Finance Manager

Outsourced CFO; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the software and services sector is seeking a hands-on Finance Manager based in Johannesburg. The role involves strategic financial leadership, ensuring organizational profitability, and overseeing finance processes. Candidates should have significant audit and budgeting experience, along with strong managerial skills to lead the finance team effectively.

Qualifications

• Preferably 5 years in a financial management role.
• Audit and budgeting experience in similar-sized businesses.
• High transaction volume experience (hundreds of transactions).

Responsibilities

• Oversee entire finance function including Debtors and Creditors.
• Coordinate and run the Financial Audit including production of annual financial statements.
• Develop finance strategies to drive the Company forward.

Skills

Audit

Budgeting

People Management

Problem Solving

Financial Reporting

Cash Flow Management

Technical Accounting

Tools

Syft

Fathom

Job description

We are recruiting on behalf of our client who is in the software and services business. They are looking for a hands-on, practical and operational Finance Manager. Someone that likes getting into the work who is also able to review their own work.

Your key professional responsibility is ensuring the financial health and profitability of the organization. You play a critical role in analyzing financial data, providing strategic guidance to management, andimplementing financial plans to support the company's growth objectives.

Your leadership extends to your direct team members and to the full management team to ensure that all finance processes are effective.

Based in Johannesburg with an in-office expectation of 3-4 days per week for at least 5 hours per day (can consider full time through to December if needed). Their audit period is August to October and November to December can see a need for you to ensure handover and stability.

Key Responsibilities :

Monthly Management accounting function

• Oversee entire finance function incl. Debtors and Creditors, including ensuring all invoicing, credit notes and invoicing processing is complete and valid.
• Monthly accounting process; this includes some processing as we as a full review of all itemsprocessed and all reconciliations; a full balance sheet reconciliation is performed monthly.
• Review and reconcile the Income Statement, balance sheet and CRM accounts monthly
• Production of management accounts by 5th Business day of new month;
• Weekly Cashflows
• Monthly Forecasting – revenue and expenses
• Payroll including calculation of monthly commissions both for accrual and payment
• Ensure all VAT, Employees Tax, Income Tax and any other tax or statutory returns are completedaccurately and filed timeously

Financial Controls and Processes

• SOP and Other Policy Development
• Structure and Develop the project accounting framework
• Current accounting / VAT analysis and revamp
• Process automation and implementation of new software tools
• Develop Business Unit strategy, planning and monitoring
• Review and improve the controls and processes around debtors, creditors, procurement, fixed assets and cost management and the other various finance processes
• Coordinate and run the Financial Audit including the production of the annual financial statements (year end is September – Audit and AFS to be completed by 30 November)

Budgeting and Forecasting

• Develop finance strategies to drive the Company forward, in line with the long-term vision of all shareholders.
• Development rolling forecasts including suggested actions to assist management in measuring performance against targets.
• Development of the companies SaaS metrics and Unit Economics to better understand and manage the performance of the Company.
• Develop of ROI calculations per product / Business Unit
• Develop Accurate cost ventilation across products / Business Units
• Plan, co-ordinate and run the annual budget process (budget to be approved by 15th September); this then rolls into a monthly forecast process;
• Coach leadership team members to enable them to own their financial information; budget, monthlyactuals and forecast

Company Secretarial

• Ensure all company secretarial items are up to date; including but not limited to Annual returns, all required resolutions etc.

Leadership and Team Management

• Leading the finance team – currently a senior Sales Admin and Debtors Manager and a Junior accountant
• Manage deliverables of the external accountants – certain functions outsourced
• Coach leadership members in terms of their responsibilities regarding the financial management

Requirements

Experience :

• Audit and budgeting experience in similar-sized businesses
• High transaction volume experience (hundreds of transactions)
• Reporting to Exco / Board of Directors
• Preferably 5 years in a financial management role

Software knowledge (beneficial) :

• Syft
• Fathom

Skills and Characteristics :

• Strong attention to detail and ability to maintain operational rhythm
• Must be confident and intellectually capable — not just ticking boxes
• People and Project Management
• Perform Complex Account Reconciliations
• Perform Process Evaluations, implement improvements
• Perform Risk assessments and Maintain Risk Register
• Financial and Cost Control Management
• Financial Reporting and Analysis
• Cash Flow Management
• Technical Accounting
• Problem Solver - Innovative and analytical thinking
• Self-starter - High energy and Drive
• Hands on, no-nonsense approach and Team Player
• Multi-Tasking
• Rule Following
• Dependability – Takes initiative

Requirements

Experience : Experience :

• Audit and budgeting experience in similar-sized businesses
• High transaction volume experience (hundreds of transactions)
• Strong attention to detail and ability to maintain operational rhythm
• Must be confident and intellectually capable — not just ticking boxes