Head Of Finance (Fully Remote) - Ca(Sa) / Acma,Cgma

DO MORE Placements; Cape Town; Remote; ZAR 500 000 - 600 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading finance recruitment firm is seeking a Head of Finance to manage financial operations in a fully remote role. The ideal candidate will have at least 3 years of finance leadership experience, a professional designation (CA(SA), ACMACGMA, ACCA), and strong skills in financial modelling. Responsibilities include overseeing the finance lifecycle, building internal controls, and partnering with leadership on strategy. A competitive salary package is offered.

Benefits

Fully remote working role

Opportunity to influence strategy

Competitive salary package

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years post-articles experience in finance leadership roles.
• Experience working across multiple sites or in other African countries is an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Lead the full finance lifecycle including month-end close and management accounts.
• Build and maintain internal control frameworks and finance policies.
• Partner with the CEO and business leads on annual budgets and forecasts.

Skills

Financial modelling

Spreadsheet skills (Google Sheets / Excel)

Establishing/improving finance functions

Working across multiple sites

Presentation skills

Education

CA(SA), ACMACGMA, ACCA or equivalent

Postgraduate business or finance qualification (MBA or similar)

Job description

Head of Finance (Fully Remote) - CA(SA) / ACMACGMA

Remote position.

Our client, a leader in their sector, is looking for a hands‑on Finance Manager. Working closely with the founders and reporting to the CEO you will own financial operations, controls, reporting, cash management and payments while acting as a commercial partner to the senior team.

Benefits

• Fully remote working role
• Opportunity to work directly with the leadership team and influence strategy in a mission‑led organisation
• Competitive salary package

What you will do

• Lead the full finance lifecycle: month‑end close, management accounts, forecasts, cashflow and payments.
• Build and maintain internal control frameworks, approval matrices and finance policies.
• Prepare monthly P&L, balance sheet and cashflow reporting plus variance analysis and rolling forecasts.
• Create dashboards and models (Syft / Xero / BI tools) to track cash runway, burn rate, margins, customer acquisition cost and other KPIs.
• Partner with the CEO and business leads on annual budgets, quarterly reforecasts, scenario planning and board reporting.
• Work with Marketing on ROI and acquisition metrics and support pricing and margin optimisation.
• Own the payments process (supplier payments, payroll, statutory disbursements) and prepare approval packs for amounts above agreed thresholds.
• Manage the in‑house Finance Administrator and coordinate with the outsourced accounting firm and auditors.
• Lead statutory compliance and filings (VAT, PAYE, income tax), liaise with SARS and external reviewers and drive remediation of findings.
• Oversee cashflow forecasting, banking relationships and working capital to ensure liquidity for growth.
• Coach and develop the finance administrator and plan to scale a compact, effective finance team over a 2–3 year horizon.

Experience and Skills

• Demonstrable track record of establishing or improving finance functions in SMEs or fast‑growing startups, including introducing controls and automations (cloud accounting reporting tools).
• Practical experience across full‑cycle finance: reporting, forecasting, treasury, payments and compliance.
• Strong financial modelling and spreadsheet skills (Google Sheets / Excel) and familiarity with cloud ERPs.
• Comfortable presenting to founders, CEO and board members and influencing non‑finance stakeholders.
• Structured thinker with attention to detail, commercial instincts and the ability to deliver under tight deadlines.
• Experience working across multiple sites or in other African countries is an advantage.
• Minimum 3 years post‑articles experience in finance leadership roles.

Requirements

• Professional designation required: CA(SA), ACMACGMA, ACCA or equivalent.
• Postgraduate business or finance qualification (MBA or similar) is highly desirable.
• Minimum 3 years post‑articles experience in finance leadership roles.

Employment Type

Full Time

Vacancy

1

Salary

Monthly Salary: 70 - 70