Financial Controller

Staff Solutions; Oos-Kaap; On-site; ZAR 450,000 - 800,000; Full time

Job summary

Staff Solutions seeks an experienced finance professional to lead AR, credit-control and cash-flow operations. You will own debt collection, monitor DSO, and deliver weekly debtor reports and forecasts to management.

You will also drive automation across financial processes, enhance dashboards, and support ERP improvements while ensuring strong financial controls and cross-functional collaboration with Sales, Operations and Admin.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years' experience in financial management or similar role.
• Strong accounts receivable and credit-control experience—not solely oversight.
• Advanced Excel and financial systems proficiency.
• Demonstrated experience implementing process automation within a finance environment.
• Strong understanding of financial controls, reconciliations, debtors and cash flow.
• High level of accuracy, attention to detail and operational discipline.

Responsibilities

• Take full ownership of the accounts receivable and credit-control function.
• Implement and enforce effective debt-collection procedures.
• Monitor debtor ageing and Days Sales Outstanding (DSO).
• Work closely with Sales to resolve payment delays, disputes and credit-related issues.
• Produce weekly debtor reports and cash-flow forecasts for management.
• Monitor overdue accounts and drive improvements in cash collection.
• Manage customer credit limits, credit applications and approvals.
• Identify opportunities to automate and streamline financial and administrative processes.
• Implement automated debtor reminders and collections workflows.
• Develop and maintain automated financial dashboards and reporting tools.
• Improve the efficiency, accuracy and auditability of financial systems and data.
• Lead or contribute to ERP improvements, system enhancements and implementation projects.
• Continuously review financial processes and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Oversee the day-to-day financial administration function.
• Maintain strong internal financial controls and governance.
• Ensure accurate and timely reconciliations across debtor and cash accounts.
• Support and lead month-end closing processes.
• Ensure financial procedures and controls are consistently applied across the business.
• Maintain accurate, complete and auditable financial records.
• Identify and address financial or process-related risks and discrepancies.
• Partner with Sales, Marketing and Operations to strengthen financial discipline across the business.
• Provide financial guidance and support to non-finance teams where required.
• Assist with inventory reconciliations and stock reporting.
• Provide management with financial information and insights to support business decisions.
• Take ownership of broader operational or financial projects as business priorities require.
• Mentor and support junior finance or administrative staff where applicable.

Skills

Accounts receivable

Credit-control

DSO monitoring

Excel

Financial systems

Process automation

Reconciliations

Cash flow forecasting

Financial reporting

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

BCom Accounting/Finance

National Diploma in Financial Management

Equivalent financial qualification

Tools

Sage Evolution

Pastel

ERP systems

Job description

Key Responsibilities

Debtors & Cash Flow Management

• Take full ownership of the accounts receivable and credit-control function.
• Implement and enforce effective debt-collection procedures.
• Monitor debtor ageing and Days Sales Outstanding (DSO).
• Work closely with Sales to resolve payment delays, disputes and credit-related issues.
• Produce weekly debtor reports and cash-flow forecasts for management.
• Monitor overdue accounts and drive improvements in cash collection.
• Manage customer credit limits, credit applications and approvals.

Financial Systems & Automation

• Identify opportunities to automate and streamline financial and administrative processes.
• Implement automated debtor reminders and collections workflows.
• Develop and maintain automated financial dashboards and reporting tools.
• Improve the efficiency, accuracy and auditability of financial systems and data.
• Lead or contribute to ERP improvements, system enhancements and implementation projects.
• Continuously review financial processes and identify opportunities for improvement.

Financial Administration & Controls

• Oversee the day-to-day financial administration function.
• Maintain strong internal financial controls and governance.
• Ensure accurate and timely reconciliations across debtor and cash accounts.
• Support and lead month-end closing processes.
• Ensure financial procedures and controls are consistently applied across the business.
• Maintain accurate, complete and auditable financial records.
• Identify and address financial or process-related risks and discrepancies.

Cross-Functional & Operational Support

• Partner with Sales, Marketing and Operations to strengthen financial discipline across the business.
• Provide financial guidance and support to non-finance teams where required.
• Assist with inventory reconciliations and stock reporting.
• Provide management with financial information and insights to support business decisions.
• Take ownership of broader operational or financial projects as business priorities require.
• Mentor and support junior finance or administrative staff where applicable.

Key Performance Areas

• Debtor Days (DSO): Reduction and maintenance within agreed targets.
• Cash Collection: Improved percentage of overdue debt collected within agreed timeframes.
• Overdue Debt: Reduction in 60+ and 90+ day ageing balances.
• Financial Reporting: Accurate and timely weekly and month-end reporting with no material errors.
• Financial Controls: Consistent compliance with internal financial processes and controls.
• Process Automation: Successful automation and streamlining of manual financial processes.
• Systems Improvement: Successful implementation of relevant ERP, reporting or financial-system improvements.
• Cross-Functional Support: Effective delivery of financial and operational commitments across the business.

Minimum Requirements

• Minimum 5 years' experience in financial management, financial control, senior financial administration or a similar role.
• Strong, hands-on accounts receivable and credit-control experience — not solely an oversight function.
• Relevant financial qualification, such as:
  • BCom Accounting / Finance
  • National Diploma in Financial Management
  • Equivalent financial qualification
• Advanced Excel and financial systems proficiency.
• Demonstrable experience implementing process automation within a finance environment.
• Strong understanding of financial controls, reconciliations, debtors and cash flow.
• High level of accuracy, attention to detail and operational discipline.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work cross-functionally and influence non-finance teams.
• Strong organisational and problem-solving abilities.
• Commercially minded with the ability to interpret financial information in a broader business context.

Advantageous Experience

The following would be strong differentiators:

• Experience within FMCG, distribution or another high-volume transactional environment.
• Experience using Sage Evolution and/or Pastel.
• Exposure to ERP implementation or significant financial-system improvement projects.
• Experience developing automated debtor reminders or collections workflows.
• Experience building financial dashboards and automated reporting tools.
• Previous experience managing, mentoring or supervising junior finance or administrative staff.
• Strong commercial acumen and the ability to translate financial data into practical business insights.