Financial Manager - Cape Town Verfied Gold Badge

R 600000-840000 per annum Cape Town, Western Cape Cape Town, Western Cape more than 14 days ago 13-06-2017 7:29:16 AM
08-08-2017 7:29:16 AM
Looking for an ambitious, driven, BEE Commercial FM to join a lucrative, top player in their industry that is on their way to listing. Become part of this highly efficient, top performing team of business professionals and set your career on the path of major growth. We are looking for a qualified CA(A) with strong FM experience, to assist the CEO in growing the business. This is a newly created function, crucial to absorb the financial management side of the business, but to also keep risk at bay through sound financial and internal controls. However, this position is an exciting one that doesn’t only see to the finance management side of the business, but plays an essential function through a client-facing capacity, by assisting the CEO and COO in putting together financial structures and thusly, procuring new business. This is where your charisma and flair will come in: we require a passionate, well-spoken, well-balanced leader with confidence to walk into a room and command respect and attention; an intelligent, sharp individual that is able to translate intricate financial information in a way that will instill trust with potential blue chip clients. The reward here is priceless: not only will you be cared for financially by means of a guaranteed CTC and an aggressive bonus structure, be exposed to a company at the forefront of technology and innovation and have the rare opportunity to rub shoulders with CEOs of large, blue chip companies, this is also bound to be the tipping point of your career: looking back one day, this will be the moment your career was fast-tracked to becoming a Group CFO or even CEO.



Qualification:

CA(SA) – highly preferred

ACMA



Skills & Experience:

Solid FM background

3-5 years’ Post Articles experience

Technically sound with an eye for risk management, internal controls, statutory compliance and reporting

Strong commercial flair with exceptional business acumen

Impeccable communication skills with the ability to present independently to very senior clients

A well-balanced, presentable individual with strong ethics and values

A top-achiever

Strong analytical skills

Ability to plan and prioritize

Excellent professional communication skills

Attention to detail and critical of mistakes with a need to be precise



Job Description:

Over and above the Financial Management side of the business, this Commercial function will include:

Maintaining accurate financial accounting including sound record-keeping, timely reporting and risk mitigation.

Implementing strong Management Accounting including margin analysis, project profitability, FX hedging / strategies, and assisting with negotiations.

Using your sound Financial and Management Accounting foundation and understanding and then taking it to the next level, by assisting the CEO with putting together financial structures when procuring new projects, albeit with forming JVs or SPVs, understanding its legal and tax implications, and structuring it in a way that will be mutually beneficial to both company and client.

Taking this to yet another level: not only will you be doing the background work for these exciting deal structuring, you will also get the opportunity to directly form part of the negotiations and implementations team. This will afford you the great opportunity of directly interfacing with corporate clients and helping to secure business through displaying an in-depth understanding of the business, the financials and value of each financial proposal.