Head of Finance

Green Marble Recruitment Consultants; Kempton Park; On-site; ZAR 600 000 - 1 000 000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment consultancy is seeking a Head of Finance in Kempton Park, South Africa. This role will lead the finance team and ensure strategic financial decision-making while reporting to the Managing Director. Candidates should have a degree in Finance, a minimum of 5 years of experience in strategic management, and operational financial roles, and be fluent in both English and Afrikaans. The position offers an opportunity to influence company profitability and engage with senior leadership across locations.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years in strategic management and operational finance roles.
• Industry exposure to manufacturing or FMCG is essential.
• 4+ years in a senior strategic management and operational financial role.

Responsibilities

• Lead finance team across various functions to ensure profitability.
• Develop corporate financial goals and objectives.
• Manage compliance with local and international accounting rules.
• Coordinate budget planning for short and long-term.
• Track financial and accountant information for the main office.

Skills

Strategic management

Operational finance

Fluent in English

Fluent in Afrikaans

Foreign currency experience

Export / Import experience

FMCG / Manufacturing industry exposure

Education

Degree in Finance

Bachelor's degree in accounting or equivalent

Job description

HEAD OF FINANCE – EAST RAND

Non-Negotiables

• Degree in Finance
• Minimum 5 years in strategic management and operational finance roles
• Foreign currency experience
• FMCG / Manufacturing industry exposure or similar
• Export / Import experience

Role Overview

The Head of Finance will lead the finance team across finance, controlling, accounting, IT, imports, and procurement. Reporting to the Managing Director, the role partners with local and German senior leadership to drive strategic decisions and ensure company profitability.

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in accounting or equivalent.
• 4 years minimum within a senior strategic management and operational financial role.
• Fluent in both English and Afrikaans (essential).
• Foreign currency experience.
• Export / import experience.
• Industry exposure to manufacturing or FMCG, essential.

Duties / Responsibilities

• Develop the overall corporate financial goals and objectives;
• Manage the administrative / finance area ensuring that all activities of finance area, controlling, accounting, IT - Information Technology, imports and procurement are performed according with actual legislation and group internal rules;
• Elaborate monthly, quarterly and annual audit according with local and international accountant rules, checking group guideline;
• Ensure that the financial perspective (especially profitability and return on capital employed) is well considered in all decisions
• Structure financing alternatives for company operational activities;
• Give orientation for all departments (as finance area, controlling, accounting, IT - Information Technology, imports and procurement);
• Propose policy and to be responsible for cash management, accounts payable and accounts receivable;
• Strategical planning;
• Coordinate the elaboration and tracking of budget planning for short and long term;
• Internal and external audit tracking;
• Company insurance policy tracking;
• Financial and accountant information report for main office;
• Finance analysis and tracking of new investments;
• Look improvements for all activities through of the tracking and analyses of procurement activities;
• Tracking of area KPIs as purchase order development, revenue, accounts receivable, margin and profitability.