Financial Reporting Manager Rosebank

Labournet; Gauteng; On-site; ZAR 400,000 - 500,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the financial sector is seeking a Group Financial Manager to oversee financial operations, reporting, and budgeting. The ideal candidate will possess CA(SA) or CIMA qualifications, with over 5 years of financial reporting experience and strong leadership skills. Responsibilities include managing cash flow, supervising audits, and ensuring compliance with relevant legislation. This role offers competitive compensation and additional benefits including a laptop, internet, and pension fund.

Benefits

Laptop

Internet

Cell phone

Pension Fund

Qualifications

• CA(SA) or CIMA designation required.
• Over 5 years of financial reporting and system management experience.
• Exceptional process writing and control environment setup skills.

Responsibilities

• Plan and direct financial accounting, budgeting, and cash management.
• Develop reporting packs and oversight of financial audits.
• Ensure compliance with statutory legislation and company policies.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic Thinking

Process Writing

Control Environment Setup

Analysis

Education

CA(SA)

CIMA

Advanced MS Office skills

Tools

Xero

BI tools

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 (including IFRS, Taxation Regulations, CIPC, and other applicable legislation) and company policies and procedures.

Duties & Responsibilities

1. Establish, build, and maintain the financial monthly and annual reporting packs (management accounts).
2. Reconcile the Management Accounts to the Monthly Ledgers (P&L to month AFS).
3. Plan and direct financial accounting strategies alongside the CFO.
4. Establish a migration strategy from Xero to the next accounting system.
5. Develop succession plans and build a successor for the role.
6. Support regional CFO in P&L format, design, and account mappings.
7. Identify and implement software strategic directions.
8. Oversee budgeting for LabourNet Group (HOF, Regions, Products, Cost of Sales, Opex, Capex).
9. Assist in audit management and assumptions.
10. Manage cash flow and other fiscal operations.
11. Maintain, analyze, and report financial data.
12. Develop appropriate accounting systems (Xero / Corporate Planning and monthly reporting packs).
13. Establish financial controls and approve expenditures within budgets.
14. Ensure compliance with statutory legislation and company policies.
15. Oversee capitalisation of development and platform team costs.
16. Manage compliance and reporting for various financial statements and covenants.
17. Handle insurance renewals and compliance.
18. Forecast cash flows and analyze projections.
19. Manage funding relationships, e.g., Nedbank.
20. Test controls and ensure their effectiveness.
21. Perform ratio analysis and approve bad debts write-offs (IFRS9).
22. Prepare board packs, dividend calculations, and statutory reports.
23. Supervise financial accounts audits and compliance.
24. Oversee and support financial reporting, including management dashboards and system ownership.
25. Lead budgeting processes and variance analysis.
26. Ensure audit readiness and statutory compliance.
27. Manage payroll processes and control testing.
28. Develop and train financial managers and the finance team.
29. Streamline financial reporting processes and automate where possible.
30. Handle tax planning and build professional relationships with business partners.
31. Drive value-added financial processes and interactions.

Qualifications & Experience

• CA(SA) or CIMA designation required.
• Advanced MS Office skills, especially Excel and BI tools.
• Valid Driver's License and own vehicle.
• Over 5 years of financial reporting and system management experience.
• Experience with IFRS and system migrations.
• Strong leadership skills and strategic thinking.
• Exceptional process writing and control environment setup skills.

Package & Benefits

Salary: R (CTC) per month
Benefits include: Laptop, Internet, Cell phone, Pension Fund