Finance Manager

Business Area: Finance

Workplace Type: On-site

Location - Town / City: Cape Town

Job Description

We are a JSE-listed organisation operating in a high-volume, deadline-driven environment where governance, accuracy, and pace matter equally. An opportunity exists within our finance function for a Finance Manager who is comfortable owning outcomes, exercising judgement, and operating with accountability in a listed corporate environment. This role is being shaped with the right person in mind. Our finance function is evolving, and the successful candidate will play a meaningful part in shaping what the finance function looks like as it evolves. This role is suited to a qualified CA(SA) who has trained at a large audit firm and is intentionally moving into a position that combines technical depth, commercial engagement, and operational ownership. If you are looking to build lasting depth and credibility within a listed group, rather than rotate quickly between roles - this is worth your attention.

Key Responsibilities

The Finance Manager will operate across multiple areas of the finance function, contributing to core financial reporting processes and broader commercial and operational activities. This is not a purely reporting role. It requires ownership, sound judgement, and the ability to engage meaningfully beyond the numbers. As the structure of the finance function evolves, so too may the shape of this role. We are looking for someone who is adaptable, commercially grounded, and willing to grow into expanded responsibility as the organisation develops. Key areas of involvement include (but are not limited to):

• Financial reporting and month-end / year-end processes within a listed company environment
• Review and oversight of financial information to ensure accuracy, integrity, and compliance
• Supporting external audit processes and engaging directly with auditors
• Financial controls, governance, and adherence to regulatory and listing requirements
• Providing financial analysis and insight to management and key stakeholders to support decision-making
• Participation in ad hoc projects, process improvements, and cross-functional initiatives
• Management, mentoring, and development of finance team members

Qualifications and Experience

• Qualified CA(SA)
• Articles completed at one of the large audit firms
• Minimum of 2+ years post-articles experience
• Experience within a listed company environment, or strong exposure to listed clients, would be advantageous
• Demonstrated people, process, or workflow management experience
• Solid grounding in financial reporting, controls, and professional standards
• Demonstrated progression and increasing responsibility post-articles

Competencies

• Comfortable with ambiguity — able to define and build a role, not just fill one
• Able to shift between detail and big-picture thinking without losing control of either
• Takes issues through to resolution rather than escalating prematurely
• Operates with discipline and accountability in a deadline-driven environment
• Engages confidently with both finance and non-finance stakeholders
• Pragmatic and commercially grounded, with a strong sense of professional judgement
• High level of integrity, accuracy, and respect for governance and controls