Head of Finance

SUMMARY:
Big vision, bold budgets, balanced books! If you can lead with insight, translate numbers into narratives, and partner with leaders to drive smarter decisions then this role if for you. A leading company in South Africa is looking for a Head of Finance who can lead decisively and manage the full finance function. The Head of Finance will report into the Chief Financial Officer and acts as a key advisor to the relevant Executive leadership team members, ensuring strong financial governance, insight, and commercial decision support, while aligning with organizations strategic objectives. Act fast and apply today.

POSITION INFO:

This position involves:
Leading and overseeing the finance function, ensuring accurate, timely, and compliant financial reporting
Driving revenue growth and margin improvement through cost control, efficiency initiatives, and brand-level performance optimisation aligned to the organization’s targets
Delivering proactive, insight-driven financial analysis and KPI reporting to support executive decision-making
Providing clear monthly reporting to the Chief Financial Officer and leadership team, highlighting trends, risks, and opportunities
Overseeing the end-to-end financial planning cycle, including budgeting, forecasting, reforecasting, and cashflow management
Leading cost optimisation discussions with external providers (banks, auditors, merchant providers, consultants etc.
Overseeing cash management, investment strategies, foreign currency exposure, and key financial ratios to optimise liquidity and financial stability
Maintaining overall accountability for financial governance, risk management, and regulatory compliance across all financial activities
Acting as the primary finance representative to key internal and external stakeholders
Ensuring compliance with cross-border regulatory requirements (e.g. SARB approvals)

Skills & Experience:
Minimum 8 - 10 years’ experience in the commercial space
Minimum 3 – 5 years in a senior leadership role (e.g., Financial Manager, Senior Finance Manager, or similar)
Multi-country and multi-currency accounting (advantageous)
Proven experience engaging with stakeholders, banks, and external stakeholders
Exposure to treasury and cashflow management
Entrepreneurial and commercial thinking
Forex exposure and managing the risk strategy around foreign exchange and investments (non-negotiable)

Qualification:
BCom Accounting (or similar)
CA (SA)


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