Financial Manager (CA)

REQUIREMENTS

• BCom degree; CA(SA) preferred, or Honours / CIMA equivalent
• Minimum 8 years' experience in a Financial Manager role, ideally with at least 23 years at a senior or group level
• Strong working knowledge of Xero, including report configuration and process optimisation within the platform
• Proven experience managing, mentoring and developing finance staff
• Experience in Logistics / Transport highly advantageous
• Strong, resilient personality comfortable owning difficult supplier and stakeholder conversations
• Demonstrated ability to design, document and improve financial processes and controls
• Excellent, verifiable track record (contactable references required)
• Willingness to put in additional hours during month-end/year-end and as business needs require

RESPONSIBILITIES

Team & Reporting

• Manage and develop two Accounts Payable / Finance Administration staff
• Report directly to the Directors on financial performance and risk

Month-End & Reporting

• Own the month-end close calendar
• Process accruals, prepayments, provisions, depreciation, forex revaluations and payroll journals
• Sign off all bank, creditors and control account reconciliations monthly
• Produce accurate monthly management accounts within deadline
• Manage the income statement, balance sheet and cash flow
• Lead variance analysis against budget and report on key drivers

Compliance & Audit

• Review and sign off VAT201 returns
• Oversee EMP201 / EMP501 submissions and reconciliations
• Prepare the year-end audit file and act as primary liaison for external auditors
• Ensure finance records are audit-ready on an ongoing basis, not only at year-end

Payments & Supplier Management

• Review and authorise the creditors payment run
• Personally own difficult supplier negotiations rate disputes, credit note delays, service failures

Systems & Controls

• Document, standardise and continuously improve accounting processes
• Design, implement and enforce internal financial controls
• Maintain and optimise the Xero environment, including integrations and reporting

Salary: R negotiable dependent on experience

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