Head of Finance

Overview

This role leads the organization’s global finance function and team across 17 markets. The Head of Finance owns financial planning and analysis, consolidated reporting, financial controls and audit readiness, cash and treasury functions and lender relationships, pricing and margin governance, and the finance operating model across global, regional, and market levels.

The position serves as the President’s key financial thought partner, delivering investor and funder reporting, advising on capital allocation, tax, market expansion, partnerships and investments, and overseeing finance elements of the organization’s legal entity structure and arrangements with the group.

Responsibilities

• Lead annual financial planning, budgeting, performance management, and commercial finance across all entities, markets, and business lines.
• Develop the annual budget, multi-year business plans, and rolling forecasts; run the monthly business review and drive corrective action on underperformance.
• Assess investment proposals for viability, risk, and budget impact; build scenario models to inform growth, financing, and capital allocation decisions.
• Own pricing and margin governance, including cross-border consistency and exception approval; track unit economics by brand, market, and channel.
• Establish, maintain, and strengthen financial policies, procedures, and internal controls.
• Oversee the Controller’s output; review and sign off on financial statements across the organization, ensuring accurate, timely multi-entity consolidation for Board and investor reporting.
• Ensure audit readiness throughout the year and lead the year-end audit process.
• Own delegation of authority and ensure statutory, tax, and regulatory compliance in every country the organization operates in, working with in-market teams and local advisors.
• Own the finance systems roadmap (ERP, consolidation, planning and reporting tools) and the data that feeds organizational KPIs.
• Manage and report overall financial performance to the President and senior leadership; produce financial narratives for Board and investor/funder materials.
• Prepare and deliver investor and funder financial reporting on schedule, including covenant compliance reporting and required financial disclosures; surface risks early to prevent covenant breaches.
• Deliver group-required reporting, including finance elements of the group accountability framework, and restricted grant reporting to funders.
• Produce the quarterly MD&A report; ensure transactions are recorded appropriately and grant, impact investment, and earned revenue streams are accurately reflected and aligned with financial performance.
• Own cash forecasting and liquidity across all entities and currencies, including foreign exchange exposure and repatriation of funds; maintain a rolling cash forecast.
• Manage banking and treasury functions; manage lender and investor relationships; lead future capital raising, debt facilities, and inventory financing as the organization scales.
• Set intercompany funding, transfer pricing, and treasury policy across the group.
• Identify, monitor, and work with markets and business lines to ensure key financial metrics perform as planned.
• Identify risks to performance and opportunities to improve operational performance; manage business adaptation with market and business leads.
• Develop processes, tools, and agreements that support business management, quality financial and business performance, and oversight; ensure financial data is complete and accurate.
• Provide financial modeling, analysis, and counsel to support strategic decisions, including capital allocation across markets and business lines; pricing for existing and new segments; and investment sequencing for new geographies.
• Oversee tax management; ensure invoicing between entities and within markets is managed appropriately.
• Lead financial due diligence for new partnerships, grants, or investment structures.
• Lead finance workstreams for legal entity and holding company structure, tax planning, restructuring, and new market entry, including entity set-up and partnerships.
• Manage the finance team, including the Controller and Strategic Financial Analyst, and regional finance leads for Africa, Latin America, and Asia; maintain dotted-line leadership of market Finance and Operations managers to ensure the operational finance function is robust and independently capable.
• Develop the finance operating model with clear ownership and decision rights across global, regional, and market levels.
• Identify, develop, and lead capacity building.
• Partner with the Chief Operating Officer on sales and operations planning, inventory policy, and working capital.
• Travel 10–25%, primarily international.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree (or international equivalent) in a related field.
• Master’s Degree (or international equivalent) preferred.
• Professional accounting qualification (ACA, ACCA, CPA or equivalent) desired.
• At least 10 years of related experience, including senior finance leadership experience in an international context (equivalent combination of related education and experience may be substituted).
• At least 5 years of supervisory experience.
• Experience building or rebuilding a finance function (team, controls, systems, and operating model), ideally in a growth-stage company with $25 million to $150 million in revenue.
• Hands-on experience with debt facilities, covenant management, and lender or investor reporting.
• Commercial experience with P&L management and ownership of process improvements; excellent financial and operational modeling skills.
• Excellent financial management and risk assessment skills, including experience recommending investment decisions and conducting scenario analysis with senior leadership.
• Experience in a tech, health, or consumer goods business operating across multiple markets/geographies with a service and sales function.
• Experience with multi-entity, multi-currency consolidated financial management; in-depth knowledge of emerging and developing markets (ideally Africa, Asia, or Latin America) preferred.
• Comfort with blended-finance structures, including understanding differences among grant, impact investment, equity, and earned revenue and credible reporting against all four.
• Prior experience with multi-entity structures, corporate restructuring, or spin-out finance highly advantageous.
• Excellent strategic and analytical skills; able to diagnose complex problems, generate solutions, and communicate strategic courses of action.
• Excellent organizational skills with high attention to detail; able to balance multiple projects and manage tight deadlines in a fast-paced and sometimes ambiguous environment.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills; able to translate complex financial information to a variety of audiences.
• Track record of presenting financial performance and strategic financial narratives to investors, Board members, or donor audiences, and building trust quickly with financial and non-financial leaders.
• Working knowledge of ERP systems (Infor Lawson) and database warehousing or OLAP preferred.
• Expert Excel skills, including pivot tables and advanced functions; familiarity with data query tools preferred.
• Experience working within a group or holding company structure with shared services preferred.
• Fluent English required; Spanish or French is an asset.
• Alignment with women’s health access context in lower-middle-income markets is an asset.

Preferred Qualifications

• Professional accounting qualification (ACA, ACCA, CPA or equivalent).
• Experience with emerging and developing markets (ideally Africa, Asia, or Latin America).
• Comfort and experience across blended-finance structures.
• Working knowledge of ERP systems (Infor Lawson) and database warehousing or OLAP.
• Experience within a group or holding company structure with shared services.
• Spanish or French.

Compensation & Benefits

• Health & Wellness: comprehensive benefits package offering health, financial planning, family care, and flexibility for work-life fit.
• Time Away: competitive leave package.
• Pay is determined by candidate location and practices of the local office where applicable.

Salary ranges (gross annual), dependent on candidate location:

• United States (paid in USD): $128,000 (minimum) – $160,000 (midpoint) – $192,000 (maximum)
• Applicants applying outside of the US: Those hired outside of the U.S. will be employed through the local office. Pay and benefits will be commensurate with the role and practices of the local office. Details will be provided during the interview process.

Location

• Fully Remote, Anywhere globally
• Remote eligible; manager approval dependent on location
• Reports to: President
• Application deadline: November 16, 2026
• Location/Region: Global

Equal Opportunity

The organization is an equal opportunity employer and complies with applicable nondiscrimination laws.