Strategic Finance Manager — AI‑Enabled Growth

Guardian Recruiting (Pty) Ltd; Cape Town; In loco; ZAR 1.000.000 - 1.500.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

Guardian Recruiting (Pty) Ltd partners with a forward-thinking engineering organization to appoint a seasoned Financial Manager in Cape Town. You will lead the finance team, shape strategic financial direction, and drive growth through robust governance and data-driven insight.

The role oversees budgeting, forecasting, tax compliance, ERP systems and AI-enabled reporting, focusing on optimization, cost control and value creation across the business.

Competenze

• CA(SA) newly qualified or eligible for registration or equivalent articles
• Bachelor's degree in accounting, Finance, Commerce or related field with finance experience
• 0–5 years' post-articles or post-qualification experience in accounting/finance roles
• Experience preparing management accounts, financial statements, budgets, forecasts and financial analysis
• Exposure to audit processes, taxation, statutory compliance, and financial controls
• Experience in engineering/consulting/project-based/manufacturing/tech environments
• Exposure to project costing, job costing, contract profitability analysis or cost management
• Exposure to foreign exchange transactions or multi-entity reporting
• Experience with ERP systems and advanced Excel
• Ability to analyse financial information and support business decisions
• South African Citizenship

Mansioni

• Lead the finance function and provide strategic financial guidance to executive leadership
• Develop and execute financial strategies supporting growth, profitability and efficiency
• Oversee budgeting, forecasting, cash-flow planning and long-term financial planning
• Prepare and present monthly management accounts and financial performance reports
• Monitor revenue, profitability, margins, cash flow, working capital and KPIs
• Develop financial models for pricing, resource planning and decision making
• Establish and maintain financial controls, governance and risk management
• Manage month-end, quarter-end and year-end closing, audits and statutory reporting
• Oversee tax compliance including VAT, PAYE and income tax
• Manage banking relationships, treasury activities, liquidity planning and FX exposure
• Support project costing, pricing, contract reviews, margin analysis and commercial decisions
• Drive finance system improvements, reporting automation and AI-enabled tech
• Ensure integration of finance, payroll, procurement, project management and reporting systems
• Develop, mentor and lead the finance team to high performance
• Promote financial discipline, transparency and continuous improvement

Conoscenze

Financial analysis

Strategic planning

Leadership

Budgeting

Forecasting

Financial reporting

Excel

Decision making

Formazione

CA(SA) newly qualified or eligible for registration

Bachelor's degree in accounting/finance

0–5 years post-articles experience

Experience preparing management accounts and financial statements

Strumenti

ERP systems

Microsoft Excel

Descrizione del lavoro

Guardian Recruiting (Pty) Ltd partners with a forward-thinking engineering organization to appoint a seasoned Financial Manager in Cape Town. You will lead the finance team, shape strategic financial direction, and drive growth through robust governance and data-driven insight.

The role oversees budgeting, forecasting, tax compliance, ERP systems and AI-enabled reporting, focusing on optimization, cost control and value creation across the business.