Midrand: Financial Manager posted by Smith Garb

What you’ll be responsible for

You’ll have end-to-end accountability across the finance function, including:

• Full monthly management accounts with meaningful variance analysis
• Cash flow management in a working-capital-intensive environment
• Balance sheet control, reconciliations, and integrity
• Statutory compliance (tax, VAT, audit support)
• Group / holding company reporting and legal accounting requirements
• Driving process improvements and strengthening internal controls
• Oversight of AR, AP, inventory, and the broader finance team
• Forex dealings and South African Reserve Bank approvals
• Reviewing and managing payroll

What we’re looking for

You’re commercially minded, confident, and comfortable rolling up your sleeves.
Essential experience:

• BCom Accounting / Finance (CA(SA) or similar preferred, not essential)
• ±10 years’ finance experience, with at least 5 years managing people
• Strong Excel skills and financial modelling capability
• Proven SAP ERP experience
• Solid commercial acumen — you can partner operations and sales, not just report to them
• Comfortable in a lean, hands-on, operational environment

The ideal profile

• Stable career history
• Experience in distribution, manufacturing, or project-based environments
• Independent, accountable, and ownership-driven
• Able to translate finance into clear insights for non-finance stakeholders
• Confident communicator across cross-functional teams