Financial Manager (Projects

Being a part of the Hollywoodbets Purple Team is an opportunity to become a part of one of South Africa’s biggest success stories. From humble beginnings in Durban, Hollywoodbets has grown into a powerhouse brand operating across Africa and the United Kingdom. And that’s just the beginning. Our talented Team is on a mission to increase our global footprint, ready to take on any challenge because at Hollywoodbets, not even the sky is the limit.

Join our Team and let’s reach for the stars.

We have amazing opportunities for a Financial Manager to be based in Umhlanga. Do you think you have what it takes to be our newest Purple Star?

The Financial Manager (Projects) will provide financial management support across projects and business units within the Group. The role focuses on accurate reporting, forecasting, and monitoring, while ensuring compliance with financial policies and supporting project Teams with sound financial insights. This position is hands‑on and detail‑oriented, requiring strong collaboration with project managers and the wider finance Team to enable effective decision‑making.

With Hollywoodbets You Will:

Innovate and create as part of a like‑minded, authentic Team eager to achieve goals.

Embrace challenges and the thrill of working in a vibrant and fast‑paced industry.

Grow with our development plans and culture that allows you to further your career.

You bring:

• Matric
• Cash Management 3 + years
• Financial Management 3 + years
• Experience in a Similar Role 3 + years
• People Management 3 + years

What You’ll Do For The Brand:

• Review monthly management accounts and prepare commentary.
• Support preparation of annual financial statements with reconciliations and schedules.
• Monitor and report on key financial performance indicators.
• Provide variance analysis and escalated issues where needed
• Lead final review and approval of budgets, forecasts, consolidated group results, and management accounts.
• Oversee preparation and quality of individual and consolidated Annual Financial Statements.
• Approve sensitive and complex transactions (e.g. impairments, provisions, depreciation, finance costs, leases, intercompany charges).
• Review and approval of larger payments.
• Consult with Tax and IFRS experts (after liaising with the CFO) on complex, out of the ordinary transactions.
• Approve templates and models created to substantiate decision making.
• Enforce thorough review and timeous settlement of inter-company trade accounts, loan accounts, shareholder loans, bank loans, bank facilities, creditors, SARS (Income Tax, PAYE, VAT) in line with agreed payment terms.
• Enforce through reviewing the timeous collection of loans receivable, inter-company trade accounts and trade debtors. Ensure monthly or weekly reports are appropriately distributed and reviewed.
• Effective tax planning and cash flow management and oversight over cash management reporting for Group.
• Working with the CFO to identify control weakness, design internal controls and implement.
• Enforce thorough review and timeous corrective action against internal audit and external audit findings.
• Review and approve discounted cash flow projections for impairment testing.
• Review and approve adequate reassessment of useful lives, depreciation methods and residual values for tangible and intangible assets quarterly.
• Review and approval of the profit and loss on asset disposals.
• Ensure annual stock take is performed (including monthly/quarterly as dictated by company policy) and stock variances are managed.
• Management of payroll cost and operating costs.
• On a quarterly basis - approve the mini audits executed to test compliance with supplier payment terms, claiming of supplier rebates at the correct % and claiming timeously, similarly for supplier settlement discounts and general discounts, similarly for customer rebates and settlement discounts and general discounts, validity/relevance of debit orders, use of correct interest rates, wear and tear rates, depreciation rates by the Senior Financial Accountants.
• Create and maintain a template that allows for consistent, yet tailored audits for each of the entities within the group.
• Lead the BEE project team from Finance perspective to…