Senior Financial Manager Head of Finance

Johannesburg - South Africa

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 17 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Senior Financial Manager / Head of Finance

Shape the financial strategy and operations of a fast-growing handset financing and connectivity platform.

Johannesburg Fintech 8am - 5pm Market related

About Our Client

The client is a fast-growing handset financing and connectivity business that facilitates access to smartphones and mobile plans through cash-flow-based underwriting and telco partnerships. They operate multiple products supported by an internal funding vehicle and an automated device-level collections system.

The Role: Senior Financial Manager / Head of Finance

The Senior Financial Manager / Head of Finance oversees day-to-day financial management to ensure strong financial control reporting accuracy and capital efficiency. The role exists to manage budgeting forecasting treasury and statutory compliance while providing strategic insight into profitability and liquidity. It contributes to the business by supporting the deployment of capital managing risk and scaling financial operations for a high-volume financing platform.

Key Responsibilities

Manage the full financial accounting function with 5-8 years of post-articles experience in finance.
Ensure all accounting entries comply with IFRS and internal control frameworks.
Oversee month-end quarter-end and year-end closing processes.
Prepare management accounts variance analysis and performance dashboards.
Monitor liquidity positions across entities and manage daily treasury operations.
Support the administration of funding facilities repayments and interest schedules.
Lead the budgeting cycle and track departmental spend.
Manage all internal and external audit processes and ensure statutory compliance.

About You

CA(SA) or equivalent professional accounting qualification.
58 years post-articles experience in finance ideally within fintech telecom or consumer credit.
Proven experience in management accounting treasury and statutory reporting.
Strong understanding of IFRS cash flow management and funding structures.
Experience with audit and financial systems such as ERP Syspro Sage or Xero.
Highly analytical detail-driven and numerically strong.
Excellent communication and team-coordination skills.
Able to operate in a fast-paced high-growth environment with a hands-on approach.

Senior Financial Manager / Head of Finance Shape the financial strategy and operations of a fast-growing handset financing and connectivity platform. Johannesburg Fintech 8am - 5pm Market related About Our Client The client is a fast-growing handset financing and connectivity business that facilitat...