ROLE: Finance Manager
LOCATION: Pinetown, Durban
REPORT TO: Regional Director
DATE: June 2025
Our client, a leading manufacturer in the packaging sector, is seeking a highly skilled and results-driven Finance Manager to join their dynamic Finance Team. Reporting to the Regional Director, this role offers an opportunity to make a significant impact within a fast-paced, consistently growing organization.
This is a senior management role in the region, and as Finance Manager you will sit on the Exco and have the opportunity to advance to Executive level in good time.
Desired Qualifications and Skills
- A CA(SA) qualification essential in this position
- Have at least 4-5 years’ experience in a Financial and/or Commercial role and 2-3 years in a Finance Management role.
- Proficient with SAP is advantageous.
- Strong / proven negotiation skills
- Strong planning, problem-solving and organising skills
- An ability to positively influence others
- Have an ability to see opportunities and turn them into reality
- Be enthusiastic, positive, and self-energized
Duties and Responsibilities include:
- Management of the financial statements and monthly management accounts
- Management of the Finance Team (Creditors and Accountants)
- Manage and run annual the budget and audit processes
- Management of working capital investment in stock to company parameters.
- Management of all risk and commercial aspects of insurance (site assessment etc)
- Management of the full SAP function which includes system support, all Masterdata, system developments, and new projects.
- Roll out of new SAP4HANA System
- Analysis of Masterdata variances and the correction thereof.
- Contract management – Service Level Agreements, MOU’s, Leases)
- Ability to create and develop training material to train the relevant parts of the business.
Salary
Market-related Basic + Benefits
