Group Financial Controller

Job Title: Group Financial Controller

Location: Century City, Cape Town

About Marva Group

Marva Group is a dynamic and fast-growing parent company with a diverse portfolio of healthcare businesses, including care homes, recruitment services, domiciliary care, and specialist health solutions. We are committed to delivering excellence across the healthcare continuum by empowering our subsidiary companies through strategic oversight, shared services, and a unified vision of care.

Job Summary:

We are seeking a dynamic, technically strong Head of Finance to lead our global finance function, overseeing a team of 13 professionals based in the UK/I, India, and South Africa. With 20 legal entities spanning the UK, USA, India, Republic of Ireland, and South Africa, this is a key leadership role responsible for ensuring robust financial control, insightful reporting, and strategic financial guidance.

Reporting directly to the Managing Director and working closely with senior leadership, this role offers a rare opportunity to shape a high-performing finance function within a fast-growing, multi-jurisdictional business. 

Key Responsibilities:

Finance Leadership

• Lead and manage a geographically distributed finance team of 13, covering Payroll, Credit Control, Management Accounts, and FP&A.
• Foster a high-performance, collaborative team culture across time zones and functions.
• Develop team capabilities and embed a culture of continuous improvement.

Group Financial Oversight

• Deliver timely and accurate management accounts for 20 legal entities.
• Ensure compliance with local accounting standards and regulations across the UK, USA, India, Ireland, and South Africa.
• Maintain strong financial controls and group-wide financial governance.

FP&A and Strategic Support

• Lead budgeting, forecasting, and cash flow management across the group.
• Provide insightful financial analysis and scenario modelling to support commercial decision-making.
• Partner with the MD and senior stakeholders to shape and execute business strategy.

System Management & Process Improvement

• Oversee group-wide use of Xero, ensuring consistency and optimisation of reporting and workflows.
• Identify and lead system improvements, automation opportunities, and digital transformation projects within finance.
• Champion process efficiency and data accuracy across all finance operations.

Stakeholder Engagement

• Act as a key finance business partner to leadership, operational heads, and international teams.
• Liaise with external advisors, auditors, banks, and regulatory bodies across jurisdictions.
• Translate complex financial information into clear, actionable insights for non-finance stakeholders.

Requirements:

• Fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent).
• Proven experience in a senior finance role managing multiple legal entities and jurisdictions.
• Strong technical accounting knowledge with a hands-on approach to group consolidations and reporting.
• Demonstrated leadership of international finance teams.
• Expertise in Xero and related reporting tools; strong systems and automation mindset.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with proven business partnering experience.
• Ability to work across cultures and time zones effectively.
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