projects across Sub-Saharan Africa. With a focus on capital structuring and recruitment, the ideal candidate will have over 20 years in finance, particularly within the mining sector. This is an opportunity to substantially impact the future of Africa's battery minerals landscape.

Qualifications

• 20+ years in finance with executive-level mining experience.
• Deep exposure to coal, base or battery metals.
• Ability to build financial governance frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Design full financial governance for multi-jurisdictional operations.
• Structure capital and provide advisory on offtake and JV.
• Recruit and onboard future finance hires.

Skills

20+ years in finance

Executive-level mining experience

Strategic thinking

Commercial fluency in project finance

Fast execution independently

Tools

NPV models

ERP systems

Compliance frameworks

Job description

Mining CFOs & Strategic Finance Architects Your Legacy Role Awaits

This is not a back-office job.
This is front-line finance, in the boardroom, in the investment stack, and at the sharp edge of Africa's battery minerals future.

A fast‑scaling mining investment firm is building its executive braintrust and we are looking for a Consultant Financial Director to architect the finance function from the ground up.

Your mission:

Lay the financial and commercial foundations for early‑stage coal, metals, and energy‑transition projects across Sub‑Saharan Africa. This is a seat‑at‑the‑table role, advising founders, shaping deal structures, and driving high‑stakes decisions that directly impact project success and scholarship outcomes.

Your tools:

breng>Investor decks, NPV models, tax strategy, ERP systems, compliance frameworks. You will bring order, insight, and strategic muscle to a lean team moving at speed.

Your stage:

A fully remote, fixed‑term contract (3 to 6 months), with the potential to transition into a permanent CFO‑level കുറടക്ക role as the business scales into full operations.

What you will own:

• Full financial governance design (multi‑jurisdictional)
• Capital structuring, offtake and JV advisory
• Setup of ERP, controls, and cost frameworks
• Live financial modelling of exploration and development assets
• Commercial risk mapping and board‑level strategic input
• Recruitment and onboarding of future finance hires

What we want:

• 20+ years in finance with executive‑level mining लिखी experience
• Deep exposure to coal, base or battery metals
• A builder, not a caretaker, you move fast, think strategically, and execute independently
• Commercially fluent in project finance, tax structuring, investor relations, and legal intersections
• Experienced across African mining jurisdictions (advantageous)

This is your chance to:

• Leave a mark in one of the most future‑critical mining segments
• Work alongside a visionary founding team with real traction
• Set the financial tone for how Africa's battery mineral future is built

If you are looking to build more than balance sheets, if you want to build legacyлл apply now