Business Unit Financial Manager

Recruiter:

Network Recruitment

Job Ref:

NFC024398/BDP

Date posted:

Friday, May 22, 2026

Location:

Johannesburg, South Africa

Salary:

Annually

SUMMARY:

This is not a signâoff role - It’s an opportunity for a handsâon Financial Manager to own a complex, highâvolume revenue environment, while operating at the senior stakeholder level and making tangible business impact.

POSITION INFO:
Our client is a fastâgrowing, infrastructureâfocused organisation operating across multiple highâcriticality sites in South Africa. They are seeking a commercially sharp Financial Manager to take full ownership of a key legal entity while also playing a central role in the organisation’s overall revenue oversight. This role sits at the intersection of operational finance, commercial decisionâmaking, and stakeholder engagement. You’ll act as a trusted financial partner to executiveâlevel stakeholders, manage a distributed finance team, and remain deeply involved in the details.

Key Responsibilities:

Full endâtoâend financial management of a legal entity, operating as a miniâCFO.
Revenue management across a highâvolume billing environment.
Oversight of debtors, collections, and client escalations.
Handsâon operational finance, including journals, reconciliations, and analysis.
Commercial involvement in contract reviews, pricing, and sales engagement.
Management, coaching, and development of a geographically distributed finance team.
Partnering with Câsuite stakeholders and senior management.
Ensuring compliance with IFRS, internal controls, and financial policies.

Job Experience and Skills Required:

BCom / BAcc or equivalent 3âyear tertiary qualification in Finance.
CA(SA) or CIMA.
3 to 6+ years’ experience in a Financial Manager role.
Strong technical accounting exposure.
Proven IFRS knowledge, with IFRS 16 experience nonânegotiable.
Demonstrated people and stakeholder management experience.
Experience in highâvolume, deadlineâdriven environments,
Advanced Excel and strong analytical capability.
Commercial acumen and problemâsolving skills.
Confident communication with senior stakeholders.
Fully onsite role.
Handsâon operating style with ownership mentality.

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