Job Title: CFO
Company: Dept. of Justice and Constitutional Development
Rofhiwa Irene Singo, who is popularly known as “CFO Clean Audit” was appointed as the CFO of the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development in April 2022. She is a board member of FASSET as well. Before this she was the general manager of corporate finance at SANPARKs. She has also been the CEO of the African Mining and Equipment fund, and has held various director positions.
She was the CFO of the Cross-Border Road Transport Agency (CBRTA) prior to this. She moved to CBRTA from the Department of Mineral Resources, where she was also the CFO. She was the acting CFO of the Department of Rural Development and Land Reform for two years before this and also worked as the chief director of financial management at the department for a year during the same time.
She worked as a group accountant at Datacentrix after finishing her training at the Auditor-General of South Africa. Before this, she was an assistant and payroll accountant at the University of Venda.
Irene holds both a CGMA and CTA qualification from the Chartered Institute of Management Accountant (CIMA) and the University of South Africa. She is also an associate member of SAICA – AGA(SA).
Irene has been nominated for the 2024 CFO Awards for her work as the CFO of the department.
Work
2022 – Present Chief Financial Officer, Department of Justice and Constitutional Development
2021 – 2022 General Manager: Corporate Finance, SANPARKs
2019 – 2021 Chief Executive Officer, African Mining and Equipment Fund
Director, Morkogo Investment and AutoTech
2019 – 2022 Non-Executive Director, AutoTech
2019 – 2022 Director, Morokgo Investment
2019 – 2019 Chief Financial Officer, Cross-Border Road Transport agency
2013 – 2019 Chief Financial Officer, Department of Mineral Resources
2011 – 2013 Acting Chief Financial Officer, Department of Rural Development and Land Reform
2011 – 2012 Chief Director: Financial Management, Department of Rural Development and Land Reform
2004 – 2005 Group Accountant, Datacentrix
1999 – 2004 Audit Manager, Trainee Accountant, Auditor-General of South Africa
1996 – 1999 Assistant Accountant, Payroll Accountant, University of Venda
1993 – 1995 Teller, Customer Service, Standard Bank
Education
2018 – 2019 CGMA, CIMA
2002 – 2004 CTA, BCompt (Honours), University of South Africa
1996 – 2002 BCompt Accounting and Finance, University of South Africa
1991 – 1993 IAC Diploma in Accounting, Technikon Northern Transvaal
1986 – 1990 Thengwe High School
About company: The Department of Justice and Constitutional Development is the justice department of the South African government. The department provides administrative and financial support to the court system and the judiciary (which are constitutionally independent of the executive), oversees the National Prosecuting Authority, provides legal advice and representation to organs of state, and facilitates law reform.
