Finance Director

The Accountancy Recruitment Group Ltd; Noordwes; On-site; ZAR 900 000 - 1 300 000; Full time

Job summary

A dynamic finance recruitment firm is seeking a Finance Director to join an ambitious and profitable PE-backed SME in South Africa, Noordwes. This role involves leading financial strategies, managing a capable team, and influencing board-level decision-making. Candidates should be ACCA, CIMA, or ACA qualified and have experience in growth-oriented SMEs. This is a hands-on opportunity offering significant involvement in the company's rapid scale-up journey, with chances for strategic acquisitions and financial insight reporting.

Benefits

Agile work environment

Hands-on leadership role

Qualifications

• Experience in growth SME settings, ideally within private equity.
• Ability to influence board level decisions and key stakeholders.
• Experience with cash management and financial controls.

Responsibilities

• Overhaul existing reporting and embed financial controls.
• Prepare meaningful management information and insights.
• Be a key financial decision-making partner within the leadership team.

Skills

Modern-thinking Finance Director

Commercial astuteness

ACCA, CIMA or ACA qualified

Insightful MI reporting

Collaborative business partner

Hands-on management

Cash management understanding

Education

ACCA, CIMA or ACA qualification

Job description

Absolutely superb role in a highly ambitious PE-backed SME delivering exciting growth.

You’ll be joining a profitable £20m+ turnover group amid a scale up. They have received PE investment very recently and it’s an incredible time to join the journey.

The leadership team have significant expertise within their lucrative niche and have delivered impressive revenue and profit growth over recent years. PE investmentamentul provides a springboard of expertise and funding to supercharge the next phase of ambitious expansion.

You will be the first true permanent FD into the business and have opportunity to play a significant and highly rewarding role in the scale‑up. You will be part of a strategically aware and commercially astute boardroom – working with the existing directors and PE backers to deliver excellence.

You will own the full train set when it comes to financial leadership – reporting to (and working in close partnership with) imaging the talented and driven MD.

You’ll overhaul existing reporting & embed robust financial controls and an enhanced board pack. You’ll present meaningful and insightful MI & commentary. You’ll drill into profit and revenue levers and be schwar valid finance business partner to the rest of the leadership team.

It’s a key role as a sounding board for financial decision making, business strategy and tactical direction.

Alongside organic growth there is also likely to be opportunity to look at bolt‑on acquisitions and previous M&A experience may well come in handy.

It’ll be a fast‑paced, interesting, rewarding and exciting PE cycle that you will be involved in from day one. A chance to be fully part of the rapid “scale to exit” story over the next 3 – 5 years. Incredibly valuable experience for the right candidate.

It’s just a superb opportunity if you are someone who loves the cut and thrust of a rapid growth SME setting where you will feel completely integral.

You need to be:

• A modern‑thinking and ambitious Finance Director with experience of delivering success within a professional growth SME (ideally with previous PE experience although not essential).
• ACCA, CIMA or ACA qualified.
• Highly commercially astute and able to present to (and influence) board level directors / investors / key stakeholders.
• Confident in your ability to bring highly insightful and meaningful MI that will underpin evidence‑based decision making.
• A naturally collaborative business partner able to build excellent working relationships with the SLT and boardroom.
• Hands on. You will manage a small and highly capable team but the business requires an FD who is not afraid of rolling up sleeves and getting into the nitty‑gritty where required.
• Someone with a firm understanding of embedding controls and process around cash management / WIP / balance sheet integrity / financial reporting etc.

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A game-changing role for a hands‑on and driven FD looking to join an agile, ambitious and profitable PE‑backed business.

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