Financial Reporting Manager R 115 000

Labournet; Gauteng; On-site; ZAR 600 000 - 800 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services company in South Africa is seeking a Group Financial Manager to oversee financial accounting, budgeting, and auditing. This role includes directing staff activities and ensuring compliance with statutory legislation. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in financial management and familiarity with accounting systems like Xero. The position focuses on reporting accuracy and strategic financial planning.

Qualifications

• Experience in planning and directing financial accounting, budgeting, and auditing.
• Ability to develop accounting systems and establish financial controls.
• Knowledge of statutory legislation including IFRS and Taxation Regulations.

Responsibilities

• Establish and maintain financial monthly and annual reporting packs.
• Reconcile Management Accounts to the Monthly Ledgers.
• Plan and direct financial accounting strategies with the CFO.

Skills

Financial accounting

Budgeting

Auditing

Cash management

Taxation Regulations

Tools

Xero

Job description

Group Financial Manager

The Group Financial Manager is responsible for planning and directing financial accounting, budgeting, auditing, cash management, and other fiscal operations and functions.

This includes directing staff activities in maintaining, analyzing, and reporting financial accounting data, developing appropriate accounting systems, establishing necessary financial controls, approving various expenditures and obligations, planning and coordinating internal and external audits, and ensuring all activities conform to statutory legislation (incl. IFRS, Taxation Regulations, and other applicable legislation) and company policies and procedures.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Establish, build, and maintain the financial monthly and annual reporting packs (management accounts)
• Reconcile the Management Accounts to the Monthly Ledgers (P&L to month AFS)
• Planning and directing financial accounting strategies along with CFO
• Establish a migration strategy from Xero to our next accounting system
• Establish succession and build successor for role
• Support regional CFO in P&L format, design, and