Senior Financial Manager (Africa)

Top Vitae; Oos-Kaap; On-site; ZAR 1,500,000 - 2,300,000; Full time

Job summary

Top Vitae in South Africa seeks a Senior Financial Manager to lead financial control, reporting and treasury, driving profitability and ensuring compliance with IFRS and US GAAP.

You will supervise a small team, manage multi-currency cash flow, tax compliance, audits, and stakeholder reporting to support strategic decision-making.

Qualifications

• CA/CIMA or equivalent professional qualification.
• Minimum of 8 years financial experience in auditing, technology, FMCG, retail or similar industry.
• Proven track record of AI incorporation in a financial environment.
• Strong problem-solving and financial decision-making abilities with scenario modeling.
• Experience in managing multiple stakeholders and influencing outcomes.
• Excellent financial acumen in revenue and cost management.

Responsibilities

• Supervise monthly, quarterly and annual close processes and reconciliations.
• Ensure timely preparation of statements in line with IFRS and US GAAP.
• Produce financial information packs for stakeholders and drive profitability insights.
• Oversee subscriptions profitability, client billing and revenue recognition.
• Monitor financial performance against budgets and forecasts; drive process improvements.
• Lead statutory reporting and annual audits across entities.
• Manage working capital, multi-currency cash flow planning, AP/AR functions, and weekly payment runs.
• Oversee tax compliance including VAT, EMP201/EMP501, Corporation Tax and withholding tax.
• Lead and develop a small finance team; oversee budgeting and procedural controls.

Skills

Financial leadership

Stakeholder management

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Communication skills

Self-starter

Innovative mindset

Team collaboration

Numerical accuracy

Forecasting & planning

Education

B.Comm (Hons) with CA/CIMA (or similar)

Tools

IFRS

US GAAP

Job description

The Senior Financial Manager is responsible for financial control, driving business profitability by offering expert financial and analytical advice to assist in decision‑making processes. As the Senior Financial Manager, you will monitor and enforce compliance with finance‑related laws, procedures, and regulations such as tax filing, foreign exchange, and financial reporting. This role ensures accurate financial planning, monitoring and reporting.

Responsibilities

Financial Accounting

• Supervise and assist in the preparation of monthly, quarterly and annual financial account reconciliations.

• Ensure timely and accurate preparation of monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements in compliance with IFRS and US GAAP.

• Review financial information to ensure accuracy and completeness.

Management Reporting

• Create and manage the ongoing production of a financial information pack to deliver financial insights and strategic support to key stakeholders.

• Manage subscriptions profitability, client billing, and revenue recognition processes to ensure accuracy and transparency.

• Monitor and report on financial performance against budgets and forecasts.

• Continually seek to enhance operational processes and reporting.

Statutory Reporting and Annual Audit

• Responsible for the statutory reporting and consolidation across relevant entities.

• Responsible for the planning, supporting and management of the annual audits of all relevant entities.

Treasury Management

• Working Capital Management

• Multi-Currency Cashflow Planning

• Manage the Accounts Payable function

• Manage the Accounts Receivable function

• Initiate Weekly Payment Runs

• Maintain strong cash flow management and forecasting, with focus on cost efficiency.

Taxation

• Oversee the organisation's tax compliance requirements and ensure timely and accurate submissions.

• Manage and coordinate:

• VAT

• EMP201/EMP501 reconciliations

• Corporation Tax

• Withholding Tax

Team Management

• Manage a small team of financial analysts.

• Oversee the operations and development of the company's finance department including budgeting and conducting regular assessments of financial procedures.

Requirements

• B.Comm (Hons) with CA/CIMA (or similar)

• A minimum of 8 years financial experience in auditing, technology, FMCG, retail or similar industry.

• High impact self-starting individual, resourceful and solution-driven.

• Proven track record of AI incorporation in a financial environment.

• Have the ability to be creative in problem solving and financial decision making, and able to model different potential outcomes to meet the needs of the internal and external stakeholders.

• Experience in managing and influencing multiple stakeholders.

• Excellent financial acumen, with experience in revenue and cost management.

• Restlessly Innovative - constantly aware of changes, spotting them early and responding to them.

• Collaborative and Respectful.

• Great Communication Skills.

• Numerical Accuracy.

• Analytically Driven.