Finance Manager

Financial Operations & Compliance (Core Ownership)

• Own and execute monthly closing, accounting review and financial reporting in SAP
• Prepare and review annual financial statements and lead audit coordination
• Take full responsibility for tax compliance, including but not limited to VAT, PAYE, Withholding Tax and Corporate Income Tax, ensuring all tax matters comply with local regulations and group policies
• Ensure overall financial processes and treatments are compliant with local regulations and group policies
• Manage relationships with auditors, banks, tax advisors and regulatory authorities
• Execute treasury-related activities, including cash management and dividend distribution

• Take ownership of key operational data, including inventory, sales, returns and RMA
• Identify discrepancies, perform root cause analysis, and drive resolution to closure
• Work cross-functionally with sales, warehouse and other departments to resolve data and process issues
• Escalate and follow through on unresolved matters until completion
• Provide financial judgement on data integrity and operational impact
• Oversee key channels (including Takealot) from a finance perspective

• Design, implement and enhance finance-related processes and controls
• Establish and maintain key processes including AR/credit control, fixed asset management, RMA/returns
• Ensure processes are effectively embedded and consistently executed
• Drive continuous improvement in internal controls and operational efficiency
• Support system optimisation and integration (including SAP and future WMS)

• Act as a key representative of the finance function
• Ensure adherence to financial discipline across departments
• Lead communication with internal stakeholders to ensure alignment with finance policies
• Manage external stakeholders including auditors, tax advisors and regulators
• Provide professional judgement on financial and compliance matters

• Lead and develop the local finance team (currently comprising one local accountant), with responsibility for capability development and quality control
• Review work and ensure high standards of accuracy and execution
• Build a disciplined and accountable finance team

• Strong ownership with a hands-on approach
• Ability to identify, analyse, and resolve issues independently
• High accountability and delivery focus
• Effective in an evolving business environment
• Alignment with direction from the CFM