Senior Finance Manager

Recruiter:

Communicate Recruitment

Job Ref:

CTF024054/TR

Date posted:

Tuesday, September 8, 2026

Location:

Johannesburg, South Africa

Salary:

1 300 000 Annually

SUMMARY:
A leading organisation in the manufacturing sector is looking for a Senior Finance Manager to take the lead across finance and play a key role in driving business performance.
This is more than a reporting role. You’ll partner with senior leadership and operations to improve profitability, strengthen controls, optimise cash and working capital, and turn financial data into better business decisions.
If you’re a commercially driven finance leader who enjoys a fast-paced environment and wants to make a real impact, this could be the opportunity for you.

POSITION INFO:
Job Description: Lead financial reporting, management accounts, budgeting, forecasting, and planning Drive cash flow, liquidity, and working capital management Identify opportunities to improve margins, reduce costs, and increase profitability Provide commercial insight into pricing, stock, procurement, and operational performance Build dashboards, KPIs, and reporting tools that give leadership clear visibility of performance Maintain strong financial controls across cash, debtors, creditors, payroll, banking, and stock Manage statutory, tax, audit, and governance requirements Lead and develop a high-performing finance team Partner with IT, data, and operations teams to introduce smarter, technology-enabled ways of working, including AI-driven insights Challenge the numbers, validate the insights, and turn them into practical business actions Skills & Experience: Minimum 8+ years' experience in a senior finance role Strong management accounting, reporting, budgeting, forecasting, and cash flow experience Solid commercial and operational finance exposure Proven leadership and team-development capability Strong analytical and problem-solving skills Comfortable working with technology, data, and AI-enabled tools Hands-on, commercially minded, and comfortable in a fast-moving, high-volume environment Excellent attention to detail with a strong understanding of the bigger business picture Qualification: CA (SA) - Non-negotiable For more information connect with us on and Register your CV to create a profile and to view all our Financial recruitment vacancies. Let us assist you with your career. For further Finance jobs, Accountant jobs, Financial Manager vacancies and Management Accountant vacancies. If you have not had any response in two weeks, please consider your application unsuccessful. Your profile will be kept on our database, and we will connect with you with any other suitable roles or positions.

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