Financial Controller

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the finance department, including performance, workload allocation and team development.
• Oversee day-to-day cash flow, liquidity management and group funding requirements.
• Manage the month-end and year-end close process across multiple entities.
• Prepare and review group consolidations, management accounts and financial reporting.
• Lead the budgeting, forecasting and variance analysis process.
• Oversee VAT, PAYE, provisional tax, company tax and statutory compliance across the group.
• Manage the external audit process and maintain a strong internal control environment.
• Support the CFO with board reporting, financial analysis and strategic decision-making.

• CA(SA) registered with SAICA (essential).
• Minimum 3 years' post-articles experience in Financial Control, Reporting or Management Accounting.
• Proven experience managing finance teams within a multi-entity environment.
• Strong hands-on experience with group consolidations, intercompany accounting and operational cash flow management.
• Extensive knowledge of IFRS, South African tax legislation and SARS eFiling.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills.
• Experience within property, retail, hospitality or other multi-entity commercial environments will be highly advantageous.

• Strong people leadership and coaching ability.
• Hands-on, organised and detail-oriented.
• Excellent technical accounting and tax knowledge.
• Commercially minded with strong problem-solving skills.
• Able to perform effectively in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.
• Confident communicator who can engage effectively with executive management, auditors and external stakeholders.