Senior Finance Manager

Anything Is Possible; Cape Town; Hybrid; ZAR 600 000 - 800 000; Full time

Job summary

A dynamic media and tech agency in Cape Town is seeking a Senior Finance Manager to join their rapidly growing team. This role requires a Chartered Accountant with strong organizational and interpersonal skills. Responsibilities include managing balance sheets for multiple companies and mentoring junior staff. The position offers a high potential for growth and requires the ability to maintain confidentiality. This position is full-time and requires a minimum of 3 days per week in the Cape Town office.

Qualifications

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Proven attention to detail and accuracy in work.
• Ability to work independently and within a team.

Responsibilities

• Balance Sheet reconciliations and Management Accounts for 3 Companies.
• Reconciliation of Accrued Income, Deferred Income and Client WIP balances.
• Mentoring of 2 junior staff in Cape Town.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Strong organisational skills

Attention to detail

Ability to maintain confidentiality

Ability to multitask

Interpersonal skills

Time management skills

Education

Fully qualified Chartered Accountant

Job description

Senior Finance Manager - Job Description

We are currently seeking an ambitious and enthusiastic person to join our team on a full-time basis.

About Us

Anything is Possible. We are an integrated, independent Media, Tech and Creative agency. We grow our clients through transformative marketing solutions and close, collaborative working relationships. With offices in Brighton, London, Manchester and Cape Town, we are a dynamic and rapidly expanding team.

The Role

The role demands strong organisational skills, effective communication abilities, and the capacity to maintain confidentiality. This position is perfect for a motivated individual who wishes to step into a fairly autonomous Number 2 role. The Agency is experiencing very fast growth and it is envisaged the role will evolve over time.

As a Finance Manager, you will work closely in a team of 5, reporting into the UK-based CFO, and two junior staff in Cape Town and a UK-based Finance Manager. As part of this restructuring, the UK Finance Manager will be more responsible for the transactional elements of the finance function, and this new role will be more involved in FP&A and reconciliation.

The role has high potential to grow for the right person.

Location

The role will be a minimum of 3 days per week in our Cape Town office.

Responsibilities

• Balance Sheet reconciliations and Management Accounts for 3 Companies
• Reconciliation of Accrued Income, Deferred Income and Client WIP balances
• Systems / software migration
• Mentoring of 2 junior staff in Cape Town
• Ad hoc duties

Skills and Qualifications

• Fully qualified, preferably Chartered
• Agency experience, preferably in digital media
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, both written and verbal
• Strong organisational and time management skills, with the ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Attention to detail and accuracy in all aspects of work
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and handle sensitive information with discretion
• Able to multitask and work in a fast-paced environment