Financial Manager

Eskort (Pty) Ltd; Irene; On-site; ZAR 900,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Eskort (Pty) Ltd in Gauteng, Irene, seeks a Chartered Accountant (SA) to lead financial reporting, consolidation and taxation, and provide financial leadership across the business.

The role requires at least five years of financial management experience in manufacturing/retail, strong governance, and the ability to drive profitability while leading a team.

Qualifications

• Minimum of five years of financial and business management experience in manufacturing, retail, or industrial environments.
• Thorough understanding of financial, cost and management accounting practices and procedures.

Responsibilities

• Financial reporting and consolidation for the organisation.
• Monthly and quarterly financial results presentation to the board.
• Tax planning, structuring and management.
• Lead and develop a dynamic finance team.
• Oversee budgeting, risk management and governance.

Skills

Financial reporting

Consolidation

Tax planning

Costing

Leadership

Stakeholder mgmt

Cross-functional

Education

Chartered Accountant CA (SA)

Tools

Sage

Meat matrix

Job description

Technically Strong:

• The Financial Manager will be an experienced, technically competent CA (SA) who will add value at all levels of the organisation. A core focus will be on financial reporting, consolidation, tax, cost. management, and financial leadership.

Position duties and Responsibilities:

• Financial reporting
• Monthly and quarterly financial results presentation to the to the board
• Financial management and costing
• Presentation of all relevant and required information and key figures
• Tax planning, structuring and management
• Preparation, reconciliation and/or reviewing of industry specific financial reports, and liaison with
• relevant stakeholders
• Timely completion of financial activities for reporting purposes
• Assume responsibility for the preparation, phasing, and maintenance of the division's annual
• budgets
• Ensure continuous business risk assessment
• Monitoring and reporting compliance ensuring an environment of good corporate governance
• Ensuring that all finance policies and procedures are always adhered to
• Lead financial meetings and a dynamic team of employees
• Analyse daily financial activities across all business units to increase profitability
• Complete financial accounting and forecasting
• Deliver reports and metrics to leadership and monitor accounts
• Investigate ways to improve profitability and analyse markets for business opportunities
• Leadership, guidance, KPI and team structuring and development of team members
• Building relationships with key individuals
• Develop an in-depth understanding of the business
• Implement and maintain requirements for risk management
• Overseeing the IT function

Previous Experience:

• Minimum of five years of financial and business management experience in a manufacturing and/or retail, or industrial environment.
• Thorough understanding of financial, cost and management accounting practices and procedures.

Qualifications:

Chartered Accountant CA (SA)

Nationality:

South African

IT:

MS-Office, Financial systems (Sage and Meat matrix beneficial)

Personal characteristics and behavioural competencies:

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Strong interpersonal skills and relationship builder
• Ability to interact with internal and external customers at various levels within the industry
• Strong leadership skills and people skills, as well as diligence and planning and organising are key
• to the successful performance of this position
• Ability to work under pressure with stringent deadlines
• High level of integrity and respectful
• Emotional maturity
• Results orientated
• Factual, concise and to the point
• Confidence in making a good argument, standing and yet also being flexible to accommodate the business
• Self-motivated and driven
• Hands-on and actively involved
• Ability to work across cultures and be a strategic partner to the group
• Proactively move processes forward to conclude a positive outcome
• Strong presentation and planning skills
• Good verbal and written communication skills
• Strong business acumen and entrepreneurial