Group Financial Manager

SUMMARY:
This is an opportunity to operate at group level within a multi-national business. While initial focus will be on consolidations and group reporting, this is an excellent opportunity to diversify your career. You'll get real exposure to EXCO, ownership of a genuinely complex multi-currency consolidation, and the trust to build things from scratch rather than inherit someone else's template. As the group takes on new ventures, there's a clear path to lead finance for the new business units.

POSITION INFO:
Duties and Responsibilities Take end to end ownership of the group's monthly, quarterly and annual consolidation, including intercompany eliminations, currency translation, deferred tax and minority interests. Own the group close calendar and keep entity teams accountable to it. Produce a fully reconciled consolidated income statement, balance sheet and cash flow that stands up to scrutiny. Deliver the EXCO management pack each month, and carry real weight in the annual financial statements and audit under full IFRS. Build and own the group's KPI framework, from definition through to the metrics EXCO and the board actually use. Interrogate business unit and regional management accounts and hold entity teams to a higher standard. Turn variances into a narrative: what drove the number, not just what the number was. Build scenario and what if models that inform planning and investment decisions. Keep the group's chart of accounts and reporting treatment consistent across entities, and cut down on manual fixes by tightening the control environment. Stand in for the on group reporting matters, whether that's with entity finance leads, auditors or financiers. Build out and lead a group reporting team over time, with scope to take on finance leadership for a new business unit as the group grows. Desired Experience and Qualifications , fully qualified 5+ years post articles, with at least 3 of those years at group level. Ownership of a multi-entity, multi-currency consolidation. You've built it and defended it, not just checked it. Technical IFRS depth strong enough to argue your position with auditors under full IFRS. A KPI framework and scenario models you've built yourself, not inherited from someone else's spreadsheet. Previous experience as a Group FM or Group . Enough gravitas to hold your own in front of EXCO, and enough backbone to push entity finance managers when their numbers don't add up. Solid Excel skill Remuneration R1 300 000 to R1 400 000 per annum, cost to company. Interested? If you are interested in this opportunity, please apply via this advert link. If you wish to send your resume via email forward your CV to , insert the job title in the subject line of your e-mail. If you have not had any response in two weeks, please consider the vacancy application unsuccessful. Your profile will be kept on our database for any other suitable position.