Financial Manager

Time Personnel; Wes-Kaap; On-site; ZAR 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

Time Personnel seeks an experienced Financial Manager in the Western Cape to lead the finance function and report to Directors. You will manage two finance staff, oversee month-end close, reconciliations, and the preparation of monthly management accounts to tight deadlines.

You will own the accounting processes, maintain VAT/compliance, drive improvements, and keep an audit-ready environment while optimising Xero and internal controls.

Qualifications

• 8+ years experience as a Financial Manager or equivalent role.
• CA, CIMA or Honours qualifications preferred.
• Proven ability to improve accounting processes and controls.

Responsibilities

• Report to Directors and manage two finance staff.
• Close month-end: accruals, prepayments, provisions, depreciation, forex revaluation, payroll journals.
• Reconcile bank, creditors and control accounts monthly.
• Produce monthly management accounts within deadlines.
• Manage income statement, balance sheet and cash flow.
• Oversee variance analysis against budget.
• Prepare year-end file for external auditors.
• Review VAT201 and EMP submissions and reconciliations.
• Review and approve creditors payment runs.
• Own supplier conversations on rates, credits and service issues.
• Document, standardise and improve accounting processes.
• Design and enforce internal controls; own month-end calendar.
• Maintain and optimise the Xero environment; audit-ready records.

Skills

Staff management

Problem solving

Out-of-the-box thinking

Education

BCom Qualification

CA preferable

Honours

CIMA

Tools

Xero

Job description

REQUIREMENTS

• BCom Qualification, CA preferable, or Hons / CIMA etc.
• Experience as a Financial Manager, minimum 8 years
• Highly proficient in accounting package Xero
• Experience managing and mentoring staff
• Experience in Logistics / Transport highly advantageous
• Excellent track record
• Strong supplier problem solving skills
• Ability to think out of the box and improve systems as needed

DUTIES

• Reporting into the Directors
• Managing two accounts payable / finance administration staff
• Month-end close: accruals, prepayments, provisions, depreciation, forex revaluation, payroll journals.
• Bank, creditors and control account reconciliations signed off monthly.
• Produce monthly management accounts within deadlines
• Manage Income statement, balance sheet and cash flow
• Oversee variance analysis against budget
• Prepare the year-end file for external auditors
• Review and sign off VAT201 returns
• Oversee EMP201 and EMP501 submissions and reconciliations.
• Review and authorise the creditors payment run
• Own the difficult supplier conversations personally involving rates disputes, credit note delays, service failures etc.
• Document, standardise and continuously improve the accounting processes
• Design and enforce internal controls, own the month-end close calendar
• Maintain and optimise the Xero environment
• Ensure finance records are audit-ready at all times.

Salary: R negotiable dependent on experience

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