Senior Reconciliations & Financial Controls Lead

Network Finance; Durban North; On-site; ZAR 850,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Network Finance is seeking a Finance Manager to oversee balance sheet reconciliations across multiple entities in KwaZulu-Natal. You will ensure accuracy, meet month-end deadlines, and manage complex reconciliations including bank, intercompany, and assets.

You will drive process improvements, support audits, review financial statements and tax computations, and lead a team to sustain governance and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• CA(SA) qualification essential
• Finance degree required
• Minimum 3 years in Financial Management
• Experience in reconciliations, financial control, reporting
• Demonstrated leadership and people management
• Strong analytical thinking and problem solving
• Advanced understanding of financial controls, reconciliations and risk management
• Exposure to finance process improvement and automation advantageous
• Exceptional stakeholder management and communication
• Highly organised, detail-driven and solutions-focused

Responsibilities

• Oversee and review all balance sheet reconciliations across multiple entities
• Ensure reconciliations are completed accurately and within strict month-end deadlines
• Manage complex bank, intercompany, loan, fixed asset, accrual, prepayment, AR, AP, interest and suspense reconciliations
• Investigate, analyse and resolve reconciliation variances and outstanding balances
• Conduct root-cause analysis and implement sustainable corrective actions
• Maintain robust reconciliation schedules and audit-ready documentation
• Drive process optimisation, standardisation and automation within finance
• Support internal and external audit processes and resolve audit queries
• Review annual financial statements, tax computations and related workings
• Monitor financial controls, working capital and compliance obligations
• Collaborate with finance and operational stakeholders to enhance reporting accuracy
• Lead, mentor and develop finance team members fostering accountability and continuous improvement

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Process improvement

Automation

Organised

Detail oriented

Education

CA(SA)

Finance degree

Job description

Network Finance is seeking a Finance Manager to oversee balance sheet reconciliations across multiple entities in KwaZulu-Natal. You will ensure accuracy, meet month-end deadlines, and manage complex reconciliations including bank, intercompany, and assets.

You will drive process improvements, support audits, review financial statements and tax computations, and lead a team to sustain governance and continuous improvement.