Finance Manager at Discovery Limited

Key Purpose

• The Finance Manager will play a crucial role in supporting financial planning, reporting, budgeting, and overall management of Nanolabs Health Services. The role is responsible for conducting monthly financial reporting and analysis, as well as cost tracking, to enable efficient and informed business decision-making. As Nanolabs is currently in the expansion phase, this role will be instrumental in implementing and improving financial systems and processes and ensuring a seamless transition across new ventures and supporting sustainable growth.

Key Outputs

Including but not limited to:

• Review and post journals to record all entries in the general ledger
• Responsible for the reconciliation of all the entity balance sheet accounts
• Track and analyze costs across the various sites to ensure efficiency and cost control
• Prepare and present monthly management accounts including variance analysis
• Actively involved in budgeting, forecasting and financial reporting for the entity
• Review payments and meet the contractual timelines of these payments.
• Provide finance support to the Executive team of the business
• Prepare annual financial statements (IFRS) and engage with internal and external auditors, facilitating audit processes
• Responsible for the VAT and corporate taxes of the entity in collaboration with the Group tax team
• Ensure the accuracy, integrity, and confidentiality of financial data, records, and reports
• Drive continuous improvements in financial processes and reporting frameworks
• Collaborate cross-functionally to resolve financial queries with related companies
• Responsible for cash flow reporting, cross-company recharges and lease accounting (IFRS 16)

Competencies

• Communication
• Innovation
• Tenacity
• Drive
• Time Management
• Ability to work effectively within a team and independently
• Team player
• Attention to detail
• Accounting / numeracy skills
• Meeting reporting deadlines
• Accuracy, validity, and completeness of information produced
• Leadership

Experience and Qualifications

• B Comm (Finance Management) or equivalent Management Accounting qualification
• Honors (Finance Management) or equivalent Management Accounting qualification
• CA(SA) or CIMA (advantageous)
• Minimum 4-5 years related work experience
• Minimum 1 – 2 years working experience in a senior finance role
• Good understanding of IFRS and application thereof
• MS Outlook
• Advanced level Excel 

Advantageous

• Sage X3
• Onestream