General Financial Manager

Sydsen Group; Gauteng; On-site; ZAR 1,800,000 - 3,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Sydsen Group seeks an experienced General Financial Manager to lead the financial strategy and treasury for a Pretoria-based commodity trading business. This senior role requires extensive experience in commodity trading, trade finance, and financial risk management.

The successful candidate will drive budgeting, governance, and financial reporting, while building a high-performing finance team and steering working capital and funding arrangements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics or related discipline.
• CA(SA), ACCA, CPA, CFA or equivalent qualification preferred.
• Approximately 15+ years of progressive finance experience.
• Significant senior finance leadership experience.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute the group financial strategy.
• Partner with the CEO, Board and commercial leadership.
• Lead budgeting, forecasting and long-term financial planning.
• Oversee commodity trading P&L, margins, inventory and working capital.
• Manage treasury, liquidity and trade-finance structures.
• Oversee banking facilities, letters of credit and funding arrangements.
• Manage FX, commodity-price, interest-rate, liquidity and counterparty risk.
• Ensure strong financial controls, governance and regulatory compliance.
• Lead financial reporting, external audits and tax matters.
• Build and lead a high-performing finance team.
• Drive finance automation and reporting improvements.

Skills

Treasury management

Trade finance

Financial risk management

Leadership

Commercial finance

FX risk management

Strategic finance

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Finance/Accounting/Economics or related

CA(SA), ACCA, CPA, CFA or equivalent qualification

Job description

We are recruiting an experienced General Financial Manager to lead the financial strategy, treasury, financial control, risk management and commercial finance functions of a commodity trading business based in Pretoria.

This is a senior leadership opportunity suited to a commercially focused finance professional with extensive experience in commodity trading, trade finance, treasury, working capital, foreign exchange and financial risk management. Job Profile GMF

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics or a related discipline
• CA(SA), ACCA, CPA, CFA or equivalent qualification preferred
• Approximately 15+ years of progressive finance experience
• Significant senior finance leadership experience
• Proven experience within commodity trading, energy, mining, metals, shipping or another working-capital-intensive trading environment
• Extensive treasury and trade finance exposure
• Strong experience with FX, commodity derivatives, hedging and financial risk
• Strong understanding of credit and counterparty risk
• Strong commercial and strategic orientation Job Profile GMF

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and execute the group financial strategy
• Partner with the CEO, Board and commercial leadership
• Lead budgeting, forecasting and long-term financial planning
• Oversee commodity trading P&L, margins, inventory and working capital
• Manage treasury, liquidity and trade-finance structures
• Oversee banking facilities, letters of credit and funding arrangements
• Manage FX, commodity-price, interest-rate, liquidity and counterparty risk
• Ensure strong financial controls, governance and regulatory compliance
• Lead financial reporting, external audits and tax matters
• Build and lead a high-performing finance team
• Drive finance automation and reporting improvements

Please note only candidates with the required experience will be contacted and considered. If you are not contacted within 14 days, kindly consider your application unsuccessful.