Senior Finance Manager

Recruiter:

Communicate Recruitment

Job Ref:

CFA020381/Crush

Date posted:

Tuesday, March 11, 2025

Location:

Cape Town, South Africa

SUMMARY:

Lead Financial Excellence: Senior Finance Manager

Are you a qualified finance professional with a passion for technical accounting, reporting excellence, and driving transformation in a high-growth business? If you thrive on scaling processes, leading change projects, and delivering world-class reporting, this is the opportunity you’ve been waiting for!

POSITION INFO:

About the Company

Our client is a fast-growing, innovative business operating across multiple markets and industries. Committed to excellence and inclusion, they offer a dynamic environment where you can make a tangible impact while collaborating with a diverse and ambitious team.

Role Overview

As the Senior Reporting Manager, you will lead the Group’s reporting deliverables, consolidations, and technical accounting functions. Working closely with finance leadership, this role is pivotal in scaling processes, ensuring IFRS compliance, and driving improvements across group reporting. You’ll also manage a direct report and partner with the FP&A and finance teams to deliver insightful management and statutory reports.

Key Responsibilities

Lead and deliver successful Group and local statutory audits, including preparing Group financial statements and serving as the main contact for external auditors.
Oversee Group consolidation and related internal/external reporting on monthly, quarterly, and annual cycles.
Develop and implement world-class reporting practices for a fast-growing business.
Act as the technical accounting expert, addressing queries, drafting policies, and ensuring IFRS compliance.
Design and implement an effective, integrated Group reporting tool in collaboration with internal teams.
Drive process efficiencies, month-end improvements, and finance transformation projects.
Ensure strong controls across Group processes, adhering to international standards.
Submit various statutory or regulatory obligations for Group entities.
Contribute to business maturity initiatives, new market expansions, and system implementations.

Key Requirements

CA(SA) or equivalent qualification.
3+ years post-qualification experience, ideally with Big 4 or leading audit firm training.
Experience with multi-national, multi-currency structures, preferably across Africa, the UK, or other Holdco regions.
Strong technical accounting background with proven IFRS compliance and policy drafting expertise.
Experience in highly regulated or listed environments.
Demonstrated ability to implement robust controls and best practices.
Advanced MS Office skills, particularly in Excel.

Attributes and Additional Skills

Open, adaptable, and driven, with a blend of entrepreneurial and blue-chip experience.
Hands-on self-starter with a solution-oriented mindset and a “get it done” attitude.
Exceptional organizational and time-management skills.
A passion for the company’s purpose and a commitment to delivering excellence.
Strong commercial acumen with the ability to link finance processes to shareholder value creation.
Comfortable thriving in fast-paced, informal, yet ambitious environments.

Why Join This Team?

Play a key leadership role in a dynamic, high-growth company.
Collaborate with senior management and contribute to strategic decisions.
Lead impactful change projects and drive process improvements.
Be part of a diverse and inclusive culture with a commitment to community development.

How to Apply

If you’re ready to advance your career and make a mark in reinsurance finance, we’d love to hear from you! Please submit your CV and cover letter to .

Take this step to redefine your professional future and help shape the landscape of reinsurance.

Apply now and make an impact!

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