Financial Manager (CA)

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

Job summary

Time Personnel is seeking an experienced Financial Manager in the Western Cape. You will lead a small finance team, report to Directors, and own the month-end close, accounting processes, and financial controls.

Your role includes tax compliance and liaison with external auditors, while optimising the Xero environment. The ideal candidate has a BCom and CA(SA) or equivalent, with 8+ years' experience, including staff mentoring and stakeholder management.

Qualifications

• BCom degree; CA(SA) preferred, or Honours / CIMA equivalent.
• Minimum 8 years' experience in a Financial Manager role, ideally with 2-3 years at senior or group level.
• Strong working knowledge of Xero, including report configuration and process optimisation within the platform.
• Proven experience managing, mentoring and developing finance staff.
• Experience in Logistics / Transport highly advantageous.
• Strong, resilient personality - comfortable owning difficult supplier and stakeholder conversations.
• Demonstrated ability to design, document and improve financial processes and controls.
• Excellent, verifiable track record (contactable references required).
• Willingness to put in additional hours during month-end/year-end and as business needs require.

Responsibilities

• Manage and develop two Accounts Payable / Finance Administration staff.
• Report directly to the Directors on financial performance and risk.
• Own the month-end close calendar.
• Process accruals, prepayments, provisions, depreciation, forex revaluations and payroll journals.
• Sign off all bank, creditors and control account reconciliations monthly.
• Produce accurate monthly management accounts within deadline.
• Manage the income statement, balance sheet and cash flow.
• Lead variance analysis against budget and report on key drivers.
• Review and sign off VAT201 returns.
• Oversee EMP201 / EMP501 submissions and reconciliations.
• Prepare the year-end audit file and act as primary liaison for external auditors.
• Ensure finance records are audit-ready on an ongoing basis, not only at year-end.
• Review and authorise the creditors payment run.
• Personally own difficult supplier negotiations - rate disputes, credit note delays, service failures.
• Document, standardise and continuously improve accounting processes.
• Design, implement and enforce internal financial controls.
• Maintain and optimise the Xero environment, including integrations and reporting.

Skills

Leadership

Process improvement

Stakeholder management

Work ethic

Mentoring

Financial controls

Audit readiness

Month-end discipline

Education

BCom degree

CA(SA) preferred or Honours/CIMA equivalent

Tools

Xero

Job description

REQUIREMENTS

• BCom degree; CA(SA) preferred, or Honours / CIMA equivalent
• Minimum 8 years' experience in a Financial Manager role, ideally with at least 2-3 years at a senior or group level
• Strong working knowledge of Xero, including report configuration and process optimisation within the platform
• Proven experience managing, mentoring and developing finance staff
• Experience in Logistics / Transport highly advantageous
• Strong, resilient personality - comfortable owning difficult supplier and stakeholder conversations
• Demonstrated ability to design, document and improve financial processes and controls
• Excellent, verifiable track record (contactable references required)
• Willingness to put in additional hours during month-end/year-end and as business needs require

RESPONSIBILITIES

Team & Reporting

• Manage and develop two Accounts Payable / Finance Administration staff
• Report directly to the Directors on financial performance and risk

Month-End & Reporting

• Own the month-end close calendar
• Process accruals, prepayments, provisions, depreciation, forex revaluations and payroll journals
• Sign off all bank, creditors and control account reconciliations monthly
• Produce accurate monthly management accounts within deadline
• Manage the income statement, balance sheet and cash flow
• Lead variance analysis against budget and report on key drivers

Compliance & Audit

• Review and sign off VAT201 returns
• Oversee EMP201 / EMP501 submissions and reconciliations
• Prepare the year-end audit file and act as primary liaison for external auditors
• Ensure finance records are audit-ready on an ongoing basis, not only at year-end

Payments & Supplier Management

• Review and authorise the creditors payment run
• Personally own difficult supplier negotiations - rate disputes, credit note delays, service failures

Systems & Controls

• Document, standardise and continuously improve accounting processes
• Design, implement and enforce internal financial controls
• Maintain and optimise the Xero environment, including integrations and reporting

Salary: R negotiable dependent on experience