Hire Resolve – Top Recruitment Agency
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Hire Resolve is seeking an experienced, highly analytical Financial Manager for a leading FMCG corporate client in Cape Town. Reporting to executive leadership, this key role takes complete ownership of maintaining overall financial integrity across high-volume FMCG operations—with a dedicated focus on non-current asset registers, IFRS lease and instalment accounting, Syspro ERP roll-overs, insurance risk management, and board pack compilations.
Financial Oversight & Reporting: Direct monthly management account preparation, assemble comprehensive Board Packs, and deliver profit forecast (PF) commentary, key support schedules, and annual budget analysis.
Fixed Asset & Lease Management: Oversee and reconcile fixed asset and wear-and-tear registers. Ensure correct accounting for additions, disposals, transfers, and useful life adjustments. Review Syspro depreciation/amortisation schedules and ensure full compliance with non-current asset standards.
Instalment Sale Agreements: Direct the management and accounting of instalment sale agreements, ensuring correct capital/interest component splits, interest rate applications, and balance reconciliations.
Month-End Operations & ERP Integrity: Lead month-end roll-over procedures within the ERP system (Syspro), post key journals (Insurance, Repairs & Maintenance), and review balance sheet reconciliations under tight reporting timelines.
Insurance & Corporate Risk: Oversee insurance broker relationships, policy renewals, customer insurance confirmations, and maintain the company risk register alongside departmental leaders to mitigate key operational exposures.
Audit Leadership: Coordinate internal and external audit requests to ensure seamless, compliant statutory reviews.
Education: Completed Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting.
Experience: Minimum of 5 years of relevant financial management/senior accounting experience, preferably within the FMCG or manufacturing industry.
Completed SAICA/SAIPA articles will be highly advantageous.
Technical Mastery: In-depth knowledge of accounting standards (IFRS) and strong financial reporting capabilities. Advanced MS Excel skills (pivot tables, complex formulas); Power BI skills are advantageous.
ERP Experience: Proven hands-on experience with ERP systems; Syspro experience and integrated barcode scanning tool exposure are strongly preferred.
Leadership & Personal Attributes: Proven ability to lead projects to completion, exceptional analytical problem-solving skills, strong team collaboration, and the resilience to perform under deadline pressure.
Location & Relocation Plan: Currently based in Tokai. The role will permanently relocate to Montague Park, Montague Gardens in May 2027.
Work Arrangement: Currently operates on a Hybrid schedule (In-office Tuesdays & Fridays, with full-week in-office attendance during month-end). Please note: Work mode will convert to 100% full-time in-office upon relocation in May 2027.
Salary Offer: Negotiable Cost to Company per annum (negotiable based on experience).
Target Start Date: ASAP.
Contact Hire Resolve for your next career-changing move.
Our client is offering a highly competitive salary for this role based on experience.
Apply for this role today, contact Lidene Pienaar at Hire Resolve or on LinkedIn.
You can also visit the Hire Resolve website: www.hireresolve.us or email us your CV: lidene.pienaar@hireresolve.us
We will contact you telephonically in 3 days should you be suitable for this vacancy. If you are not suitable, we will put your CV on file and contact you regarding any future vacancies that arise.
