Finance Manager

Established in 2008, Evergreen Lifestyle is South Africa’s premier retirement brand with a reputation for developing and operating exceptional retirement villages. It delivers a Partnership for Life promise based on 5 pillars of trust – physical security, financial peace of mind, continuous care, a sense of community and exceptional hospitality.

There are currently eight operating villages in the Western Cape and Gauteng, with further landholdings available for expansion.

We are currently looking to recruit a passionate and motivated Group Financial Manager to join the executive management team for the Evergreen Health business.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND COMPETENCIES

• Responsible for the preparation and interpretation of management accounts and financial reports.
• Responsible for development draw-down requests.
• Prepare cost of sales calculations for the various developments and calculate the profitability of projects.
• Calculate commission payments to estate agents.
• Review and sign off creditor payments.
• Responsible for VAT and income tax returns.
• Responsible for the annual audit for your companies.
• Assist with the group consolidation and drafting of the group annual financial statements.
• A solid understanding of financial statistics and accounting principles.
• Financial modelling with an entrepreneurial mindset.
• Driving key financial and operational indicators and profitability.
• Ability to perform tasks independently with high levels of organization and attention to detail.
• Take control of the company’s accounting function.
• Regularly report upon and interpret the management accounts and financial reports.
• Lead, motivate and manage all reports to maximize individual performance.
• Develop a culture of high performance.
• Document and maintain complete and accurate supporting information for all financial transactions.
• Manage and prepare cash flow forecasts.
• Ensuring effective financial management, administration and processes

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

• A minimum of five years’ experience as a Senior Financial Manager, preferably within the Healthcare Industry.
• Experience dealing with high volumes of financial transactions.
• Preferably a chartered qualified accountant or an equivalent alternative level of education.
• Strong business acumen and leadership qualities.
• Must be comfortable engaging with managing directors, executives and senior managers.
• Very detailed oriented.
• Able to work under pressure and deliver high quality, accurate work in a short-space of time.
• Strong financial systems knowledge (ideally SAGE Evolution or a similar program).
• Excellent leaderships quality, sound decision making and problem-solving skills.

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