Financial Manager CA(SA)

Pathfinders Consulting Pty (LTD); Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Pathfinders Consulting Pty (LTD) is seeking a senior Financial Manager to lead the financial performance and control environment from its Cape Town base. The role partners with the CFO and operations to deliver insights, drive profitability and ensure accurate reporting in a fast-paced logistics environment.

The successful candidate will manage forecasting, budgeting, revenue recognition, and governance, while developing the finance team and strengthening systems and controls across the business.

Qualifications

• Qualified Chartered Accountant, CA(SA) is mandatory.
• At least five years in a Financial Manager/senior financial leadership role.
• Experience leading and developing a finance team.
• Experience in high-volume, operational environments.
• Experience with ERP systems (Dynamics 365, SAP, Oracle, Sage, NetSuite).

Responsibilities

• Lead monthly management accounts, budgeting and forecasting across multiple streams.
• Analyse revenue, margins, costs, volumes and trends to identify KPIs.
• Present financial results and insights to senior management.
• Manage cashflow forecasting, creditor cycles and working capital.
• Strengthen financial controls and governance across finance and operations.
• Lead internal and external audit processes and statutory compliance.
• Drive financial systems, master data and reporting improvements.
• Partner with operational leaders to improve profitability and performance.

Skills

Financial leadership

Forecasting

Financial reporting

Cashflow management

Data analysis

Education

CA(SA)

Tools

Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central

SAP

Oracle

Sage

NetSuite

Job description

Pathfinders Consulting Pty (LTD) | Full time

Cape Town, South Africa | Posted on 07/22/2026

An established and growing organisation within the logistics, freight forwarding and supply chain sector is seeking a highly driven and operationally focused Financial Manager to join its Cape Town-based team.

This is a senior, hands-on finance leadership role within a fast-paced, high-volume business. The successful candidate will take responsibility for the financial performance, reporting, forecasting, cashflow management and financial control environment of the organisation.

Working closely with the CFO and operational leadership team, you will translate financial information into meaningful commercial insight, support strategic decision-making and help improve profitability, efficiency and performance across the business.

Key Responsibilities

Financial Management and Reporting

Lead monthly management accounts, budgeting and forecasting across multiple operational streams.

Analyse revenue, margins, costs, volumes and business trends to identify key performance drivers.

Present financial results and commercial insights to senior management.

Ensure accurate revenue recognition, expenditure control and vendor reconciliations.

Cashflow and Financial Control

Manage cashflow forecasting, creditor cycles, client collections and working capital.

Review balance sheet reconciliations and ensure outstanding items are resolved.

Strengthen financial controls, policies and procedures across finance and operations.

Manage foreign exchange exposure and support appropriate risk mitigation strategies.

Compliance and Audit

Manage internal and external audit processes.

Ensure compliance with statutory requirements, accounting standards and governance frameworks.

Maintain accurate financial records and supporting documentation.

Systems and Process Improvement

Maintain and optimise financial master data within the ERP environment.

Drive process improvement, automation and more efficient financial reporting.

Improve the quality and accessibility of financial and operational information.

Leadership and Business Partnering

Lead, mentor and develop the finance team.

Partner with operational leaders to improve profitability, efficiency and performance.

Provide financial guidance and operational insight to support strategic decision-making.

Build strong relationships across the business and promote accountability and collaboration.

Requirements

Qualification

• Qualified Chartered Accountant, CA(SA) . This is a mandatory requirement.
  

Experience

• A minimum of five years’ experience in a Financial Manager, Senior Financial Manager or similar financial leadership role.
  
• Proven experience leading, managing and developing a finance team.
  
• Experience working in a high-volume, operational or transaction-intensive business environment.
  
• Experience working with an ERP system such as Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central, SAP, Oracle, Sage, NetSuite or a similar platform.
  
• Advanced financial reporting and data analysis capability.
  

Experience within logistics, freight forwarding, shipping, transport, supply chain, warehousing, distribution, manufacturing or another operational industry will be highly advantageous.

This is an opportunity to join a growing business with a strong entrepreneurial culture and an established presence within the logistics and supply chain sector.

The successful candidate will work closely with senior leadership, gain exposure to a complex and internationally connected operational environment and play an important role in strengthening financial performance, systems, controls and business decision-making.