Operational Financial Manager

Job Description:

• Act as the financial partner to operational and executive leadership, providing commercial insights that drive business performance
• Deliver meaningful financial reporting, analysis, forecasts, and recommendations to support strategic decision-making
• Lead budgeting, forecasting, scenario planning, and long-term financial planning initiatives
• Drive profitability through improved cost control, pricing analysis, resource allocation, and working capital management
• Challenge the status quo and identify opportunities to improve operational and financial performance
• Provide oversight and leadership across Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, and broader operational finance functions
• Lead process improvement, system optimisation, automation, and reporting enhancement projects
• Strengthen governance, compliance, financial controls, and audit readiness across the business
• Develop insightful dashboards and reporting tools that enable faster and better decision-making
• Build and lead a high-performing finance team while driving accountability, ownership, and continuous improvement

We Are Looking For Someone Who:

• Thinks like a CFO, not just a finance manager
• Is commercially curious and understands what drives business success
• Thrives in an entrepreneurial environment
• Enjoys building, improving, and creating structure
• Can confidently challenge business decisions while remaining collaborative
• Is resilient, adaptable, and comfortable making decisions with imperfect information
• Loves being close to the operation and influencing real business outcomes

Skills & Experience:

• Proven ability to operate as a strategic finance leader within a dynamic business environment
• Demonstrated experience partnering with executive teams and influencing business decisions
• Strong budgeting, forecasting, financial modelling, and business planning capabilities
• Experience improving profitability, cash flow, and operational performance
• Strong systems orientation with experience driving automation and process optimisation
• Excellent leadership and stakeholder management skills
• Comfortable working in an evolving environment where structure needs to be created rather than followed
• Ability to balance strategic thinking with hands-on execution
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making capability

Qualification:

• CA(SA) non-negotiable

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