Group Financial Manager: Financial Planning

Shape the Financial Future of a Global Business

Are you a young commercially minded CA(SA) ready for the next step in your career role? Do you thrive on turning complex financial data into strategic business insight? If you're looking for an opportunity to influence executive decision-making in a dynamic international environment, we'd like to hear from you.

Our client is seeking a financial guru to lead the Group's financial planning, budgeting, forecasting and management reporting function across more than 20 international subsidiaries
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This is a career-defining opportunity for a high-performing finance professional who enjoys partnering with senior leadership, driving financial performance and improving business outcomes on a global scale.

As the Group's financial planning lead, you will:

• Own and coordinate the monthly Group management reporting process across international operations.

• Lead the annual budgeting and quarterly forecasting cycles, ensuring timely, accurate and insightful reporting.

• Consolidate financial information from multiple entities into meaningful executive reporting packs.

• Analyse financial performance, identify trends and investigate significant variances.

• Provide commercial insights and recommendations that support strategic decision-making.

• Partner with finance leaders across multiple countries to drive consistency and reporting excellence.

• Support scenario modelling, financial planning and strategic initiatives.

• Continuously improve financial planning, reporting processes and business performance insights.

We're looking for a commercially astute finance professional who combines strong technical expertise with excellent business partnering skills.

• CA(SA), ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent professional qualification.

• Approximately 4+ years' post-articles experience in financial planning, reporting, commercial finance or a related role.

• Strong experience in budgeting, forecasting and management reporting.

• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills with excellent analytical capability.

• Exceptional attention to detail and the ability to interpret complex financial information.

• Outstanding communication and stakeholder management skills.

• Ability to influence senior management and work across multiple international business units.

• A proactive mindset with the ability to manage competing priorities and tight reporting deadlines.