Vision As pioneers in our industry, we aim to define what it means to be a well-loved and innovative pet care brand through our commitment to Africa, passion for our craft and genuine love for pets. Mission To consistently improve every aspect of our business to better serve our communities through upliftment and our customers (pets and their owners) by p...
Description
- You will bring a track record of accurate financial reporting, strong financial controls, and disciplined month-end, budgeting, and audit processes — and you are ready to operate at Senior Management level, shaping how Shared Services supports the wider business.
The Role
- Based at our Graaff-Reinet or Centurion office and reporting to the Financial Director, you will take ownership of Shared Services finance — accurate reporting and full compliance, strong financial controls, and commercial analysis and business partnering that helps drive the business forward.
- As a member of Senior Management, you will also lead and champion the Montego culture — setting the tone, growing your team, and making sure Shared Services runs like the well-oiled machine it should be.
What you will be doing
Commercial Analysis & Business Partnering
- Partner closely with Sales & Marketing as their commercial finance point of contact, reviewing customer performance on revenue and gross profit and flagging where trends need attention.
- Provide input to Sales on where to optimize pricing, mix and terms to drive bottom-line growth, including support for key customer engagements and negotiations.
- Assess the return on investment (ROI) on marketing spend and campaigns, working with Marketing to sharpen investment decisions and prioritize the highest return activity.
- Provide commercial input into new product launches and pricing decisions.
- Build a close working relationship with the Sales and Marketing teams, so commercial finance input is embedded in day-to-day decision-making, not just reported after the fact.
Planning, Policies & Systems
- Manage the financial accounting systems, safeguarding data integrity, and confidentiality.
- Develop, review, and implement aligned, compliant financial policies and procedures, including the authorization levels and system access controls that govern transaction processing.
Financial Reporting, Statements & Audits
- Compile monthly and quarterly management accounts, and the Annual Financial Statements, for approval by the Executive Committee and Board
- Run the month-end process in line with policies and procedures, review management accounts and financial reports for accuracy and completeness and distribute reports to the relevant role players accurately and on time.
- Consult with department heads on actual-versus-budget performance — including a quarterly review of operating expenditure (Opex) and resolve escalated queries from departmental heads.
- Manage the audit process end-to-end requests, extracts, queries, and management-letter points.
Tax Returns & Statutory Reporting
- Maintain the tax calculation file and raise accruals for income tax and deferred tax.
- Complete and submit IRP6 provisional tax returns.
- Complete and submit IT14 annual assessments, including Capital Gains Tax
Treasury & Insurance
- Manage payments and keep financial covenants on track.
- Consult with banks on working capital and Capex funding requirements.
- Work with insurance brokers on the annual renewal of group insurance and cover of risk.
- Develop, review, and implement the forex hedging policy.
Creditors & Debtors Management
- Provide strategic oversight of the creditors’ function, holding the Accounts Payable Manager accountable for accurate ageing, timely processing, and sound vendor relationship management.
- Set the credit policy framework and approve new credit applications and limit increases above the Accounts Receivable Manager’s delegated authority.
- Provide strategic oversight of the debtor’s function, holding the Accounts Receivable Manager accountable for the age analysis and management of a complex debtors’ book with various terms.
- Ensure strong collections discipline is executed — debtors kept within credit terms and limits, and inside the overall debtor-days target set in the annual budget.
- Function as the escalation point for doubtful debts and complex credit decisions; approve hand-over to legal advisors for collection or litigation.
Annual & Interim Budgeting
- Provide budget input for Capex, financing, and the Shared Services function as part of the annual and interim budgeting cycle.
- Prepare and motivate the Capex and financing budget, securing the Financial Director’s sign-off.
- Manage the Shared Services budget thereafter — overspend, shortfalls, variances, and all.
Risk Management
- Flag concerns and risk items early and ensure timely mitigation.
- Develop and manage the risk register, keeping it current, relevant, and acted upon
- Communicate high-level risks to the relevant role players.
People Management & Culture
- Read the business plan, translate it into deliverables, and secure the people — permanent and contract — to meet them.
- Champion Montego’s culture by modelling the behaviour you want to see across the team.
- Set performance and personal development plans, then coach, review and appraise against them.
- Give honest, timely feedback that keeps your people performing at their best.
Requirements
What you will need to bring
- A qualification in Finance/Accounting (or equivalent) with articles (NQF Level 7)
- CA(SA) essential
- Commercial acumen and a solid understanding of the broader business — essential; retail and/or manufacturing environment exposure advantageous
- 5–8 years’ accounting and financial management experience
- Treasury and tax exposure (local and international)
- A valid Code B driver’s license
Skills that make things happen
- Financial management and financial reporting
- Cost control and asset management
- Business analysis and problem solving
- Commercial understanding and business partnering
- Tax and treasury management.
- Risk management
And the behaviours that make it stick
- Uncompromising accuracy and meticulous attention to detail — non-negotiable
- An analytical mind with a talent for lateral thinking
- Uncompromising ethical standards
- Deadline-driven and dependable under pressure
- A leader who lives Montego’s culture — One Team, One Goal — and grows the people around them.
The fine print
- This is a Senior Management role at our Graaff-Reinet or Centurion office. The incumbent needs to be available as required and comfortable working extended hours when month-end, year-end and audit season call for it.
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Description
- At Montego, our Quality Controllers help keep our high standards at the heart of everything we do. From raw materials and production checks to finished product testing and documentation, you’ll play a key role in ensuring every stage of the process meets our quality, food-safety and consistency standards.
What you will be doing:
- Inspecting raw materials, packaging and storage conditions against approved specifications.
- Checking stock rotation, batch numbers, expiry dates and supporting documentation.
- Monitoring quality throughout batching, mixing, extrusion, baking, moulding and cooling processes.
- Conducting sensory, moisture and water activity checks.
- Drawing product samples for laboratory testing.
- Performing scale verifications and production-line quality checks.
- Identify quality deviations and escalate them in line with established quality procedures.
- Completing and verifying QA documentation and production records.
- Monitoring hygiene, housekeeping, food safety and OHS standards.
- Guiding and supporting direct reports and monitoring required cleaning schedules.
Requirements
What makes you a great fit?
- Grade 12 or an equivalent NQF Level 4 qualification.
- At least two years’ experience as a Quality Control Assistant or Quality Controller.
- Knowledge of food-safety, hygiene and quality standards.
- Understanding of product specifications.
- Able to measure water activity and moisture and complete scale checks.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office.
- Accurate, reliable and highly attentive to detail.
- Strong communication, monitoring and follow-up skills.
- Willing to work shifts.
Closing Date: Tuesday, 15 September 2026
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