Operational Financial Manager

Career Minded; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 893,000 - 1,116,000; Full time

Job summary

Career Minded in Johannesburg is seeking an Operational Financial Manager (CA(SA)) to own financial performance, reporting, controls and commercial support across the business, based in Sandton.

You will partner with operations, drive budgeting, forecasting, and financial analysis, and lead a finance team to strengthen governance and profitability. A hands-on, commercially minded CA(SA) with 2-5 years post-article experience is required for this fast-paced role with strong stakeholder management.

Qualifications

• CA(SA) qualification - essential
• 2 - 5 years post articles experience
• Strong operational finance and management accounting experience
• Proven budgeting, forecasting and financial analysis capability
• Commercially minded with strong business partnering skills
• Experience with financial controls, reporting and process improvement
• Strong leadership, analytical and stakeholder management skills
• Ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced, hands-on environment

Responsibilities

• Lead monthly management reporting, financial analysis and variance reporting
• Drive budgeting, forecasting and financial planning
• Partner with operational leadership to improve profitability, cost control and working capital
• Oversee the integrity of Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable
• Strengthen financial controls, governance and audit readiness
• Identify and implement process, reporting and system improvements
• Provide financial input into pricing, tenders, contracts and commercial decisions
• Lead, develop and support the finance team

Skills

Financial analysis

Budgeting & forecasting

Business partnering

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Hands-on finance

Education

CA(SA) qualification

Job description

Operational Financial Manager job vacancy in Johannesburg.

A leading organisation is looking for a young, hands-on Operational Financial Manager (CA(SA) to take ownership of financial performance, reporting, controls and commercial support across the business. The position will be based in Sandton.

The ideal candidate is a commercially astute CA(SA) who can go beyond the numbers, partner with operations and use financial insight to drive better business performance.

Salary: R80,000 - R100,000 per month.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Lead monthly management reporting, financial analysis and variance reporting
• Drive budgeting, forecasting and financial planning
• Partner with operational leadership to improve profitability, cost control and working capital
• Oversee the integrity of Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable
• Strengthen financial controls, governance and audit readiness
• Identify and implement process, reporting and system improvements
• Provide financial input into pricing, tenders, contracts and commercial decisions
• Lead, develop and support the finance team

Requirements:

• CA(SA) qualification - essential
• 2 - 5 years post article experience
• Strong operational finance and management accounting experience
• Proven budgeting, forecasting and financial analysis capability
• Commercially minded with strong business partnering skills
• Experience with financial controls, reporting and process improvement
• Strong leadership, analytical and stakeholder management skills
• Ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced, hands-on environment