OCFO’s Michael Botha to join Innovation City panel on global scaling

Outsourced CFO’s Michael Botha will speak at Innovation City in Cape Town on 15 October 2026 about how founders can expand across borders without losing financial control. The panel will focus on local decision-making, cash flow visibility and the operational strain international growth can place on teams at home.

Why it matters: - International expansion can strain reporting, cash management and decision-making faster than a business’s systems can adapt. - The panel is aimed at founders balancing growth in new markets with the need to protect performance in their home operations. - OCFO’s experience across 35 countries gives the discussion a practical focus for scaling businesses.

What happened: - Michael Botha, Executive Head of Growth at Outsourced CFO, will join Innovation City’s “Scaling Globally. Managing Locally.” panel on Thursday, 15 October 2026. - The session will be held at Innovation City in Cape Town from 13:00 to 14:30. - Attendees will be able to put questions directly to the panellists.

The details: - The panel will examine how founders assess the true cost of entering a new market. - The discussion will look at how businesses track performance across countries. - Panellists will address which responsibilities should be delegated to local teams. - Botha will focus on maintaining financial visibility across markets while giving local teams authority to respond to local costs, customer needs and operating conditions. - Botha said international expansion can outpace a company’s systems and reporting, leaving leaders to make cross-market decisions with financial information built for a much smaller business. - Botha said founders should understand the cash flow, margins and support requirements of a new market before committing more resources. - Event and attendance information is available from Innovation City here.

Between the lines: - The panel frames scaling as an operational discipline, not just a growth goal. - Rising revenue alone may not show whether a new market is profitable once local serving costs and cash needs are included. - The discussion reflects a broader tension in multi-market businesses: central control versus local autonomy. - OCFO’s background suggests the event will stress finance infrastructure as a growth tool, not a back-office function.

What's next: - The panel will explore how companies can keep clear accountability and consistent reporting as they add people, services and markets. - The discussion will also cover how leaders can protect stable processes at home while pursuing opportunities abroad. - OCFO’s broader business continues to position itself as a finance partner for ambitious companies, with advisory, cloud accounting, capital raising and finance talent services. - More information is available at the company’s announcement.