Global Finance Manager — 12-Month Contract (Remote)

Potentiam; Wes-Kaap; Hybrid; ZAR 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

Potentiam is recruiting a hands-on Finance Manager on a 12-month fixed-term contract to support UK, US, UAE, India and Singapore entities. You will own day-to-day financial control, month-end close, payroll oversight, invoicing and forecasting.

Reporting to the MD, you will build practical tools, improve reporting, and provide commercial insight to drive growth across regions. The role is remote or hybrid with UK hours.

Qualifications

• CIMA/ACCA qualification required.
• Strong management accounting and financial-control expertise.
• Experience in budgeting, forecasting, cash flow and analytical reporting.
• Advanced Excel and ability to build financial models and reports.
• Understanding of P&L, balance-sheet and cash-flow dynamics.
• Ability to work with evolving data and translate into insights.
• Strong communication with non-finance colleagues.

Responsibilities

• Own the monthly close process and deliver accurate management accounts.
• Prepare and review P&L, balance sheet and multi-currency cash-flow reports with variance analysis.
• Maintain strong financial controls, reconciliations and balance-sheet discipline.
• Oversee payroll across international entities and coordinate providers.
• Manage invoicing, finance controls and data accuracy across systems.
• Support annual budgeting, rolling forecasts and reforecasting.
• Develop reporting packs, KPIs and financial models for leadership.
• Provide analysis and decision support to MD and teams.
• Support tax, statutory and compliance matters with advisers.

Skills

CIMA/ACCA

Management accounting

Budgeting

Forecasting

Cash flow

Excel

Analytics

Stakeholder comms

Education

CIMA or ACCA qualification

Job description

Potentiam is recruiting a hands-on Finance Manager on a 12-month fixed-term contract to support UK, US, UAE, India and Singapore entities. You will own day-to-day financial control, month-end close, payroll oversight, invoicing and forecasting.

Reporting to the MD, you will build practical tools, improve reporting, and provide commercial insight to drive growth across regions. The role is remote or hybrid with UK hours.