Head of Finance & Operations - SaaS Growth Leader

ZealHR; Limpopo; On-site; ZAR 1,800,000 - 3,200,000; Full time

Job summary

OCFO in South Africa seeks a Head of Finance & Operations (CA/SA) to own the financial engine, ensure multi-jurisdiction compliance, and oversee HR and legal frameworks. You will partner with the CEO to drive strategic growth across SA and expanding markets, including Africa and Europe via holding structures.

You will lead SaaS financial strategy, forecasting, governance, and data privacy, embedding AI tools for modelling, board packs, and regulatory research.

Qualifications

• Minimum 8 years post-articles experience in growth tech or SaaS.
• Experience leading finance across multiple African markets.
• Fluent English; Afrikaans a practical advantage.
• Based in SA, willing to travel to Stellenbosch; highly productive with tech.
• Hands-on with AI for modeling, board packs, and compliance research.

Responsibilities

• Own full financial strategy and multi-jurisdictional compliance.
• Lead SaaS financial metrics: ARR, MRR, NRR, CAC, LTV.
• Drive forecasting, reporting and board-ready packs.
• Oversee legal contracts, governance, and shareholder actions.
• Manage payroll, BCEA/LRA compliance, and HR processes.
• Govern data privacy per POPIA and GDPR under holding group.
• Oversee cross-border privacy controls and forex risk.
• Lead equity administration and long-term incentive schemes.
• Partner with CEO on culture and organizational health.

Skills

Post-Articles Experience

Multi-market Finance Leadership

Strategic Partnership with CEO

AI in Financial Modelling

People & Culture Alignment

Education

CASA qualification

MBA or International Finance Master

Tools

Zoho Books

Zoho CRM

Zoho Subscriptions

Zoho Analytics

Google Looker Studio

Job description

OCFO in South Africa seeks a Head of Finance & Operations (CA/SA) to own the financial engine, ensure multi-jurisdiction compliance, and oversee HR and legal frameworks. You will partner with the CEO to drive strategic growth across SA and expanding markets, including Africa and Europe via holding structures.

You will lead SaaS financial strategy, forecasting, governance, and data privacy, embedding AI tools for modelling, board packs, and regulatory research.