Chief Financial Officer

Job Description : MANUFACTURING CFO SOUTHERN AFRICA 20-25 years experience This role offers an exciting opportunity to oversee the financial operations of a leading manufacturing company. The successful candidate will be responsible for supervising and managing financial managers, ensuring efficient internal controls, overseeing accounting systems, assisting with HR functions, and more. This position requires a strategic thinker with strong leadership skills and a deep understanding of financial strategies and trends. * Oversee financial operations in a leading manufacturing company. * Supervise and manage financial managers across various departments. * Ensure efficient internal controls and oversee accounting systems. As the CFO, you will play a pivotal role in the financial management of the company. Your primary responsibility will be to supervise and manage the Financial Managers across various departments, ensuring they perform all their set tasks correctly and within a reasonable time. You will review monthly management packs prepared by the Financial Managers, tracking GPs month to month and investigating large distortions given inventory values are not current. You will also monitor Internal Controls including daily bank receipts, despatch controls, debtors’ adjustments, etc., ensuring they are operating efficiently. Additionally, you will oversee accounting and information systems ensuring that Agents have sufficient access to perform their roles. You will also submit respective companies Annual Returns online to CIPC. Furthermore, you will review Cash Flow forecasts, Budgets, Overhead Recovery Rate calculations and break-even analysis periodically as required. In the absence of Financial Managers for banking and other urgent matters, you will stand in for them. Supervise and manage Financial Managers across various departments. Review monthly management packs prepared by the Financial Managers. Monitor Internal Controls including daily bank receipts, despatch controls, debtors’ adjustments, etc. Oversee accounting and information systems ensuring that Agents have sufficient access to perform their roles. Submit respective companies Annual Returns online to CIPC. Review Cash Flow forecasts, Budgets, Overhead Recovery Rate calculations and break-even analysis periodically as required. Stand in for Financial Managers in their absence for banking and other urgent matters. As the ideal candidate for the CFO position, you bring a wealth of experience in financial management within a manufacturing environment. You have strong knowledge of accounting systems such as Sage 200 and are adept at internal control monitoring and implementation. Your ability to supervise and manage a team of Financial Managers sets you apart. You understand the annual return submission processes to CIPC and have experience with cash flow forecasting, budgeting, overhead recovery rate calculations and break-even analysis. In addition, your ability to stand in for Financial Managers in their absence for banking and other urgent matters demonstrates your commitment and flexibility. Proven experience in financial management within a manufacturing environment. CA Strong knowledge of accounting systems such as Sage 200. Experience with internal control monitoring and implementation. Ability to supervise and manage a team of Financial Managers. Understanding of annual return submission processes to CIPC. Experience with cash flow forecasting, budgeting, overhead recovery rate calculations and break-even analysis.

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