Strategic Finance Leader — Growth & Cash Management

AJ Personnel; Gauteng; On-site; ZAR 2,500,000 - 4,200,000; Full time

Job summary

AJ Personnel is seeking an experienced finance leader to head the Group's financial operations in Gauteng. The role covers consolidation, budgeting, cash management, and IFRS-compliant reporting across multiple entities in a manufacturing/distribution setting.

You will lead pricing, cash flow planning, and capital decisions, while ensuring robust controls and external audits. A CA(SA) with a commercial track record is essential for this senior position.

Qualifications

• CA(SA) with appropriate professional standing
• 8–12 years in a financial leadership role
• Commercial track record beyond accounting or audit
• Experience in multi-entity consolidation and external audit ownership
• Hands-on cash and working-capital management in constrained or high-growth settings
• Financial modelling, budgeting and forecasting ownership
• Inventory management in manufacturing or distribution with cost reporting
• Senior finance experience in manufacturing/engineering/project environments
• Pricing and margin management processes and KPIs
• FX risk, trade finance and cross-border operations experience
• Leadership of Finance teams across units

Responsibilities

• Lead the finance function across the Group with oversight of all units
• Oversee accounting, budgeting, cash flow, audit, payroll, billing and compliance
• Manage consolidation across entities and intercompany balances
• Present IFRS-compliant, timely financial statements
• Implement robust internal controls and risk management across the Group
• Translate strategy into financial models and execution plans
• Support CEO and MDs in growth, pricing, capex decisions
• Develop financial models for expansions and scenario planning
• Conduct ratio analyses to inform decisions
• Oversee product/project costing (BOMs, labour, landed costs) in ERP
• Produce monthly gross-margin bridges showing fully loaded margin and financing costs
• Oversee BOM-based pricing, quotes with verified BOMs and loaded P&L
• Assess major contracts on contribution and cash over revenue
• Own 13-week rolling cash forecast at group and entity levels
• Manage banking relationships, mandates and payment controls
• Develop funding solutions for operations, projects, and growth
• Monitor debt facilities and covenants
• Lead capital raising initiatives as required
• Monitor cash conversion cycle and order-to-cash view
• Structure trade and working-capital finance for manufacturing/projects
• Set customer credit limits and supplier terms aligning with production plans
• Monitor net FX exposure under hedging policy
• Ensure SARB exchange control compliance and currency risk management
• Ensure ESG governance across the Group
• Oversee HR operations coordination with external partners
• Evaluate financial viability of projects, acquisitions, and partnerships
• Assess capex, margins and ROI for new investments
• Ensure regulatory, tax and governance compliance across operations
• Coordinate audits and external advisers
• Support external auditors, tax advisers, and other professionals

Skills

Leadership

Cash flow management

Financial modelling

Budgeting & reforecasting

Intercompany consolidation

FX risk management

Costing & BOM

Audit coordination

Education

CA(SA) qualification

Tools

ERP systems

BOM costing

IFRS

Job description

AJ Personnel is seeking an experienced finance leader to head the Group's financial operations in Gauteng. The role covers consolidation, budgeting, cash management, and IFRS-compliant reporting across multiple entities in a manufacturing/distribution setting.

You will lead pricing, cash flow planning, and capital decisions, while ensuring robust controls and external audits. A CA(SA) with a commercial track record is essential for this senior position.