Financial Director

 

The Finance Director combines executive leadership with disciplined operational oversight and requires active partnership with the Managing Director, Executive Committee, divisional and group stakeholders, regional operations, customers, suppliers, auditors, insurers, banks, legal advisers, compliance functions and regulators.

 

The Finance Director is ultimately accountable for the organisation’s financial integrity, governance framework, compliance environment, risk oversight, liquidity, strategic financial direction, and financial performance.

 

Key external stakeholder relationships include External and internal auditors, the South African Revenue Service and other regulators, banks, insurers and brokers, legal advisers, landlords, customers, suppliers and service providers.

 

The role must balance executive leadership with sufficient operational visibility and disciplined follow-through to ensure effective execution across finance, commercial and governance activities nationally.

 

• Protect the financial integrity, assets, reputation and liquidity of the organisation.

• Translate business strategy into clear financial plans, performance measures and accountable execution.

• Provide timely, accurate and decision-useful financial insight to executive and operational leadership.

• Maintain an effective governance, risk, control and compliance environment.

• Drive sustainable profitability, cash generation, working capital improvement and disciplined capital allocation.

• Build a capable, resilient and service-oriented national finance function that supports operations across Durban, Johannesburg and Cape Town.

 

 

• Chartered Accountant (South Africa) [CA(SA)] qualification.

• Current professional registration and good standing with the relevant professional body.

• Degree: Bachelor of Commerce – Accounting

• Post Graduate Diploma/Honours: Bachelor of Commerce – Accounting

• SAICA Board First and Final Level completions

 

• Minimum of 5 to 10 years of experience in a similar executive role.

• Experience within an entity that forms part of a listed group with group structures and reporting

• Proven responsibility for a complex, multi-site or national finance function.

• Strong experience in financial reporting, planning, cash flow management, tax, governance, audit, controls, risk and commercial finance.

• ESG, BBBEE, Audit Committee & Risk Reporting as well as representation in these committees

• Experience in logistics, supply chain, transport, warehousing, manufacturing, distribution or a comparable operational environment would be advantageous.

• Demonstrated experience engaging executive, board, divisional or group stakeholders.

• Experience leading organisational change, system improvement, commercial reviews and multidisciplinary

• Systems: Experience on the following systems would be advantageous: K2 Workflows, IDU, Sage 300 Accpac, Sage 300 People, Oracle Enterprise – Hyperion, Shipshape, BEE123, Ship-shape.