General Manager: Finance at Motus Holdings Limited

Job Purpose

• To formulate tactical financial strategy and associated delivery plans related to the area of business, ensuring integration and operational implementation through the achievement of financial objectives.

Specific Role Responsibilities 

Process

• Analyse, interpret and produce detailed reports that explain trends, discrepancies and inconsistencies.
• Develop tactical strategy and delivery plans to support multi-functional strategic objectives in conjunction with other business units.
• Ensure full compliance with IFRS, South African tax legislation, Companies Act, and Group policies.
• Maintain strong internal financial controls and oversee internal and external audits.
• Identify, assess, and mitigate financial, operational, and compliance risks.
• Uphold the highest standards of ethics, integrity, and corporate governance.
• Implement corporate governance, compliance, integrity and ethics policies in multiple practice areas in order to identify and manage risk liabilities.
• Manage and report on sales and financial performance.
• Manage parts sales channels including: telesales, counter sales, sales representatives and etc.
• Monitor and evaluate financial processes for quality and effectiveness and notify stakeholders accordingly.

Finance

• Compile a budget which aligns to delivery plans, monitor and report on variances.
• Compile timeous and accurate management accounts, including budgets, networking capital, cash flows, variance analysis and commentaries.
• Monitor performance against budget, analyse variances and recommend corrective actions.
• Minimise expenditure and manage costs and assets effectively.
• Ensure correct billing in respect of accounts and charges and identify opportunities for saving initiatives
• Ensure that net working capital is monitored and optimised.
• Formulate incentive and commission schemes and present to senior line manager.
• Manage the effective timeous provision of financial reporting including profit and loss accounts , budgets, cash flows, variance analysis and commentaries.
• Ensure robust cash flow management, treasury oversight, and optimisation of net working capital.
• Prepare and sign salary input.

Client

• Develop and manage key stakeholder relationships that enable achievement of operational objectives.
• Develop and manage sustainable relationships with customers that contribute to a culture of customer service excellence.
• Plan and deliver services and/or products that create a culture which aims to exceed customer' expectations in the business.
• Prepare service delivery excellence plans for customers and ensure implementation.

People

• Lead, develop and inspire a high-performing finance team.
• Develop and implement change management initiatives.
• Develop and implement people strategies in line with service delivery, performance objectives and budgets.
• Implement and manage workforce planning, recruitment, learning and development, performance management, reward and recognition and employee relations to ensure an optimal working environment.
• Own and live up to company values.

Qualifications and Experience

Minimum Qualification 

• Chartered Accountant (SA) qualification

Minimum Experience 

• 5 - 8 years' experience in a similar environment, of which at least 3 - 4 years' managerial experience

Minimum Requirements 

• A broad understanding of the motor and/or the logistics and /or transport industry and legislation relating thereto.
• Registered Chartered Accountant / Other professional accounting registration

Closing Date 06 April 2026