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• A leading Financial Services Property company is seeking a Group Reporting Manager to join their established finance team in Cape Town. This permanent, office-based opportunity offers you the chance to play a pivotal role in ensuring the accuracy, timeliness, and compliance of group financial reporting. You will work closely with the Head of Finance and collaborate across departments, supporting the business’s disciplined investment approach and long-term value creation. As Group Reporting Manager you will be at the heart of the finance function’s operations, ensuring all aspects of group reporting are delivered accurately and on time.
• The organisation is committed to professional growth and fostering a performance-oriented yet supportive environment. If you are passionate about maintaining robust financial processes and thrive in a collaborative setting where your expertise will directly impact strategic decision-making, this is an ideal next step.

Key qualifications and experience required for the Group Reporting Manager

• CA(SA)
• At least 4-5 years’ post-articles experience
• Financial Services Property Industry experience (advantageous)
• Tax Compliance experience (essential)
• CaseWare experience (advantageous)

Key duties for the Group Reporting Manager

• Prepare and review annual and interim financial statements for the group, ensuring full compliance with JSE listing requirements and adapting to any changes in disclosure standards or outcomes from regulatory monitoring reports.
• Take ownership of integrated and sustainability reports by drafting, reviewing, aligning content with best practices, collaborating with various departments, managing service providers, and preparing preliminary versions for board approval.
• Draft annual financial statements on CaseWare for subsidiary companies while managing externally prepared AFS processes and compiling supporting schedules as needed.
• Compile monthly consolidated reporting packs for management committees including both key financial and non-financial measures, monitor finance team deadlines, analyse actuals versus budgets, prepare UK consolidation and translation entries, and manage preference share capitalisation issues.
• Submit quarterly data returns to StatsSA for multiple entities within the group and prepare compliance certificates related to debt issuances as required.
• Perform or review complex IFRS calculations such as expected credit losses under IFRS 9, borrowing costs under IAS 23, lease smoothing under IFRS 16, derivative mark-to-market valuations, as well as assess impacts of new standards like IFRS 18.
• Draft technical memos assessing the IFRS impact of complex accounting issues arising from new ventures or projects and ensure timely amendments to annual financial statements when applicable.
• Act as primary contact for external auditors during audit cycles while also working with internal audit teams to design, implement, improve, and monitor effective financial controls across the business.
• Prepare tax computations for South African entities including filing provisional and corporation tax returns, monitoring status, preparing distribution assessments for proposed dividends, reviewing VAT reconciliations, liaising with SARS on audits or queries, forecasting tax positions, and engaging external advisors when necessary.

Key skills

• Able to generate clear, well-presented and accurate reports and presentations
• Highly organised and detail-oriented
• Team Player with a solution-oriented mindset
• Appetite for streamlining processes, efficiencies and improvements
• High level of professionalism, integrity, and commitment

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• A leading, publicly listed company specializing in logistics real estate, with a disciplined investment approach and a focus on long-term value creation. The organization is committed to operational excellence and innovation, leveraging technology to enhance business processes and outcomes. Role Purpose The organization is seeking a Digital Transformation Lead to establish and drive initiatives in process optimization, systems enhancement, and the responsible adoption of generative AI across the business. This newly created role will focus on building and embedding a structured, technology-enabled approach to improving operational efficiency, data integrity, and workflow reimagination. This is a hands-on role focused on design, implementation, and delivery rather than IT support. The incumbent will work closely with senior leadership to evolve the operating model over a three-year horizon.

Role Impact
Over time, this role is expected to:

• Develop a structured and scalable approach to process optimization and technology enablement across the organization.
• Achieve significant productivity and efficiency gains by automating manual, repetitive, and data-intensive workflows.
• Introduce workflow automation, systems integration, and responsible AI capabilities to improve data quality, control, and accessibility.
• Drive cross-functional adoption of generative AI tools and embed these into existing systems to enhance productivity, decision-making, and data quality.

Key Responsibilities
Process Discovery & Solution Design

• Collaborate with functional leaders and process owners to map current-state workflows and identify opportunities for automation and optimization.

Technology Implementation & Integration

• Implement workflow automation tools and integrate systems to streamline operations.
• Embed generative AI solutions responsibly into existing processes to augment decision-making and improve efficiency.

Change Management & Adoption

• Partner with teams across the organization to ensure successful adoption of new technologies and processes.
• Provide training and support as needed to embed changes effectively.

Performance Measurement & Continuous Improvement

• Establish metrics to measure the impact of digital transformation initiatives.
• Continuously refine processes based on feedback and evolving business needs.

Candidate Profile
Qualifications & Experience

• Proven experience in process optimization, systems integration, or digitaltransformation roles.
• Strong understanding of workflow automation tools and generative AI applications in a business context.

Skills & Competencies

• Analytical mindset with the ability to map complex workflows and identify improvement opportunities.
• Hands-on experience implementing technology solutions that deliver measurable business outcomes.
• Excellent communication skills for engaging with stakeholders at all levels of the organization.