Vacancies

• a day-to-day operational aspect that includes, building a top-notch finance and accounting team across the globe and building relationships with the various Managing Directors and staff within the subsidiaries, ensuring expenses and revenues stay balanced, overseeing financial planning and analysis functions i.e., budgets and cashflow management.

• a more strategic influence by presenting financial models and making recommendations on mergers and acquisitions, obtaining funding for ongoing and new businesses.

• Ensuring regulatory compliance across the group in terms of financial compliance, taxation, and human resources through collaboration with other staff within the group.

• Defining and implementing HR strategy across the group. Driving talent retention and acquisition initiatives

This role will have an oversight into the day to day running of the Group’s accounts, with the responsibility of making observations of the financial state of the organization.

The incumbent must be a hardworking, self-motivated, ambitious person who will be able to work independently, accurately and with a high degree of responsibility.

This role works in partnership with the Group Executive Management team to provide influence, direction and guidance that enables the group and its subsidiaries to effectively drive and implement the Strategy and ensure policies and processes are aligned across the group in order to achieve the business goals.

Personally, drives certain strategic projects that have a financial focus i.e. redomiciling, financial due diligence on acquisitions etc.

Provides monthly Group financial reporting to the Group Executive team and quarterly reporting to the Board and ensures that the group remains compliant within the various regulatory frameworks it operates in.

Experience in the following preferable

• AIM/LSE listed environment.
• Mergers & acquisitions
• Human resource management

MS Word (Expert)

MS PowerPoint(Expert)

Based on the Values and Competency Frameworks

• Excellent oral and written communication skills with good interpersonal skills
• Entrepreneurial flair towards solving problems, with a good sense of business
• High levels of initiative
• Logical thinker
• Work well under pressure and adhere to deadlines
• Attention to detail and delivering accurate information.
• Excellent administrative, planning, and organizational skills
• Assertive nature with the ability to take decisive action and/or make important decisions
• Work with a high degree of responsibility
• Maintain high level of confidentiality and professional demeanor
• Ability to adapt to change and work through difficult situations

• Assist in formulating the company’s future direction and supporting tactical initiatives.
• Develop financial and tax strategies.
• Manage the capital request and budgeting processes

Mergers and Acquisitions

• Prepare valuation models/Board justifications.
• Supervise acquisition due diligence and negotiate acquisitions.
• Calculate Purchase price allocation.

Listed and other regulatory requirements

• Preparation and release of RNS (Regulatory news service) announcements within the requirements of the Listed environment and liaising with Sponsor

Operations

• Oversee the financial- operations, -reporting and -controls of subsidiary companies and foreign operations within the established structures (Group FM direct report, based in RSA, with accountant/controllers having a functional reporting line into Group FM)

Risk Management

• Understand and mitigate key elements of the company’s risk profile.

Human Resources

• Manage the human resources function across the Group through functional reporting lines in the subsidiary.

Team Management

• Maintain in-depth relations with all members of the management team by fostering a culture that inspires high levels of performance and employee retention.

Requirements

• CA (SA) or in country equivalent

• CA (SA)

• 5-8 years post article experience of which at least 3 years are in a Group FM / Senior Manager / divisional CFO role.
• Experience in the following preferable
  • JSE/AIM listed environment.

• Operational (preferably manufacturing) and/or Corporate Finance

• MS Excel (Expert)
• MS Word (Expert)
• MS PowerPoint(Expert)

• Microsoft Navision

• English

Based on the Values and Competency Frameworks

• Be a hardworking, driven, self-motivated, ambitious person who will be able to work independently and accurately
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• People centric.
• Flexibility.
• Excellent organizational skills.
• Attention to detail.
• Good communicator.
• Good interpersonal skills.
• Assertive nature.
• Logical thinker.
• High levels of initiative.
• Work with a high degree of responsibility.
• Work well under pressure and adhere to deadlines.
• Problem solving skills.
• Good planning,
• Organizational, analytical, and decision-making skills.
• Confidentiality
• Accuracy
• Professional approach.
• Excellent Administration

Key Performance areas, WEIGHTS, and Tasks

• Report the financial status of the company in an open and accurate manner.
• To ensure that the financial controls of the company are adequate and maintained.
• To supply the relevant information to the auditors in a timeous fashion.
• Scrutinize expenditure of any items bought against the budget.
• Allocating costs per division in NAV system.
• Correcting all major errors in the NAV accounting system.
• Reporting irregularities to the directors.
• Preparation of annual budgets and forecasts. Monthly consolidated Group Management statements
• First review of monthly accounts (AA, ALH, AIHUK, mWave, COJOT, Linwave)
• Cashflow reporting (Half and Full-year)
• Monthly Cashflow forecasts
• First Review of Salary pay run – Review accuracy
• Bonus Calculations and provisions
• Drive finance specific projects i.e. System implementations or upgrades, costing projects etc.

• Staff management (AA, mWave, COJOT, Linwave and Kuhne)
• Establish, improve, and ensure active management of team’s KPA’s with frequent feedback.
• Ensure there is appropriate and continuous team training.
• Improve and maintain department specific induction.
• Active monitoring and reporting of performance with weekly and monthly management level feedback.
• Establish and maintain incentive structures with frequent feedback.
• Actively manage team well-being.
• Manage relevant HR related processes.
• Active monitoring and reporting of departmental financial performance as per Income statement.

• Identify and regularly monitor key risk areas and key performance indicators of the business.
• Safeguard all assets of the company.

• Ensure that the company complies with relevant laws, regulations, and codes of business practice.
• Meet deadlines for JSE/AIM Regulations regarding publication of results.
• Ensure the Group’s taxes are submitted on time and accurate.

• Treasury function and capital structures
• Forex hedging
• FCTR reconciliations
• Regulatory Approvals (i.e., SARB)

• Any other duties as required by the Group CEO or Board of Directors