Head of Finance

CA; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 2,000,000 - 3,200,000; Full time

Job summary

CA is seeking a strategic finance leader to shape the financial future of its multinational division in Cape Town and across regions. You will anchor profitability, controls and growth, guiding leadership on markets, partnerships and investments while building scalable finance systems and teams.

As trusted finance voice, you will manage budgeting, forecasting, cash, FX, and performance across countries and JVs, driving efficient reporting and risk management at Group level.

Responsibilities

• Developing and delivering the division's financial strategy to support business plans and regional expansion
• Advising divisional leadership on profitability, cash generation, investment and financial risk
• Monitoring performance by country, legal entity, joint venture, client and project
• Identifying underperforming activities and agreeing corrective actions with operations
• Assessing the financial viability of new markets, partnerships, joint ventures and services
• Explaining variances, risks and trends to divisional and Group management
• Leading annual budgets, business plans and rolling forecasts
• Overseeing cash forecasting and coordinating funding across entities and regions
• Monitoring invoicing, collections, debtors, unbilled revenue and supplier commitments
• Managing foreign currency exposure and cross-border funding within Group policy
• Ensuring correct accounting for project revenue, WIP, accruals, provisions, intercompany balances and FX
• Establishing financial policies, delegated authorities and internal controls
• Overseeing country compliance checklists and evidence of completed submissions and payments
• Ensuring transparent reporting to joint venture shareholders
• Coordinating external audits and supporting Group internal audit reviews
• Leading improvements to accounting systems, project costing and reporting through automation and standardisation
• Setting objectives and performance metrics for divisional finance teams
• Reviewing whether finance resources match each region's workload and complexity
• Overseeing country financial managers, accountants and external finance service providers

Job description

Ready to shape the financial future of a fast-growing multinational group? We're looking for a strategic finance leader to drive profitability, control and growth across multiple countries and joint ventures.

Why join this team?

This is a senior leadership role at the heart of a division that's expanding into new regions. You'll be the trusted financial voice for divisional leadership. You'll influence decisions on new markets, partnerships and investments. You'll also build the systems, controls and teams that make growth sustainable.

What you will be doing:

• Developing and delivering the division's financial strategy to support business plans and regional expansion
• Advising divisional leadership on profitability, cash generation, investment and financial risk
• Monitoring performance by country, legal entity, joint venture, client and project
• Identifying underperforming activities and agreeing corrective actions with operations
• Assessing the financial viability of new markets, partnerships, joint ventures and services
• Explaining variances, risks and trends to divisional and Group management
• Leading annual budgets, business plans and rolling forecasts
• Overseeing cash forecasting and coordinating funding across entities and regions
• Monitoring invoicing, collections, debtors, unbilled revenue and supplier commitments
• Managing foreign currency exposure and cross-border funding within Group policy
• Ensuring correct accounting for project revenue, WIP, accruals, provisions, intercompany balances and FX
• Establishing financial policies, delegated authorities and internal controls
• Overseeing country compliance checklists and evidence of completed submissions and payments
• Ensuring transparent reporting to joint venture shareholders
• Coordinating external audits and supporting Group internal audit reviews
• Leading improvements to accounting systems, project costing and reporting through automation and standardisation
• Setting objectives and performance metrics for divisional finance teams
• Reviewing whether finance resources match each region's workload and complexity
• Overseeing country financial managers, accountants and external finance service providers