Consultant Financial Director - Mining

<p><strong>Mining CFOs &amp; Strategic Finance Architects Your Legacy Role Awaits</strong></p><p><strong>This is not a back-office job.</strong><br>This is front-line finance, in the boardroom, in the investment stack, and at the sharp edge of Africas battery minerals future.</p><p>A fast-scaling mining investment firm is building its executive braintrust and we are looking for a <strong>Consultant Financial Director</strong> to architect the finance function from the ground up.</p><p><strong><em>Your mission:</em></strong><br>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 capital outcomes.</p><p><strong><em>Your tools:</em></strong><br>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.</p><p><strong><em>Your stage:</em></strong><br>A fully remote, fixed-term contract (3 to 6 months), with the potential to transition into a permanent CFO-level role as the business scales into full operations.</p><h3><em>What you will own:</em></h3><ul><li>Full financial governance design (multi-jurisdictional)</li><li>Capital structuring, offtake and JV advisory</li><li>Setup of ERP, controls, and cost frameworks</li><li>Live financial modelling of exploration and development assets</li><li>Commercial risk mapping and board-level strategic input</li><li>Recruitment and onboarding of future finance hires</li></ul><h3><em>What we want:</em></h3><ul><li>20+ years in finance with executive-level mining experience</li><li>Deep exposure to coal, base or battery metals</li><li>A builder, not a caretaker, you move fast, think strategically, and execute independently</li><li>Commercially fluent in project finance, tax structuring, investor relations, and legal intersections</li><li>Experienced across African mining jurisdictions (advantageous)</li></ul><h3>This is your chance to:</h3><ul><li>Leave a mark in one of the most future-critical mining segments</li><li>Work alongside a visionary founding team with real traction</li><li>Set the financial tone for how Africas battery mineral future is built</li></ul><p><em>If you are looking to build more than balance sheets, if you want to build legacy, apply now!</em></p><p>Originally posted on <a href="https://himalayas.app">Himalayas</a></p>