Financial Manager (CA/SA) - Cape Town

As the Financial Manager, you will take ownership of the South African general ledger and monthly close, ensuring management accounts are issued on time and to a high standard. You will lead the finance team, manage the year-end audit, and maintain robust internal controls.

Your role will cover financial accounting and reporting, compliance and tax, financial planning and analysis, and treasury and forex. You will partner with Operations, Sales, and Supply Chain, manage group cash flow and forex exposure, and oversee subsidiary reporting and consolidation.

This is a permanent, full-time position based in Cape Town. The listing does not specify application instructions, so please apply via the job board or contact the recruiter directly.

• Honours degree in Accounting (BCom Accounting Honours) or equivalent
• CTA (Certificate in the Theory of Accounting) completed
• Completed SAICA/SAIPA articles (3 years) plus a minimum of 3 years commercial experience
• Strong IFRS reporting experience, including preparing annual financial statements and managing an external audit
• Proven Syspro experience (financial and inventory modules)
• Experience with international trade operations: exports, forex, SARB exchange control, and duty drawback
• Multi-entity group reporting and consolidation experience
• Experience preparing financials for or good understanding of accounting in multiple countries
• People management experience, leading and developing a finance team
• Manufacturing industry experience is beneficial

• Own the South African general ledger and monthly close, issuing management accounts on time and progressively shortening the close period
• Complete and independently review balance sheet reconciliations monthly, with reconciling items aged and explained
• Prepare annual financial statements in accordance with IFRS and manage the year-end audit, resolving auditor queries and achieving zero repeat findings
• Manage creditors (3-way matching, supplier payments on due date) and debtors (credit limits, overdue debtors, credit-note root cause)
• Own banking and payment controls: operator profiles and amendments, dual release, and payment-fraud controls
• Ensure compliance with banking regulations, including SARB approvals and exchange-control documentation
• Complete and submit statutory returns, including VAT201s, EMP201s, EMP501s, provisional and income tax, COIDA, CIPC, and Employment Equity
• Maintain the entity and compliance register and filing calendar for the group, overseeing local outsourced accountants
• Submit duty drawback claims within 14 days of delivery and keep export evidence for VAT zero-rating
• Design, test, and enforce internal controls, delegations of authority, and system access; maintain the risk register and compile data for the annual insurance review
• Support the CFO with company secretarial, governance, and board-pack inputs
• Provide insightful financial analysis and reporting for decision-making and partner with Operations, Sales, and Supply Chain
• Assist with the annual budget, financial forecasting, and variance analysis alongside the Group Cost & Management Accounting Manager
• Review discrepancies and propose systems improvements, working with the Systems Architect to maintain Syspro and TransLution data integrity and automate manual processes
• Review current processes and propose and implement improvements to increase efficiency and reduce finance cost-to-serve
• Lead and develop the finance team, including local and India Financial Accountants, Finance Administrator, Payroll Practitioner, Credit Controller, and Inventory Controller
• Ensure tasks are completed in accordance with accounting standards and that segregation of duties is applied across payments, supplier master data, and bank reconciliations
• Maintain the daily group cash position and own the 8-week and 10-month cash flow forecasts, explaining actual versus forecast and flagging shortfalls early
• Run the FX exposure and FEC register within the CFO's hedging policy and manage day-to-day forex transactions
• Control capital expenditure and the fixed asset register against approvals and budget
• Oversee subsidiary reporting, consolidation, and intercompany reconciliations, working with local accountants of the subsidiaries