Group Financial Manager

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 finance 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 CFO 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 - CA(SA), 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 Accountant. - 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?