Senior Financial Manager

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Patensie, Eastern Cape
Permanent
Full-time

2 months ago

An exciting opportunity awaits a seasoned Senior Financial Manager, who is a strategic thinker, process driven and analytical by nature! Our client, a leading citrus enterprises based in Patensie, is seeking to appoint a Senior Financial Manager to their dynamic and progressive team. An awesome career opportunity awaits!

Overarching Responsibility: Taking full responsibility of all financial matters relating to the business.

Qualifications & Experience:

Bachelor's degree in finance or accounting; preference given to candidates holding a CA qualification
10+ years’ work / business experience in a financial capacity
5+ years in a financial management role
Proven strategic business track record in a Financial Management capacity.

Financial Management:

Forecast cash flow positions, related borrowing needs, and available funds for investment
Ensure that sufficient funds are available to meet ongoing operational and capital investment requirements
Use hedging to mitigate financial risks related to the interest rates on the company's borrowings, as well as on its foreign exchange positions
Maintain banking relationships
Assist in determining the company's proper capital structure
Arrange for equity financing and debt financing
Invest funds
Recommend appropriate dividend issuances, based on historical dividend patterns and expected cash flows

Budgeting:

Manage the preparation of the company's budget
Report to management on variances from the established budget, and the reasons for those variances
Assist management in the formulation of its overall strategic direction

Financial Analysis:

Engage in ongoing cost reduction analyses in all areas of the company
Review the performance of competitors and report on key issues to management
Engage in benchmarking studies to establish areas of potential operational improvement
Interpret the company's financial results to management and recommend improvement activities
Review company bottlenecks and recommend changes to improve the overall level of company throughput
Participate in target costing activities to create products that meeting predetermined price goals
Assist in the determination of product pricing in relation to features offered and competitor pricing
Compile key business metrics and report on them to management
Manage the capital budgeting process, based on constraint analysis and discounted cash flow analysis
Create additional analyses and reports as requested by management

Other factors:

Process driven
Building business controls throughout the operation
High business management acumen
Analytical
Strategic thinker
Forward thinker
Team player
Dynamic
High level of integrity

Cost to company package commensurate with senior role!

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