Head of Finance

Brandtech+; South Africa; Remote; ZAR 1 200 000 - 1 800 000; Full time

Job summary

A global creative and technology firm is seeking a Head of Finance to partner with large global clients. This senior role demands over 8 years of finance experience, strong communication skills, and experience in strategic financial oversight. The successful candidate will oversee forecasting and reporting, identify performance trends, and collaborate with client leadership. This position is remote but limited to candidates located in South Africa.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of finance experience.
• Experience in finance partnering at a senior level.
• Excellent communication skills with all stakeholders.
• Ability to navigate conflict and instill confidence.

Responsibilities

• Act as finance business partner to client leadership teams.
• Review forecasts and actuals, providing insightful commentary.
• Drive process improvements and monitor control environment.
• Present results and forecasts to senior leadership.

Skills

Finance experience

Advanced Excel skills

Inter-personal skills

Problem-solving

Strategic thinking

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Attention to detail

Job description

Brandtech+ (formerly known as OLIVER+) is a global team of creative thinkers, tech‑savvy trendsetters, and production pros specialising in film, CGI, automation, AI, motion design, and digital/print content. We partner with over 300 clients in 40+ countries and counting. Our focus is to connect clients with high‑quality solutions, talent and ambitious opportunities worldwide.

Role: Head of Finance - Global Clients

Location: Remote until further notice (South Africa Only)

About the role

This role will be the finance partner for a number of our large, critical global clients. Each of these clients have the scale of a medium‑size business and as such require excellent financial oversight and leadership. This role will oversee the forecasting and reporting at a global level but will be more focused on the interpretation of the results and the identification and leadership of value‑added workstreams needed to improve the results of the business. The role will also participate in all commercial pricing and negotiations with our largest client.

This is a senior role within our business and as such will require a candidate that has been operating at a high level for many years.

The role reports into the Global Clients Finance Director / Commercial Director.

What you will be doing:

• Act as a true finance business partner to the client leadership teams
• Monthly and weekly reviews of forecasts and actuals for the assigned clients, providing informative understanding and commentary
• Work closely with local finance teams across the globe to ensure that the client reporting is accurate and understood
• Ownership of complex business planning models
• Preparation of monthly Client Board Packs and Commentary incorporating all client entities
• Presentation of results and forecasts to senior leadership and the group directors
• Identify opportunities and trends that may help to improve client performance
• Supporting the implementations of new market roll outs
• Identify and actively drive forward process improvements and monitor the control environment
• Work on all types of ad‑hoc analysis and projects that will support the growth of the clients or business
• Work with the commercial team in support of any bids or re‑pricing of client services including all negotiations with the client
• Open and willing to attend sustainability training relevant to your role and soak up recommended research and reading about sustainability issues
• The role will oversee that all functions run smoothly end to end from work estimation, through contracting and work authorization, resourcing and development, all the way to acceptance, invoicing and collections. It will also play a role in reporting to both the client, account team as well as various layers of Oliver management. You must be very hands on with the ability to work effectively with globally distributed teams and take responsibility to get things done on time even when systems and processes are at times stretched or insufficient.
• You must be able to partner closely with and collaborate effectively with the client leadership team, various internal departments and the clients. You must be an excellent communicator and able to expertly convey data, abstract concepts, points of view and escalations to senior management efficiently and effectively.

What you need to be great in this role:

• 8+ years of finance experience.
• Previous experience of finance partnering at a senior level
• Industry experience is an advantage but not essential.
• The ability to instill confidence in the senior leadership team and finance departments
• Excellent inter‑personal skills with ability to form strong working relationships
• Able to effectively navigate conflict with internal stakeholders
• Clear and concise communicator, to all levels of stakeholders.
• Excellent organizational and time management skills.
• Demonstrated ability to be a team player
• Someone who seeks solutions rather than just reporting problems.
• Advanced Excel skills.
• Pro‑active self‑starter who operates and leads with minimal supervision.
• Ability to work accurately with attention to detail
• Ability to meet tight deadlines.
• High standard of integrity, confidentiality and discretion.
• Must be ambitious and have clear evidence of career progression
• Client‑side or advertising agency marketing experience
• Strategic thinker
• Flexible and adaptable with proven ability to be successful in a fast‑moving ever‑changing environment.

Our values shape everything we do:

• Ambitious to succeed
• Imaginative to push the boundaries of what’s possible
• Inspirational to do groundbreaking work
• Always learning and listening to understand
• Results‑focused to exceed expectations
• Actively pro‑inclusive and anti‑racist across our community, clients and creations

Brandtech+, a part of the Brandtech Group, is an equal opportunity employer committed to creating an inclusive working environment where all employees are encouraged to reach their full potential, and individual differences are valued and respected. All applicants shall be considered for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, neurodivergence, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by local laws.

Brandtech+ has set ambitious environmental goals around sustainability, with science‑based emissions reduction targets. Collectively, we work towards our mission, embedding sustainability into every department and through every stage of the project lifecycle.