Group Finance Leader: Strategy, Compliance & Forecasting

River Bioscience; Gqeberha; On-site; ZAR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

River Bioscience (Pty) Ltd invites applications for a Group Financial Manager to lead financial management, reporting, budgeting, forecasting, and control across the Group. This role ensures integrity of financial information and supports strategic decision-making while driving continuous improvement in processes.

The successful candidate will consolidate Group results, oversee audits, maintain statutory compliance, and act as the key financial partner to the CFO and Board, enabling focus on

Qualifications

• BCom Accounting or equivalent qualification.
• CA(SA) or CIMA qualification is advantageous.
• 3–5 years commercial experience, preferably in manufacturing.
• IFRS for SMEs knowledge, budgeting and forecasting, statutory reporting.
• Strong leadership, communication and problem-solving abilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead the full finance function across entities, ensuring accurate reporting.
• Consolidate group results and prepare packs for CFO and Board.
• Oversee statutory, tax, and regulatory compliance across entities.
• Strengthen internal controls, governance and risk management.
• Manage external audit processes and relations with auditors.
• Serve as primary financial point of contact for day-to-day matters.

Skills

Strategic thinking

Commercial acumen

Leadership

Financial analysis

Problem solving

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Decision making

Advanced Excel

Financial systems

IFRS for SMEs

Budgeting & forecasting

Tax & statutory

Risk governance

Education

BCom Accounting or equivalent tertiary qualification

CA(SA) or CIMA qualification

Job description

River Bioscience (Pty) Ltd invites applications for a Group Financial Manager to lead financial management, reporting, budgeting, forecasting, and control across the Group. This role ensures integrity of financial information and supports strategic decision-making while driving continuous improvement in processes.

The successful candidate will consolidate Group results, oversee audits, maintain statutory compliance, and act as the key financial partner to the CFO and Board, enabling focus on