Senior Finance & Operations Manager

Pillango Placements; Gauteng; Hybrid; ZAR 711,000 - 852,000; Full time

Job summary

Pillango Placements in South Africa is seeking a finance professional with 5–10 years post-articles experience to oversee group financial reporting, costing and manufacturing controls across Krugersdorp and Pretoria East.

The role requires cross-site collaboration, ERP familiarity, and fluency in English and Afrikaans. The salary is market-related with opportunities to contribute to reporting, audits and operational improvements.

Qualifications

• Approximately 5–10 years’ post-articles experience.
• Strong financial management and operational finance experience.
• Good exposure to stock, costing, manufacturing or another inventory-heavy environment.
• Strong management accounting and financial reporting ability.
• Good understanding of ERP systems and operational controls.
• Comfortable working across more than one site.
• Fluent in English and Afrikaans.
• Able to work 3 days in Krugersdorp and 2 days in Pretoria East.

Responsibilities

• Manage monthly financial reporting, management accounts and performance analysis.
• Oversee cash flow, budgeting, payments, balance sheet and income statement controls.
• Manage inventory processes, stock takes, valuations and stock variances.
• Analyse production gains and losses, purchase price variances and stock movements.
• Maintain and improve standard costing, product costing and related ERP processes.
• Strengthen financial and operational controls across the business.
• Improve finance, administration and operational systems.
• Provide useful financial insight to management and operational teams.
• Support annual financial statements, audits, tax and statutory reporting.
• Work closely with different sites to improve accuracy, efficiency and commercial decision-making.

Skills

Financial management

Operational finance

English fluency

Afrikaans fluency

Education

Accounting or finance qualification

Completed articles

CIMA (CGMA) candidate

Tools

ERP systems

Job description

Please Note: The position is split 3 days per week in Krugersdorp and 2 days in Pretoria East.
(Krugersdorp and/Pretoria only positions are available, but will be more junior roles for someone with slightly less post-articles experience. Specification/s available on request)
A key summary of the role is outlined below. A more comprehensive job specification with full details is available after initial contact and a successful CV review.

Duties / Key Responsibilities

• Manage monthly financial reporting, management accounts and performance analysis.
• Oversee cash flow, budgeting, payments, balance sheet and income statement controls.
• Manage inventory processes, stock takes, valuations and stock variances.
• Analyse production gains and losses, purchase price variances and stock movements.
• Maintain and improve standard costing, product costing and related ERP processes.
• Strengthen financial and operational controls across the business.
• Improve finance, administration and operational systems.
• Provide useful financial insight to management and operational teams.
• Support annual financial statements, audits, tax and statutory reporting.
• Work closely with different sites to improve accuracy, efficiency and commercial decision-making.

Requirements

• Approximately 5–10 years’ post-articles experience.
• Strong financial management and operational finance experience.
• Good exposure to stock, costing, manufacturing, production or another inventory-heavy environment.
• Strong management accounting and financial reporting ability.
• Good understanding of ERP systems and operational controls.
• Comfortable working across more than one site.
• Fluent in English and Afrikaans.
• Able to work 3 days in Krugersdorp and 2 days in Pretoria East.

Education

• Relevant accounting or finance qualification.
• Completed articles.
• CIMA (CGMA) candidate.

Soft Skills

• Hungry, Humble and Smart.
• Commercial and analytical.
• Hands-on and comfortable getting involved in operational detail.
• Strong judgement and problem-solving ability.
• Able to work well with both finance and operational teams.
• Low ego, practical and willing to challenge things constructively.

Salary

If you're confident that you fit the role, let's chat! The proposed salary range is around R70,000 per month. The offer will be market related based on qualifications, skills, and experience.