Finance Manager: Process Improvement & AR/AP Leader

Objective Personnel; Gauteng; On-site; ZAR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Objective Personnel is seeking a senior finance leader in Gauteng to oversee accounts payable and receivable operations, drive process improvements, and ensure compliance including BEE certificates. The role requires extensive leadership, policy formulation, and risk management capabilities to optimize cash flow and financial controls.

The successful candidate will manage month-end closes, leverage Kerridge, MANCO and EXCO platforms, and collaborate with Sales, Product Management and IT to

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Commerce with Honours or CA(SA) is required.
• 10+ years experience in a large organisation running AP/AR teams.
• Kerridge system experience would be an advantage.
• Strong leadership and people development skills.
• Expertise in debtors and creditors management.
• Policy formulation and risk management experience.

Responsibilities

• Oversee daily workflows to improve efficiency in debtors and creditors teams.
• Manage month-end close to ensure timely completion and deadlines.
• Ensure BEE certificates are obtained and compliance requirements are met.
• Use MANCO and EXCO platforms to strengthen finance's role across the business.
• Drive improvements in subscription billing processes in collaboration with Sales, Product Management and IT teams.
• Identify and mitigate risks in credit management from policy to daily operations and develop new KPIs.
• Master Kerridge capabilities to streamline procurement and payments.
• Conduct walkthroughs of workflows to identify automation opportunities.
• Formulate and implement tailored finance policies to improve decision-making and controls.
• Improve policies for credit risk management (limits, overrides, holds, exports).
• Develop and revise KPIs aligned with business objectives (collections %, etc.).

Skills

Leadership

People development

Debtors management

Creditors management

Risk management

Process improvement

Policy formulation

Education

Bachelor of Commerce with Honours or CA(SA)

Tools

Kerridge system

MANCO platform

EXCO platform

Job description

Objective Personnel is seeking a senior finance leader in Gauteng to oversee accounts payable and receivable operations, drive process improvements, and ensure compliance including BEE certificates. The role requires extensive leadership, policy formulation, and risk management capabilities to optimize cash flow and financial controls.

The successful candidate will manage month-end closes, leverage Kerridge, MANCO and EXCO platforms, and collaborate with Sales, Product Management and IT to