Job Openings General Manager Finance

About the job General Manager Finance

General Manager Finance

Location: Atlantis, Western Cape
Salary: Neg (depending on experience)

About the Role

  • Senior leadership role responsible for shaping the financial future of the business

  • Strategic and operational impact with scope to build, innovate, and grow

  • Long-term career opportunity with room for influence and results

Why Join

  • Well-established and growing business with long-term prospects

  • A dynamic leadership team that values initiative, innovation, and accountability

  • Opportunity to design and improve systems and processes

  • Role with scope to drive efficiency and continuous improvement

Key Responsibilities

  • Prepare and review monthly management accounts with variance analysis

  • Lead the annual budget process and manage cash flow forecasts

  • Oversee year-end audit and ensure governance compliance

  • Manage Debtors, Costings, and Orders teams

  • Oversee credit management (Credit Manager reporting directly)

  • Negotiate with banks, suppliers, and service providers

  • Monitor margins, distribution costs, and manufacturing standard costs

  • Lead systems development, IT procurement, and outsourced IT function

  • Manage bi-annual stock takes and variance reporting

  • Ensure compliance with statutory reporting requirements (VAT, PAYE, IRP5s)

  • Collaborate with Sales on pricing, budgets, and forecasting

  • Ensure timely creditor payments and sound cash management

Requirements

  • CA(SA) or BCom degree with 7+ years of business experience (outside auditing)

  • Strong systems knowledge: Sage Pastel (essential), Granite WMS (advantageous)

  • Advanced Excel skills (VLOOKUPs, pivot tables, data analysis)

  • Familiarity with AI tools for finance and business efficiency (advantageous)

  • Proven leadership ability to manage, mentor, and inspire teams

  • Commercially savvy, solution-driven, and strong negotiation skills

Ideal Candidate

  • Balances strategic vision with a hands-on approach

  • Practical, solution-focused, and motivated by results

  • Views the role as a long-term opportunity to innovate and grow