Financial Manager

Reference: 11123 MLR
Consultant: Michelle le Roux

Job Description: 

• Provide strategic and operational financial leadership across farming, packing, export, and international entities.
• Prepare monthly management accounts, dashboards, and financial reports, including variance analysis and performance insights.
• Lead budgeting, forecasting, financial planning, and capital allocation processes.
• Oversee statutory compliance across South Africa and Namibia (tax, VAT, CIPC/BIPA, SARB/BON approvals).
• Manage external audit processes and ensure accurate financial documentation and controls.
• Lead and develop the finance team, including coaching, performance management, and capacity building.
• Oversee creditors, debtors, general ledger, and financial reconciliations across local and foreign entities.
• Manage grower payments, retailer collections, and credit risk exposure.
• Drive costing, inventory, margin, and profitability analysis to support commercial decision-making.
• Manage cash flow forecasting, liquidity planning, and forex exposure.
• Strengthen financial controls, governance, and segregation of duties.
• Identify inefficiencies and support continuous improvement and cost optimisation initiatives.

Qualifications: 

• CA(SA) or BCom Accounting/Finance with completed articles (SAICA/SAIPA/CIMA).
• 8–10 years’ finance experience, including 3–5 years in a senior financial management role.
• Experience in the fresh produce export industry (essential).
• Strong understanding of export finance, consignment/FOB sales, and multi-currency accounting.
• Experience with agricultural/export systems (e.g., Palbroker, Paltrack, QX, Microsoft Dynamics or similar).
• Strong financial reporting, budgeting, and analytical capability.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel and MS Office skills (Power BI/SQL advantageous).
• Strong leadership and team management experience.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Strong attention to detail and organisational ability.
• Ability to work under pressure in a fast-paced, export-driven environment.
• Fully bilingual (English and Afrikaans).

How to Apply: 

• Email your comprehensive CV to exceedhr@exceed.co.za. 
• If you are already registered, please forward your CV and the relevant reference number to the consultant with whom you are currently registered in order to avoid duplicity on our system. 
• We reserve the right to only conduct interviews with candidates of choice. 
• Applicants who have not received feedback within 30 days from the closing date must please accept their application as unsuccessful. 

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