Finance Manager

SUMMARY:
Are you a technically strong finance professional with completed SAICA articles, looking for a Finance Manager role where your depth of accounting, controls, and reporting excellence is truly valued? This opportunity is ideal for a hands-on finance specialist who thrives in a complex, high-volume operational environment.

POSITION INFO:
My client, a well-established organisation operating within the distribution and warehousing sector, is seeking a technically focused Finance Manager to oversee and strengthen the finance function at a business-unit level.

Based on the East Rand, this role is best suited to a detail-driven finance professional who enjoys rolling up their sleeves and taking full accountability for financial accuracy, compliance, and control.

Reporting into senior finance leadership, the Finance Manager will be responsible for ensuring the integrity of financial information, maintaining strong governance frameworks, and supporting the business through reliable and timely financial insights.

This role places significant emphasis on technical accounting, disciplined reporting, and robust financial processes.

Key Responsibilities:

• Full responsibility for monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reporting in line with accounting standards
• Preparation, review, and sign-off of management accounts, journals, and balance sheet reconciliations
• Ensuring the accuracy and completeness of the general ledger, including fixed assets, inventory, provisions, and accruals
• Management of budgeting and forecasting processes with detailed variance analysis
• Oversight of working capital, including cash flow, inventory valuation, and debtor controls
• Ensuring compliance with internal controls, delegated authorities, and governance frameworks
• Coordinating audit processes and acting as the primary point of contact for internal and external auditors
• Maintaining and improving financial policies, procedures, and documentation
• Providing technically sound financial support to operational and senior management
• Managing, reviewing, and developing the finance team with a strong focus on quality and accountability

• BCom degree or equivalent qualification
• Completed SAICA articles is essential
• Approximately 3 to 6 years of post-articles experience in a technical finance or accounting role
• Strong exposure to financial reporting, balance sheet management, and audit processes
• Experience within distribution, warehousing, manufacturing, or similar asset-intensive environments is advantageous
• Solid experience working on ERP systems and advanced Excel capability

• Strong technical accounting knowledge and attention to detail
• Excellent understanding of financial controls, reconciliations, and reporting standards
• Analytical mindset with the ability to identify risks and inconsistencies
• Ability to work under pressure in a deadline-driven environment
• Clear communication skills and the ability to engage confidently with auditors and internal stakeholders
• Hands-on, disciplined, and process-oriented approach to finance