Western Cape: Finance Manager – Beverages posted by Conova (PTY) LTD

About the Role

Conova (PTY) LTD is seeking an experienced Finance Manager to join our team in the Western Cape region. The successful candidate will be responsible for providing end-to-end financial management and reporting, as well as supporting commercial and cost analysis, working capital and cash flow management, and ensuring compliance with controls, stock, tax, and regulatory requirements.

Key Responsibilities

• Day-to-day finance function for the division, end to end.
• Oversee month-end close, journals, accruals, provisions and cut-off.
• Management accounts, financial reports, reconciliations and variance explanations.
• Assist with budgets, forecasts, audit preparation and finance projects as required.

• Own the open-book (cost-plus) reporting to the customer.
• Manage the rate card and contractual pricing.
• Match revenue to the underlying cost and activity, and report profitability by segment.
• Ensure revenue is billed accurately and completely against contracted rates.

• Analyse the division’s cost base.
• Analyse vehicle utilisation, productivity and operational cost drivers.
• Partner with operations, commercial and procurement to support commercial needs.

• Monitor cash flow, working capital, payment planning and financial commitments.
• Manage debtors exposure to a concentrated customer base.
• Manage creditors, supplier payments and subcontractor-carrier settlements.

• Maintain and improve financial controls, approval processes and reporting workflows.
• Oversee stock and related reconciliations and controls.
• Support fixed-asset and fleet records, vehicle costing and depreciation.
• Ensure VAT compliance, accurate tax treatment and proper supporting documentation.

Requirements

• BCom in Accounting / Finance / Financial Management.
• CA(SA) preferred or CIMA.
• 2–3 yrs’ post-qualification commercial experience in a Financial Manager or similar role.
• Strong full-function accounting with ownership of financial statements and management accounts, and reconciliations capability.
• Strong VAT, internal control, cash flow, expense management and reporting knowledge.
• Team supervision or finance team coordination experience.
• Sage Evolution or similar accounting system experience.
• Experience with open-book / cost-plus contracts, rate-card administration, revenue assurance, profitability / route analysis or managing a major customer account (advantageous).
• Operational Finance in Logistics, transport, distribution, manufacturing, FMCG (advantageous).
• Exposure to multi-entity group structures (advantageous).
• Advanced Excel skills; Power Query / Power BI (advantageous).
• Familiarity with operational unit costing (cost / km, cost / load) and open-book / cost-plus reporting (advantageous).

Qualifications

No specific qualifications mentioned in the original job description.

Salary & Benefits

Salary information not provided in the original job description.