Finance Manager (SME)

Your reports shape real decisions at this logistics company in Centurion, so they must be right. It's the kind of job where doing the basics well every day gets you noticed.

The work is in Centurion, Gauteng, so you'll need a reliable way to get there every day. Start date: as soon as possible for the right person.

• Prepare the audit file and answer auditor queries
• Draft annual financial statements under IFRS or IFRS for SMEs
• Improve controls, such as segregation of duties on supplier changes
• Maintain the fixed asset register and depreciation schedules
• Track stock costing, standard costs and production variances
• Run cash flow forecasts and manage the weekly payment run
• Reconcile balance sheet accounts and clear old reconciling items

• At least 3 years of post-qualification accounting experience
• Strong Excel skills, including large data sets and lookups
• Working knowledge of IFRS or IFRS for SMEs
• You meet month-end deadlines without being chased
• BCom Accounting or equivalent degree

• Study assistance for board exams
• Performance bonus linked to company results
• Hybrid schedule outside month-end week
• Medical aid and retirement fund contributions

• Show what you improved, such as "cut month-end close from 10 days to 6"; results beat task lists.
• Recruiters check Excel skill live, so be ready to build a pivot table and a reconciliation in the interview.