Assistant Finance Manager at Core Group

Role Overview

• We are seeking a highly analytical and detail-oriented Assistant Financial Manager to take ownership of financial reporting, team oversight, and commercial finance insights within the business.
• This role plays a critical part in reviewing and signing off on financial results, managing a small finance team, identifying anomalies, and acting as a key advisor to the business on financial performance and risk-related matters.

Key Responsibilities

Review and sign off on monthly financial results, including:

• Income Statement
• Balance Sheet
• Cash Flow
• Analyse budget vs actual performance and investigate variances and anomalies
• Act as the primary point of contact for interpreting financial results across the business
• Identify, assess, and resolve non-standard financial issues and risks
• Provide leadership, guidance, and oversight to finance team members
• Manage and review team outputs to ensure accuracy, timeliness, and compliance
• Drive financial accuracy, integrity, and continuous improvement in reporting processes
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders to provide insights and improve decision-making
• Oversee inter-company accounting and foreign currency transactions

Requirements

• BCom + CTA qualification
• Minimum 3 years’ commercial experience in a finance role (Accountant / Senior Accountant / Financial Controller)
• Proven experience managing or supervising finance team members
• Exposure to foreign currencies and intercompany transactions (essential)
• Experience with Syspro (advantageous)
• CA(SA) qualification (beneficial)

Key Competencies

• Strong leadership and people management capability
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Advanced Excel and strong overall computer literacy
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• High attention to detail and strong discipline
• Effective time management and ability to meet deadlines
• Strong interpersonal skills with a collaborative mindset
• Adaptable and comfortable working in a dynamic, changing environment
• Proactive, efficient, and solutions-driven
• Experience using AI tools (e.g. Claude, Gemini) to enhance productivity and insights