Head of Finance
Group Executive | Reporting to the Chief Operating Officer
The opportunity
Allan Gray is seeking an accomplished, values-led finance executive to provide strategic financial leadership and help shape the organisation’s long-term future.
In this Group Executive role, the Head of Finance will serve as a trusted adviser to the Chief Operating Officer, Board and senior leaders, shaping enterprise-wide decisions and the organisation’s long-term financial direction.
Alongside technical expertise and experience, the successful candidate will be a principled and thoughtful leader who acts with integrity, exercises sound judgement, collaborates effectively and thinks independently, while putting clients first, pursuing excellence and taking a long-term perspective.
Your mandate
You will:
- Lead financial planning and management, budgeting and forecasting, reporting, financial risk controls and regulatory compliance.
- Provide clear commercial and financial insight to support complex decisions and growth opportunities.
- Maintain the highest standards of governance, financial integrity, and stakeholder confidence.
- Build trusted relationships with the Board, regulators, auditors, shareholders, and strategic partners.
- Lead and develop a high-performing finance team comprising Group Finance, Group Tax, Business Services, Payroll, and CA and SAIT Trainees.
The leader we are looking for
You will bring:
- A CA(SA) qualification.
- Additional qualifications, such as a master’s degree or a CFA designation, are advantageous.
- At least 10 - 15 years of post-qualification work experience, with 5 - 8 years of finance leadership experience.
- Experience in asset management.
- Deep expertise in strategic finance, financial reporting, treasury, capital management, risk, governance, and commercial business partnering.
- Experience supporting Board governance, with JSE reporting or IFRS exposure advantageous.
- Integrity, sound judgement, independent thinking
Why Allan Gray?
This role offers the opportunity to help steward a respected asset management organisation committed to protecting and enhancing the value of its clients’ investments while contributing positively to South Africa.
If you are an established CFO, Finance Director or senior finance executive with a strong leadership track record and experience in asset management, and you are motivated by purpose, stewardship and long-term impact, we invite you to apply.
The role is based at 1 Silo, V&A Waterfront, Cape Town. Relocation assistance is available.
Please apply in confidence to lara.morrison@allangray.co.za. A detailed job specification is available on request.
For noting:
The role reports to the Chief Operating Officer (COO). Allan Gray does not have a Chief Executive Officer (CEO) position; the COO and Chief Investment Officer (CIO) report separately and directly to the Board and shareholders.