Chief Finance Officer (CFO)

JOB TITLE: Chief Finance Officer (CFO)

LOCATION: Nairobi

Vivo presently operates 26 physical stores in Kenya, 2 stores in Uganda, another in Rwanda, and an online presence. Our Mission and Vision, “To be Africa’s most loved fashion brand” and “Africa Dressing Herself,” steer our five core company values. We prioritize our customers, aiming to enhance their lives through our products while nurturing and developing our talent and employees within the Vivo family. This underscores our commitment to recruiting, cultivating, and retaining the brightest minds globally. Embracing our fundamental principles — #OurPeopleFirst, #OneTeam, #DelightOurCustomers, #ChallengeTheStatusQuo, Do The Right Thing and #OwnTheResult — fosters a distinctive culture throughout our organization, enabling us to unlock the immense potential of this dynamic industry.

Job Purpose

The Chief Financial Officer (CFO) is the guardian of the value of money at Vivo Fashion Group. The role owns the full financial health of a multi-country retail and manufacturing business — from working capital discipline and capital allocation to board-level financial reporting, procurement governance and the forward-looking business intelligence that informs strategic decisions. The CFO will lead a dedicated Finance function that is structurally independent of operations, providing the rigour and resilience Vivo requires for its next stage of growth across Kenya, Uganda and Rwanda. Beyond stewardship of today's numbers, the CFO will shape Vivo's capital structure, underpin disciplined investment decisions, and, over time, represent the business to investors, lenders, and external stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

Financial Strategy & Capital Allocation: Defining Vivo's long-term financial strategy, shaping the capital structure, and leading disciplined capital allocation decisions across retail expansion, manufacturing investment, and technology.
Board-Level Financial Reporting & Governance: Owning the integrity of management and statutory accounts, leading board and audit committee reporting, and ensuring compliance with IFRS and the reporting requirements of each operating jurisdiction.
Budgeting, Forecasting & Performance Management: Leading the annual budget, quarterly reforecasts, and scorecard cadence; translating strategic rocks into financial targets and holding the business accountable to them.
Working Capital Management: Actively managing weeks of operating cash on hand, supplier credit days, inventory turns and receivables — unlocking cash to fund growth.
Procurement — Commercial Governance: Owning vendor selection frameworks, contract terms and spend compliance across the group.
Business Intelligence & Data Strategy: Leading Vivo's BI agenda with a forward-looking focus — margin analysis, cost-per-unit trends, inventory optimisation, and scenario modelling in support of capital allocation and pricing decisions. Championing the unified data layer underpinning executive dashboards
Tax, Treasury & Multi-Entity Consolidation: Managing group tax position, transfer pricing between entities, foreign exchange exposure (KES / UGX / RWF / USD), banking relationships, and consolidation across the grouP.
Internal Controls & Risk: Designing and maintaining the internal control environment; providing a functional home for Internal Audit; ensuring separation of duties, approval hierarchies and a clean audit trail through Odoo.
Investor Relations & External Stakeholders: Over time, representing Vivo to lenders, equity investors and due diligence counterparties — preparing the business for capital raises, refinancing or strategic transactions.
Team Leadership & Talent: Recruiting, developing and retaining a high-calibre finance,

Key Skills

High personal integrity and a strong sense of stewardship — the role is the custodian of the value of money in the business.
Strategic thinker with the ability to translate financial analysis into clear, decision-ready recommendations for the CEO and board.
Strong executive presence, with the interpersonal range to sit comfortably with the CEO, board, lenders, auditors and an operations-heavy peer group.
Disciplined, detail-aware leader who sets a high bar on controls, reconciliations and audit trail — without becoming a bottleneck to the business.
Comfortable leading through change, including raising financial discipline across functions that have historically operated with lighter governance.

Qualifications and Experience

A minimum of 15 years' senior finance leadership experience, with demonstrable exposure to both manufacturing and retail business models — preferably in fashion, apparel or FMCG.
Bachelor's or Master's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics or Business Administration. A recognised professional qualification (CPA, ACCA, CFA or equivalent) is required.
Proven experience in multi-entity consolidation, IFRS reporting, and operating across multiple currencies and jurisdictions — ideally within East Africa.
Experience overseeing procurement as a commercial function, and governance of data and technology investments at a board level.
Strong understanding of BI and analytics tooling sufficient to sponsor (not write) the forward-looking analytical agenda.

How to Apply

Apply Here Application deadline will be 8th May 2026 Close of Business.