Financial Manager (CA SA) - Durban

Human Accent; Durban; On-site; ZAR 500,000 - 700,000; Full time

Job summary

A financial services company in Durban is seeking a Financial Manager (CA SA) to oversee financial reporting, budget preparation, and ensure compliance with organization policies. The ideal candidate will have a CA(SA) designation, experience in a managerial role, and strong analytical skills. This position involves managing financial transactions and facilitating audits.

Qualifications

• Completion of SAICA articles and experience in a managerial role.
• Conducive to empowerment and development of team cohesion.
• Adherence to SAICA code of conduct and organization policies.

Responsibilities

• Closing off month-ends and preparing financial reports.
• Budget preparation as well as forecasts.
• Managing financial transactions and ensuring compliance.
• Overseeing and preparing income statements.
• Audit facilitation and oversight for the companies.

Skills

Financial reporting

Budget preparation

Analytical skills

Cash flow management

Team leadership

Education

CA(SA) designation

Tools

SAP B1

Job description

Overview

Job title: Financial Manager (CA SA) - Durban

Job Location: KwaZulu-Natal, Durban

Deadline: October 04, 2025

Main Areas of Responsibility

• Closing off month-ends and preparing financial reports
• Budget preparation as well as forecasts
• Analysing financial data and escalation where necessary
• Monitoring internal controls
• Cash flow updates weekly on a consolidated basis
• Capex requirements and sign off
• Ensure all payment authorisations are as per the authorisation matrix
• Coordination of cash management with the Management Accountant (inclusive of Banking platform)
• Coordination and preparation of monthly group uploads to ECC (inclusive of MANCO formats)
• Consolidated BU reporting in group format on all UAE entities
• Board reporting support for annual and Mid-Year reporting
• Overseeing and preparing income statements
• Approvals to recruit and recoverability are authorised
• Group financial analysis as and when necessary
• Working capital analysis (consolidated view across UAE BUs)
• Managing financial transactions
• Review costings and rate cards with the Management Accountant on bids and tender requests
• Review and sign off on site P&L’s with the Management Accountant
• Administration of SAP B1 module, including staff issues
• Journal entry authorisation
• Credit Note approvals in SAP
• Monthly income recon sign off
• Streamlining accounting functions and operations
• Evaluating and managing risk
• Audit facilitation and oversight for the companies\' UAE (internal, external and compliance reviews)
• Staff administration, including leave requests and workflow coordination via the respective Management Accountants (delegation and oversight of this task)
• Finance staff training where required
• Review all statutory calculations and submit as well with Dubai Labour Dept’s, Dubai economic departments and Federal Tax Authority
• Complex transactional support (IFRS16 - across SA BUs, IFRS9, IAS38, IAS16, Goodwill impairment analysis (UAE only), other IFRS-related items as and when required)
• Monthly Payroll audits and sign off for payday
• Capex reviews
• Wage comparison and variance analysis
• Reporting to executive management

Qualifications Required

• EDUCATION: CA(SA) designation
• WORK EXPERIENCE: Completion of SAICA articles and experience in a managerial role
• ATTITUDE: Conducive to empowerment and development of team cohesion
• ADHERENCE TO: SAICA code of conduct and organisation policies and processes