Group Financial Manager

ROLE OVERVIEW: 

• The Group Financial Manager will oversee Group finance, reporting, consolidations, audits and financial controls across multiple entities.
• The role will provide senior financial leadership and support strategic and commercial decision-making across the Group.

Minimum requirements:

• Qualified CA(SA) with 5+ years’ post-qualification experience.
• Proven Group Financial Manager / Group Finance experience.
• Proven experience in Group consolidations and IFRS.
• Experience managing the full audit process from planning through to final sign-off.
• Experience managing finance teams across multiple entities or divisions, including Debtors and Creditors.
• Strong financial reporting, governance and internal control experience.
• Manufacturing, industrial, engineering, production or distribution experience strongly preferred.
• Experience within a complex, large-revenue environment.
• African subsidiaries, cross-border or multi-country finance experience advantageous.
• Willingness to travel locally and into Africa as required.

Personality Traits:

• Commercially astute.
• Strategic and analytical.
• Strong leadership ability.
• Highly organised and detail-oriented.
• Decisive and results-driven.

Duties and responsibilities:

• Oversee the Group Finance function across multiple legal entities and business divisions.
• Manage financial responsibility for a Group with approximately R4 billion in annual revenue.
• Prepare and review monthly, quarterly and annual Group financial reports.
• Manage the Group consolidation process.
• Oversee cash flow, financial controls and Group reporting requirements.
• Lead the broader finance function, including Debtors, Creditors and finance support teams.
• Manage the full audit process from planning through to final sign-off and resolve audit queries.
• Ensure compliance with IFRS and relevant accounting and reporting requirements.
• Provide financial oversight to African operations and subsidiaries.
• Work closely with Treasury, Procurement and other central support functions.
• Review financial performance, identify risks and implement corrective action.
• Maintain effective relationships with auditors, senior management and operational stakeholders.
• Ensure Group financial policies, procedures and internal controls are consistently applied.
• Provide financial analysis and insights to support commercial and strategic decision-making.
• Undertake local and African travel as required.