Senior Administration, Finance and Controlling Specialist - South Africa

Fiera Milano SpA; Wes-Kaap; On-site; ZAR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Fiera Milano Exhibitions Africa is seeking a Senior Administration, Finance and Controlling Specialist in Cape Town. The role involves managing the finance function, preparing financial reports, and contributing to strategic planning. Candidates should have a Bachelor's degree in finance or a related field, with at least 7 years of experience in financial leadership. Strong leadership and proficiency in financial software are essential.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in a senior financial leadership role.
• Advanced proficiency in financial software and ERP systems.
• Strong leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage the full finance function of the Company.
• Preparation of monthly management accounts and presentation to directors.
• Provide input at meetings into the overall company's strategy.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Interpersonal Skills

Financial Planning

Budgeting

Risk Management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field

Master’s degree or MBA preferred

Tools

Financial Software

ERP Systems (e.g., SAP, Oracle)

Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, PowerPoint)

Job description

Fiera Milano Exhibitions Africa (“FMEA”), founded in South Africa in 2012, is a company owned by Fiera Milano S.p.A., the leading Exhibition Group in Italy and one of the top players globally. FMEA organizes annually “Investec Cape Town Art Fair”, the largest Art Fair on the African continent.

Working at FMEA, means being part of the effort to support South Africa’s economic growth by attracting international clients, industry associations, chambers of commerce, and business partners to the regions in which the company operates.

To expand our team, we are looking for the Senior Administration, Finance and Controlling Specialist

The Manager will work at FMEA offices in Cape Town and will play a pivotal role in managing the economic performance of FMEA.

Key roles to include:

Finance Function

• Manage the full finance function of the Company. This includes all aspects of the business involvingfinancial issues, figures and staff recruitment and management of finance office.
• Manage all the internalfinance controls in the Company,ensuring debtors and creditors paymentsare adhered to in terms of the contracts.
• Preparation of monthly management accounts and presentation to directors.
• Preparation and submission to Fiera Milano of timely and accurate monthly reporting package on a IAS/IFRSbasis for consolidated financial statements process.
• Preparation and submission to Fiera Milano of timely and accurate quarterly reporting package on a IAS/IFRSbasis for consolidated financial statements process and presentation to directors.
• Preparation of Annual Budgets and Business Plan (4 year) for each show, new project etc., with the estimation of overhead costs and each line of the Financial Statement.
• Preparation and submission of quarterly Forecast package to Fiera Milano.
• Preparation of final results in terms of revenues and direct costs for each show compared to the previousyear end to the budget/last forecast.
• Discuss the results for each show with the CEO, Meetings and updates on the financial performance of each show to be held during and after the shows. Compare actual show results/overheads to budgeted results on a weekly and monthlybasis.
• Put controls in place to decrease the monthly overheads by the implementation of continuous improvement of activities. (Staff efficiencies, negotiations with contractors, sourcingnew contractors.)
• Fortnightly monitoring trend sales report revenues/Exhibitors’ numbers/revenues collected and sales opportunity
• Review the Vat Monthly, Reconcile the Control Account and prepare Revenue — Vat Reasonability, Review the e-filing submission by the accountant.
• Review Annual Taxation Calculations and Statutory Submissions prepared by the Auditors, make sure that all the Statutory Submissions are up to date and submitted on time for all entities.
• Review Annual Financial Statements prepared by Auditorsand discuss them with the CEO and CFO
• Oversee the Annual Auditand ensure sign of an unqualified Audit Report
• Custodian of the Payroll.Review the monthly commission schedule and salary payments for accuracy, prior to the release of payment.

Strategic Function

• Provide Input at meetings into the overall company's strategy and operating plan.
• Work with the CEO and assist the management team in growing the business in the medium and long term, by addingevents and Investigating market trends etc.
• Analyze profitability of doing new showsin SA and Africa.
• Updating of the Company'sbusiness plan as we progressand adjust the projected future budgets for new shows etc.*

*The functions, duties and responsibilities listed below are not exhaustive and the Employee will also be required to perform other dudes, which may not be included herein, as required from time to time or as is consistent with her position.

REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field (master’s degree or MBA preferred).
• Proven experience (7+ years) in a senior financial leadership role
• Experience in financial planning, budgeting, and risk management
• Advanced proficiency in financial software, ERP systems (e.g., SAP, Oracle), and Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, PowerPoint)
• Strong leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills

The announcement is addressed to all candidates, without any distinction.

Fiera Milano S.p.A. and the companies of the Fiera Milano Group, in accordance with current regulations and the principles of its Ethical Code, ensure equal employment opportunities, avoiding any form of direct or indirect discrimination based on sex, gender, sexual orientation, personal, political, union and religious beliefs, ethnic origin, age, etc.