Interim Group Finance Lead – Consolidation & Reporting

redember-recruitment; Rosebank; On-site; ZAR 1,100,000 - 1,700,000; Full time

Job summary

redember-recruitment client is seeking an experienced Finance Accountant to join their Group Services division on a temporary contract in Gauteng. The role focuses on leading key group finance functions, including financial reporting, consolidation, budgeting, and forecasting, while delivering meaningful insights to support business decisions.

The ideal candidate will have CA(SA) or equivalent qualifications with 8–10 years of finance experience, strong IFRS knowledge, and experience in a

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Commerce, or a related field.
• Professional accounting qualifications such as CA(SA), CIMA, ACCA, or CPA.
• CA(SA) with articles completed at an auditing firm.
• 8–10 years’ relevant finance experience, including 4–5 years at management level.
• Strong experience in financial reporting, group consolidation, budgeting, forecasting, and financial controls.
• Strong knowledge and practical application of IFRS.
• Experience within a multi-entity environment; multinational exposure will be advantageous.
• Experience in taxation, treasury, payroll, working capital, and statutory reporting.
• Strong analytical, leadership, stakeholder management, and problem-solving capabilities.
• Experience using technology, automation, and AI-enabled tools to improve finance processes and reporting.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Financial Planning, Budgeting & Forecasting processes for the group, including rolling forecasts and scenario analysis.
• Ensure accurate, timely financial reporting under IFRS, closing processes, and consolidated reporting.
• Oversee governance, controls, risk management and compliance with tax requirements.
• Manage operational financials including cash flow, working capital, funding, and cost optimisation.
• Oversee payroll & treasury activities, including tax compliance and banking facility reviews.
• Review tax computations, VAT and PAYE compliance, and assist with transfer pricing policy updates.
• Provide business intelligence and performance analysis to support strategic decisions.
• Lead and develop the finance team to foster accountability, ethics, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

Skills

Financial reporting

Consolidation

Budgeting

Forecasting

IFRS

Taxation

Treasury

Payroll

Analytics

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Process improvement

Education

CA(SA), CIMA, ACCA, CPA

CA(SA) with articles

Bachelor's degree in Finance/Accounting

Job description

redember-recruitment client is seeking an experienced Finance Accountant to join their Group Services division on a temporary contract in Gauteng. The role focuses on leading key group finance functions, including financial reporting, consolidation, budgeting, and forecasting, while delivering meaningful insights to support business decisions.

The ideal candidate will have CA(SA) or equivalent qualifications with 8–10 years of finance experience, strong IFRS knowledge, and experience in a