Finance Manager & Business Insights Lead

Core Group ZA; Sandton; On-site; ZAR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Core Group ZA is seeking an Assistant Financial Manager to own financial reporting, manage a small finance team, and deliver commercial insights to support strategic decisions.

You will sign off monthly results (income statement, balance sheet, cash flow), analyze variances, interpret performance across the business, and drive improvements in reporting, controls, and intercompany transactions to enable informed risk management.

Qualifications

• BCom degree with CTA qualification.
• 3+ years in finance (accountant/senior accountant/financial controller).
• Experience supervising finance team.
• Exposure to foreign currencies and intercompany transactions.
• Syspro experience advantageous.
• CA(SA) qualification beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Review and sign off on monthly financial results (P&L, Balance Sheet, Cash Flow).
• Analyse budget vs actual performance and investigate variances.
• Interpret financial results for the business as primary advisor.
• Lead and oversee finance team outputs for accuracy and timeliness.
• Drive accuracy, integrity, and improvements in reporting processes.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders to improve decision-making.
• Oversee inter-company accounting and foreign currency transactions.
• Identify and resolve non-standard financial issues and risks.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Analytical thinking

Attention to detail

Time management

Team collaboration

Problem solving

Adaptability

AI tools familiarity

Education

BCom + CTA

CA(SA) qualification

Tools

Syspro

Excel

Claude

Gemini

Job description

Core Group ZA is seeking an Assistant Financial Manager to own financial reporting, manage a small finance team, and deliver commercial insights to support strategic decisions.

You will sign off monthly results (income statement, balance sheet, cash flow), analyze variances, interpret performance across the business, and drive improvements in reporting, controls, and intercompany transactions to enable informed risk management.