Assistant Financial Manager

Snatch | Accounting & Finance Headhunters; Cape Town; Hybrid; ZAR 558,000 - 670,000; Full time

Job summary

Snatch | Accounting & Finance Headhunters in Sea Point, Cape Town, seeks an Assistant Financial Manager to join a premier luxury safari and hospitality group. You will support financial reporting, month-end, budgeting and forecasting, VAT, audit coordination and financial controls in a hands-on commercial role.

Reporting to the Financial Manager and Group Financial Manager, you will lead across multiple lodge properties, review work, and drive process improvements with strong Excel and ERP

Qualifications

• Qualified SAICA/SAIPA/CIMA with current professional membership
• 3+ years' post-articles accounting experience in a commercial environment
• Hospitality, lodge or property-intensive experience would be advantageous
• Strong Excel skills (pivot tables, lookups, data analysis) and ERP experience

Responsibilities

• Prepare and review monthly management accounts, balance sheet reconciliations, journals and supporting schedules.
• Assist with budgeting, forecasting, cash flow management and variance analysis.
• Manage VAT compliance, reconciliations and support SARS queries, verifications and audits.
• Support the finance team across AP, AR, revenue, cashbook, stock and general ledger processes.
• Take ownership of the fixed asset register, including additions, disposals, depreciation, reconciliations and physical asset verification.
• Manage capital expenditure and capital projects, including WIP schedules and timely capitalization.
• Review finance team members' work and work closely with operational teams to resolve finance queries.
• Identify opportunities to improve finance processes, controls, reporting and systems.

Skills

SAICA/SAIPA/CIMA

Post-articles experience

Hospitality experience

Excel advanced

Education

BCom Accounting / Financial Management

Tools

Sage Intacct

Sage

Pastel

Xero

ERP systems

Job description

Join a premier luxury safari and hospitality group

Role Overview

A leading luxury safari and hospitality group is looking for a professionally qualified Assistant Financial Manager to join its finance team in Sea Point, Cape Town.

Reporting to the Financial Manager and Group Financial Manager, you will support the finance function across multiple lodge properties. This is a hands-on commercial accounting role covering financial reporting, month-end, budgeting and forecasting, cash flow, VAT, audit coordination and financial controls.

Key Responsibilities

• Prepare and review monthly management accounts, balance sheet reconciliations, journals and supporting schedules.
• Assist with budgeting, forecasting, cash flow management and variance analysis.
• Manage VAT compliance, reconciliations and support SARS queries, verifications and audits.
• Support the finance team across AP, AR, revenue, cashbook, stock and general ledger processes.
• Take ownership of the fixed asset register, including additions, disposals, depreciation, reconciliations and physical asset verification.
• Manage capital expenditure and capital projects, including WIP schedules and timely capitalization.
• Review finance team members' work and work closely with operational teams to resolve finance queries.
• Identify opportunities to improve finance processes, controls, reporting and systems.

Qualifications & Experience

• SAICA, SAIPA or CIMA qualified, with current professional membership in good standing, or a relevant BCom Accounting / Financial Management degree.
• Minimum 3 years' post-articles accounting experience in a commercial environment.
• Experience reviewing junior finance staff or coordinating finance deliverables.
• Hospitality, lodge or property-intensive experience would be advantageous.
• Strong Excel skills, including pivot tables, lookups, data analysis and financial modelling.
• Experience with Sage Intacct, Sage, Pastel, Xero or a comparable ERP would be advantageous.
• Preference will be given to EE candidates

Salary & Benefits

• R50 000 – R60 000 CTC per month, depending on experience and qualifications.
• Hybrid working arrangement in Cape Town.
• Approximately quarterly travel to the lodge.
• Opportunity to join a renowned luxury safari and hospitality group.