Financial Manager

Dante Personnel; Sandton; On-site; ZAR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Dante Personnel seeks an experienced finance professional in South Africa with SAIPA/SAIBA/CIMA/ACMA/CGMA qualifications and at least five years post-qualification in a financial-manager or senior-accountant role. Importing distributor experience, landed-cost accounting, and strong VAT knowledge are essential.

Multi-entity and intercompany consolidation skills are required. Proficiency in Sage and advanced Excel is expected, along with supervising a small finance team.

Qualifications

• Qualified SA/CA with post-qualification experience in financial leadership.
• Experience in importing distributor/wholesaler environment (landed-cost, stock in transit, bonded stock).
• Strong VAT expertise across multiple vendors including import VAT and SARS verifications.

Skills

Landed-cost accounting

Customs knowledge

VAT accounting

Intercompany consolidation

Staff supervision

Multi-entity consolidation

Education

SAIPA/SAIBA/CIMA/ACMA/CGMA qualification

CA(SA) candidate welcome

Tools

Sage

Advanced Excel

Job description

Minimum requirements

• Professional Accountant (SA) registered with SAIPA, Business Accountant registered with SAIBA, or CIMA (ACMA/CGMA), with at least five years' post-qualification experience in a financial-manager or senior-accountant role. CA(SA) candidates are welcome but the package is set for a professional accountant.
• At least three years in an importing distributor or wholesaler: landed-cost accounting, stock in transit, bonded stock, foreign-currency purchasing and forward cover.
• Demonstrable, hands-on South African customs knowledge: SAD500s, customs worksheets, MRNs, bond releases, clearing-agent reconciliations, exporter / importer registration on SARS RLA, vouchers of correction and the documentary requirements for import VAT claims.
• Strong VAT technical ability across multiple registered vendors, including import VAT, zero-rated exports and SARS verifications; able to reconcile VAT control accounts to the SARS statement of account without assistance
• Working knowledge of exchange-control documentation for outward foreign payments and crossborder receipts through a South African commercial bank.
• Experience preparing provisional and annual tax computations for companies and working with an external tax practitioner on SARS eFiling.
• Sage (Sage 50 / Sage Business Cloud / Sage Evolution or similar) and advanced Excel: lookups, pivot tables, landed-cost and cash-flow models.
• Experience supervising at least two staff in a small finance team.
• Multi-entity, intercompany and consolidation experience.