Job Description

Global provider of highly effective, integrated logistics and transport solutions is recruiting a Shared Services Financial Manager Established in 2001, this company is committed to providing outstanding service in Global Logistics and Supply Chain. This Financial Manager will manage all financial activities including the management of accounts payable, accounts receivable and financial reporting of Group Companies.Duties:

• Support the GFM to execute the finance strategy ensuring operational alignment with established plans and policies.
• Manage and support their teams ensuring that they remain consistent with the businesss overall strategy.
• Mentor key personnel in their business area, ensuring their constant professional growth, and assisting them in the execution of their duties where necessary.
• Managing resource capacity and cross-skill growth opportunities.
• Developing and growing people, focusing on the teams core strengths and skills. Building and maintaining a healthy talent pool for this business unit.
• Ensuring participative leadership and strong communication within the team
• Collaboration with all business areas
• Coaching and peer-to-peer learning
• Maintain data and information relevant to service and operations for the purpose of conducting analyses that influence service-specific decision-making.
• Proficiency in financial analysis, being able to identify opportunities and the development of financially viable long-term service and operation plans (GP on client level)
• Monitor weekly financial performance by measuring and analyzing results, initiating corrective actions, and minimizing risk.
• Continuous Monitoring of client and creditor accounts and weekly risk analysis.
• Renewal of policies with Debtor Insurer.
• Handling and managing credit applications with Suppliers.
• Manage creditors process to completion for month ends.
• Understand and comply with IFRS for SMEs.
• Understand and comply with credit insurance and financing agreements.
• Contribute to annual audit process for the group (pre-yearly audit meetings, coordination of Finance managers)
• Managing external stakeholder relationships (Tax Advisors, Statutory advisors, auditors) within defined parameters.

Job Experience & Skills Required:

• Relevant tertiary education (BCom Honors).
• Completed SAICA or SAIPA Articles (Advantageous)
• 3-5 years post-article experience.
• Previous logistics industry experience will be essential.
• Shipshape and Pastel Evolution/SAGE Intacct experience will be an advantage.

If you are interested in this opportunity, please apply directly. For more finance jobs, please visitIf you have not had any response in two weeks, please consider the vacancy application unsuccessful. Your profile will be kept on our database for any other suitable roles/positions.For more information please contact:Pierre van den Bergh

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