Financial Controller - Cape Town at Robert Walters

• This role offers a unique opportunity to manage and develop a finance team, driving the improvement of financial controls, monthly management accounts, and regulatory compliance. The Financial Controller will oversee a team of three and be responsible for the accounting and financial reporting for the head office, ensuring smooth transaction processing, payments, and compliance with IFRS standards. Additionally, they will be the main business partner for head office cost centres, contributing to budgeting, cost reviews, and recharges.
• The successful candidate will also act as the primary point of contact for auditors and play a key role in ensuring compliance with VAT and corporation tax obligations across the group. This is a leadership role within a fast-paced, acquisitive business, offering the chance to significantly contribute to the firm's growth and success.

Key qualifications for the Financial Controller:

• Professional accounting qualification: CA(SA) preferable
• Minimum 5 years of industry experience (preferably in highly acquisitive or private equity-funded businesses / professional services / business partnering)
• Strong MS Office skills, particularly Excel

Key duties for the Financial Controller include but are not limited to:

• Lead a team of three, managing head office accounting, financial reporting, transactions, payments, and compliance
• Maintain and improve financial controls and procedures under IFRS
• Oversee monthly management accounts, balance sheet reconciliations, and departmental P&Ls with timely submissions
• Act as a business partner for cost centres, managing budgets, cost reviews, and recharges
• Serve as the main contact for group auditors
• Approve payments, ensuring deadlines for lending, payroll, AP, taxes, and other liabilities are met
• Oversee VAT compliance, payroll funding, tax reconciliations, and cash flow forecasts
• Manage group loans, intercompany transactions, and compliance with transfer pricing policies
• Supervise dividend procedures, external debt accounting, and withholding tax compliance
• Implement and oversee flex benefits and intercompany invoicing procedures
• Ensure transfer pricing compliance and quarterly tax reporting
• Lead team development and continuous improvement initiatives

Key personal skills for the successful Financial Controller:

• Excellent communication skills for engaging with internal and external stakeholders
• Proven leadership ability and team management experience
• High attention to detail and accuracy
• Adaptability to change and fast-paced environments