Group Financial Manager (CA(SA)) | mining, procurement, and project environments

Network Recruitment; Centurion; Vor Ort; ZAR 1.200.000 - 1.800.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Network Recruitment is seeking a Senior Group Financial Manager to lead financial governance across a diversified group in Gauteng, with travel to Brits. The role reports to the CFO and acts as the 2IC, driving structure, controls, and performance improvement for growth.

The ideal candidate is a CA(SA) with strong modelling and leadership skills, ready to guide multiple entities and deliver robust reporting and strategic finance initiatives.

Qualifikationen

• CA(SA) with minimum 5 years post-articles experience.
• Senior finance leadership experience.
• Experience in mining, projects, engineering, manufacturing, procurement, or related operations.

Aufgaben

• Act as the second-in-command to the CFO across the group.
• Drive process improvement, standardisation, and finance transformation initiatives.
• Establish and improve financial controls, governance frameworks, and reporting structures.
• Lead and mentor finance teams across multiple entities.
• Oversee consolidated group reporting and management accounts.
• Manage budgeting, forecasting, cash flow, and financial planning processes.
• Partner with operational leadership to improve financial performance and decision-making.
• Ensure compliance with statutory, tax, audit, and regulatory requirements.
• Identify business risks and implement practical solutions and controls.
• Participate in strategic projects, acquisitions, and growth initiatives.
• Travel regularly to operational sites, including Brits, to support finance and operational teams.

Kenntnisse

Financial modelling

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Process improvement

Strategic thinking

Ausbildung

CA(SA) qualification

Tools

ERP systems

Jobbeschreibung

Location: Gauteng / Brits (Travel Required)

The Opportunity

A dynamic and diversified group operating across the mining, procurement, and project environments is seeking an exceptional Senior Group Financial Manager to join the executive finance team.

This is a strategic leadership role reporting directly to the CFO and acting as the 2IC to the CFO, with responsibility for driving financial excellence, strengthening controls, implementing structure and processes, and supporting the continued growth of the group.

The successful candidate will be a technically strong and commercially minded CA(SA) who thrives in fast-paced operational environments and has the ability to bring organisation, accountability, and discipline to a growing business.

Key Responsibilities

• Act as the second-in-command to the CFO across the group.
• Drive process improvement, standardisation, and finance transformation initiatives.
• Establish and improve financial controls, governance frameworks, and reporting structures.
• Lead and mentor finance teams across multiple entities.
• Oversee consolidated group reporting and management accounts.
• Manage budgeting, forecasting, cash flow, and financial planning processes.
• Partner with operational leadership to improve financial performance and decision-making.
• Ensure compliance with statutory, tax, audit, and regulatory requirements.
• Identify business risks and implement practical solutions and controls.
• Participate in strategic projects, acquisitions, and growth initiatives.
• Travel regularly to operational sites, including Brits, to support finance and operational teams.
• Minimum 5 years post-articles experience.
• Proven experience in a senior finance leadership role.
• Experience within mining, projects, engineering, manufacturing, procurement, or related operational environments will be highly advantageous.
• Strong understanding of financial controls, governance, reporting, and process implementation.
• Advanced financial modelling and analytical capabilities.
• Experience managing multiple entities within a group structure.
• Strong ERP and systems exposure.

The Ideal Candidate

We are looking for a finance leader who is:

• Highly organised and process-driven.
• Proactive, hands-on, and commercially astute.
• Strong enough to challenge the status quo and drive change.
• Comfortable operating at both strategic and operational levels.
• Resilient, adaptable, and able to work in a high-performance environment.
• A natural leader with excellent stakeholder management skills.
• Ambitious and capable of growing into a larger executive leadership role over time.

What Makes This Role Attractive?

• Direct mentorship from an experienced CFO
• Significant exposure to executive decision-making
• Diverse group operations across mining, procurement, and projects
• Opportunity to drive meaningful change and build scalable processes
• High-visibility role with strong career growth potential

If you are a high-calibre CA(SA) who enjoys creating structure, improving performance, and partnering with business leaders to drive growth, we would like to hear from you.