Chief Financial Officer (Permanent)

Profile Personnel; East London; On-site; ZAR 1,200,000 - 2,400,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Medical aid

Housing assistance

Incentive bonuses

Relocation assistance

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is seeking a Financial Manager in East London, South Africa. The role requires a CA (SA) qualification and at least 15 years of relevant financial management experience. The successful candidate will oversee functions such as audit, reporting, and risk management, ensuring compliance and effective operations. The company offers a competitive salary and attractive benefits, including medical aid and housing assistance. Immediate start available.

Qualifications

• 15 years of relevant financial management experience.
• Strong computer literacy.
• Proven track record in financial and management accounting.
• Strong computer literacy and numerical discipline.
• Ability to lead, motivate and communicate across all levels.

Responsibilities

• Overall management of financial functions including audit, reporting, and risk management.
• Direct management of accounting systems and internal controls.
• Manage tax planning, compliance, and payroll.
• Accounting processing: direct processing workflows.
• Internal audit: manage internal audit activities.
• Management accounting: oversee reporting, operating budgets, forecasts, capital budgets, business development & feasibility studies.
• Financial management: treasury, capital finance, policy and dividend matters.
• Risk management: credit, asset protection and insurance oversight.
• Staff management: recruit and manage finance staff.
• Tax: tax planning, strategy and compliance.
• Payroll: payroll processes and compliance.
• IT: manage IT staff, infrastructure and development.
• HR: remuneration committee oversight and management.
• Forestry planning: yield planning oversight.

Skills

Financial management

Leadership

Communication

Commercial intuition

Motivation

Cultural sensitivity

Education

CA (SA) qualification

Job description

Minimum requirements are:

• CA (SA) qualification
• 15 years of relevant financial management experience
• Proven track record in the functions of financial accounting, management accounting, financial management, commercial transactions and tax.
• Strong computer literacy
• Personal attributes: must possess a sound ability to:
• Lead, manage and motivate people
• Have sound commercial intuition
• Communicate at all level levels of the organization
• Develop and maintain effective relationships with persons from different cultures
• Be self-motivated and authoritative

The company offers a competitive salary with excellent benefits including pension, life insurance, disability insurance, medical aid, housing and incentive bonuses. Generous relocation expenses and housing assistance will be provided on site. The position is available with immediate effect.

The appointee will be responsible for overall management of the following functions:

Audit

• Manage

Reporting

• Manage

Accounting systems / internal controls

• Direct

Accounting processing

• Direct

Internal audit

• Manage

MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING

• Reporting - Direct
• Operating budgets - Manage
• Forecasts - Manage
• Capital budgets - Manage
• Business development & Feasibility studies - Manage

FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT

• Treasury - Direct
• Capital finance - Manage
• Financial policy - Manage
• Dividend policy - Manage

RISK MANAGEMENT

• Credit management - Manage
• Asset financial protection - Manage
• Insurance - Assets, values, risks - Manage

STAFF MANAGEMENT

• Staff management - Manage
• Recruitment - Manage

TAX

• Tax planning & strategy - Manage
• Tax compliance - Manage

PAYROLL

• Payroll - Direct
• Compliance - Manage

IT

• IT staff - Manage
• Infrastructure - Manage
• Development - Manage

HR

• Remuneration Committee - Member
• Remuneration Committee - Manage
• Remuneration Committee - Manage

FORESTRY PLANNING

• Yield planning - Oversight