Group Financial Manager at Faircape Group

The Role

• The Group Financial Manager will be responsible for the planning, implementation, management, and oversight of all finance activities across the Faircape Group.
• This includes financial management, accounting controls, reporting governance, strategic planning, budgeting, forecasting, audit coordination, and financial systems optimisation.
• You will lead a finance and accounting team of approximately 30 staff and work closely with the CEO and executive team to drive operational excellence and financial performance.

Key Responsibilities

Leadership & Governance

• Provide leadership and direction to the finance and accounting teams
• Oversee financial systems, internal controls, and compliance processes
• Contribute financial expertise to executive decision-making
• Present monthly financial reports to Directors and relevant Committees
• Coordinate and oversee the external audit process
• Review Annual Financial Statements across Group entities

Strategy & Commercial Oversight

• Provide strategic financial recommendations to the CEO and executive team
• Align financial strategy with long-term Group objectives
• Improve management reporting, information flow, and business process efficiency
• Identify operational inefficiencies and implement sustainable improvements
• Play a key role in long-term planning and performance optimisation

Financial Management & Reporting

• Manage budgeting and forecasting processes across all entities
• Ensure timely and accurate monthly management accounts
• Oversee financial reporting, cash flow analysis, and resource utilisation
• Monitor actual spend against approved budgets
• Drive accountability within the finance function
• Ensure workflows and reporting structures remain current and efficient
• Managing of finance team and ensure processes are followed 

Qualifications

• CA(SA) or equivalent professional accounting qualification

Other Relevant Qualifications (Advantageous):

• CIMA (Chartered Institute of Management Accountants)
• MBA or Postgraduate qualification in Finance / Business / Strategy
• Postgraduate Diploma in Tax, Auditing, or Financial Management

Experience & Knowledge

• Proven experience in a commercial, corporate, or operational environment
• Senior-level leadership experience managing and developing a finance team
• Demonstrated strategic thinking ability, with experience aligning financial strategy to broader organisational goals
• Hands-on management approach, with the ability to engage operationally while maintaining executive oversight
• Strong understanding of financial systems, internal controls, and compliance requirements
• Experience working closely with executive management and contributing to high-level decision-making
• Proven ability to drive process improvements, identify inefficiencies, and implement operational enhancements

Skills & Attributes

• Strong commercial judgement with the ability to translate financial insight into strategic decision-making
• Advanced technical financial expertise across reporting, controls, and governance
• High-level analytical capability with the ability to interpret complex financial data
• Systems-oriented thinker who drives financial and operational efficiency
• Confident executive communicator, comfortable engaging at Board and CEO level
• Resilient under pressure with the ability to lead through complexity and change
• Hands-on yet strategic leadership style — able to operate both operationally and at executive level
• Proven ability to identify inefficiencies, challenge the status quo, and implement sustainable improvements
• Strong organisational oversight and financial workflow optimisation capability

Specific Requirements

• Clear credit record
• Clear criminal record
• Clear health record
• Solid, positive written references to be submitted with application