White River: Financial Manager | Luxury Nature Reserve | White River | Ss posted by HotelJobs

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced Financial Manager to join our luxury nature reserve based in White River, Mpumalanga. As a key leadership role, you will be responsible for overseeing all financial operations, ensuring strong financial control, statutory compliance, accurate reporting, and strategic financial support across the reserve.

Key Responsibilities

• Prepare and manage budgets, forecasts, cash flow projections and management accounts
• Deliver accurate and timely monthly financial reports
• Review daily financial operations including bank, debtor, creditor and cash reconciliations
• Oversee payroll reconciliations where applicable
• Manage cash flow, banking processes, payment runs and working capital
• Monitor expenditure against approved budgets
• Enforce strong internal financial controls and policies
• Ensure compliance with tax, VAT, COIDA and statutory requirements
• Coordinate and manage annual audits with external auditors
• Maintain and enforce financial governance frameworks
• Support donor reporting and 18A certificate processes where applicable
• Provide financial insights and reporting to management, Board or Trustees
• Review departmental expenditure and advise operational leadership
• Support strategic decision-making through financial analysis
• Lead, manage and develop the finance team
• Ensure performance delivery and continuous improvement within the department

Requirements

• BCom / BCompt or equivalent qualification (Accounting/Finance)
• Professional qualification advantageous (CA(SA), CIMA, ACCA, SAIPA, SAICA)
• 5+ years finance/accounting experience
• Minimum 2 years in a managerial/supervisory role
• Strong knowledge of SA tax and statutory compliance
• Experience in budgeting, cash flow and audit processes
• Advanced MS Excel and accounting system proficiency

Qualifications

No formal education or qualifications are required for this position.

Salary & Benefits

Salary: Negotiable (Dependent on Experience)

Core Competencies

• Strong financial and analytical ability
• Excellent attention to detail and deadline management
• Strong internal control and risk management understanding
• Clear communication with non-finance stakeholders
• Hands-on, proactive and solution-driven approach
• Strong leadership and organisational capability

Desirable Experience

• NPO / Trust / Conservation or Reserve environment experience
• Exposure to BI reporting tools and systems integration
• Experience in Board/Trustee reporting
• Finance process improvement experience