Finance Manager

We re looking for a Finance Manager to join an Africafocused neobank with a presence in various African countries. Our client is a FinTech company that provides financial services and credit products through an AIpowered and datadriven platform giving the African market a complete neobank experience. This is your chance to make a lifechanging career move!

Position Overview:

Our client is looking for a Finance Manager to join a dynamic and evergrowing team with ample opportunity for growth in its South African operations. The Finance Manager will formulate and implement the company s South Africa finance strategy. The role will have a dual reporting line to the Country MD and the Group CFO.

Your daily adventures include:

• Oversee the implementation of financial policies and procedures including financial reporting forecasting budgeting and related aspects.
  
• Ensuring compliance with regulatory and statutory requirements (Tax Statutory Annual Financial Statements NCR FSCA).
  
• Taking the lead in preparing financial management information and providing insights on the organisations financial health.
  
• Ensuring credibility of the Finance function by providing timely and accurate reports including detailed analysis of the budget financial trends and forecasts.
  
• Managing and coordinating monthly reporting budgeting and forecasting processes.
  
• Profit planning and control including taking a handson lead position in developing implementing and maintaining a comprehensive product cost and profitability analysis system.
  
• Monitoring cash flows and liquidity positions.
  
• Working capital management.
  
• Ensuring the business meets all its statutory and compliance obligations.
  
• Overseeing accounts payable receivable tax treasury payroll and accounting functions.
  
• Providing staff training on good financial practices and efficiency improvement.
  
• Consolidation of South African subgroup
  
• Treasury management on the South African subgroup
  
• Financial reports:
  

• Preparing financial reports and ensuring they comply with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS).
  
• Other reports:
  

What it takes to succeed:

• Tertiary education in Finance: Bachelors degree in accounting Finance or a related field
  
• Must be a CA (SA)
  
• 3 5 years of experience in a senior finance position
  
• Knowledge of Sage accounting systems will be beneficial.
  
• Experience in the financial services sector is required.
  
• Strategic thinker with solid financial and commercial acumen.
  
• Dynamic analytical and selfdriven individual with the ability to work in a highly deadlinedriven environment.
  
• Ability to analyse and monitor the various risks that face the business.
  
• Ability to develop good working relationships with all stakeholders executive management and other levels of staff for smooth running of the business.
  
• Advanced computer literacy