Finance Manager

SUMMARY:
Finance Manager

POSITION INFO:
Qualification Bachelor of Commerce with Honours, or CA(SA) Requirements At least 10 years experience in a large organisation, running AP and AR teams with solid understand of what good looks like. Kerridge system experience would be an advantage. Must have a performance and process improvement mindset. Strong leadership and people development skills. Expertise in debtors and creditors management Policy formulation and risk management. Duties Oversee daily operational workflows to improve efficiency in debtors and creditors teams. Manage the month‑end close process to ensure timely completion and adherence to deadlines. Ensure BEE certificates are obtained and compliance requirements are met. Use MANCO and EXCO platforms to strengthen finance's role across the business. Implements significant improvements in subscription billing processes through collaboration with Sales, Product Management and IT teams. Understand and identify arising risks in credit management, from policies to daily operations and pro-actively deal with them. Identify new KPIs for the debtors team and implement improvements in a well-oiled machine. Master and fully leverage Kerridge capabilities to streamline procurement and payment processes. Conduct walkthroughs of workflows to identify automation opportunities. Formulate and implement tailored finance policies to improve decision‑making and workflow efficiency, as well as enhanced internal controls. Improves policies for credit risk management (limits, overrides, accounts on hold, exports). Develop and revise KPIs aligned with business objectives (collections %, unallocated %, open queries >30 days, overrides