Job DescriptionWe're looking for a Finance Manager to join an Africa-focused neobank with a presence in various African countries. Our client is a FinTech company that provides financial services and credit products through an AI-powered and data-driven platform, giving the African market a complete neobank experience. This is your chance to make a life-changing career move!Position Overview:Our client is looking for a Finance Manager to join a dynamic and ever-growing team with ample opportunity for growth in its South African operations. The Finance Manager will formulate and implement the company's South Africa finance strategy. The role will have a dual reporting line to the Country MD and the Group CFO.Your daily adventures include:Oversee the implementation of financial policies and procedures, including financial reporting, forecasting budgeting and related aspects.Ensuring compliance with regulatory and statutory requirements (Tax, Statutory Annual Financial Statements, NCR, FSCA).Taking the lead in preparing financial management information and providing insights on the organisation's financial health.Ensuring credibility of the Finance function by providing timely and accurate reports, including detailed analysis of the budget, financial trends and forecasts.Managing and coordinating monthly reporting, budgeting and forecasting processes.Profit planning and control, including taking a hands-on lead position in developing, implementing and maintaining a comprehensive product cost and profitability analysis system.Monitoring cash flows and liquidity positions.Working capital management.Ensuring the business meets all its statutory and compliance obligations.Overseeing accounts payable, receivable, tax, treasury, payroll, and accounting functions.Providing staff training on good financial practices and efficiency improvement.Consolidation of South African subgroup.Treasury management on the South African subgroup.Financial reports:Timely preparation of bank and cash reconciliations.Timely preparation of monthly management accounts.Timely preparation of monthly performance reports.Timely preparation of weekly cash flow forecasting.Preparing financial reports and ensuring they comply with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS).Other reports:Timely preparation of monthly audit reports.Annual preparation of the draft statutory financial statements for purposes of external audit.Provide lead in the provision of timely governance reports.Any other reports requested by the Group CFO or Country MD.RequirementsWhat it takes to succeed:Tertiary education in Finance: Bachelor's degree in accounting, Finance, or a related field.Must be a CA (SA).3 - 5 years of experience in a senior finance position.Knowledge of Sage accounting systems will be beneficial.Experience in the financial services sector is required.Strategic thinker with solid financial and commercial acumen.Dynamic, analytical and self-driven individual with the ability to work in a highly deadline-driven environment.Ability to analyse and monitor the various risks that face the business.Ability to develop good working relationships with all stakeholders, executive management and other levels of staff for smooth running of the business.Advanced computer literacy.
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