Job Title: CFO
Company: University of Fort Hare
Charles Matumba is the Chief Financial Officer at the University of Fort Hare. With over two decades of experience in financial management, auditing, and taxation, Matumba brings deep expertise and strategic insight to his current role.
Before joining the University of Fort Hare in 2021, he served as Group Senior Manager for Financial Control (later Director) at the University of the Witwatersrand from 2016 to 2020. His prior experience includes roles as Financial Controller at Black Mountain Mining (Pty) Ltd, Tax Manager at the South African Revenue Service, and Accounting & Audit Manager for KPMG in Dubai. He also held senior audit roles at Ngubane & Co. and began his career at KPMG and the Malilangwe Trust.
Matumba holds a Master’s in Commerce from the University of the Witwatersrand, is a Chartered Accountant [CA(SA)] through SAICA, and is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA). He earned his Bachelor of Accounting Science Honours from the University of South Africa in 2002.
Work Experience:
- 2021- present University of Fort Hare, CFO
- 2016- 2020 University of Witswatersrand, group senior manager financial control/director
- 2012- 2016 Black Mountain Mining (Pty)Ltd, Financial Controller
- 2010- 2011 South African Revenue Service, Tax Manager
- 2009 KPMG, Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE), Accounting & Audit Manager
- 2005 – 2009 Ngubane& Co. Chartered Accountants, Audit Manager/Senior Manager
- 2001 - 2005 KPMG, Audit Senior/ Supervisor
- 2001 Malilangwe Trust, Financial Accounting Assistant
Education: - 2021 Masters in Commerce, University of the Witwatersrand
- 2016 Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA), CFA Institute
- 2006 Chartered Accountant, CA(SA), SAICA
- 2002 Bachelor of Accounting Science Honours, University of South Africa
About company:
The University of Fort Hare is a public university in Alice, Eastern Cape, South Africa. It was a key institution of higher education for Africans from 1916 to 1959 when it offered a Western-style academic education to students from across sub-Saharan Africa, creating an African elite.
