Senior Finance Manager

Communicate Finance; Durban North; On-site; ZAR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Communicate Finance in Durban North seeks a senior finance leader to drive performance through strategic analysis, planning and business partnering. You will lead budgeting, forecasting, reporting, and executive packs while guiding a high‑performing finance team in a fast‑paced environment.

You will influence senior stakeholders, manage cost optimization, and spearhead finance transformation, automation, and long‑term strategic planning to support growth and profitability.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in senior finance leadership and business partnering roles.
• Strong experience in planning, forecasting, budgeting, and financial performance management.
• Ability to influence senior stakeholders and drive strategic decision-making.
• Strong commercial acumen and analytical problem-solving ability.
• Experience operating within large, complex, and fast-paced organisations.
• Strong project management and change management capabilities.
• Advanced financial systems knowledge and reporting expertise.
• Exceptional communication and leadership skills.

Responsibilities

• Driving business performance through strategic financial analysis and commercial insights.
• Leading budgeting, forecasting, planning, and target-setting processes.
• Providing financial guidance and decision-support to senior leadership teams.
• Managing monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reporting cycles.
• Developing executive reporting packs, board presentations, and performance commentary.
• Leading performance management initiatives to drive growth and profitability.
• Identifying opportunities, risks, and corrective actions to achieve financial targets.
• Partnering with business leaders on resource allocation and long-term strategic planning.
• Driving finance transformation, automation, and digitalisation initiatives.
• Leading and developing a high-performing finance team while supporting talent growth and succession planning.
• Overseeing overhead management, forecasting, controls, and cost optimisation initiatives.

Skills

Senior finance leadership

Business partnering

Planning & budgeting

Forecasting

Financial reporting

Stakeholder influence

Commercial acumen

Analytical problem-solving

Project management

Change management

Financial systems knowledge

Communication skills

Leadership

Education

CA (SA)

CIMA

Job description

Job Description:

• Driving business performance through strategic financial analysis and commercial insights
• Leading budgeting, forecasting, planning, and target-setting processes
• Providing financial guidance and decision-support to senior leadership teams
• Managing monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reporting cycles
• Developing executive reporting packs, board presentations, and performance commentary
• Leading performance management initiatives to drive growth and profitability
• Identifying opportunities, risks, and corrective actions to achieve financial targets
• Partnering with business leaders on resource allocation and long-term strategic planning
• Driving finance transformation, automation, and digitalisation initiatives
• Leading and developing a high-performing finance team while supporting talent growth and succession planning
• Overseeing overhead management, forecasting, controls, and cost optimisation initiatives

Skills & Experience:

• Proven success in senior finance leadership and business partnering roles
• Strong experience in planning, forecasting, budgeting, and financial performance management
• Ability to influence senior stakeholders and drive strategic decision-making
• Strong commercial acumen and analytical problem-solving ability
• Experience operating within large, complex, and fast-paced organisations
• Strong project management and change management capabilities
• Advanced financial systems knowledge and reporting expertise
• Exceptional communication and leadership skills

Qualification:

• CA (SA) OR CIMA (non-negotiable)