Duties & Responsibilities:
Financial Operations & Compliance (Core Ownership)
- Own and execute monthly closing, accounting review and financial reporting in SAP
- Prepare and review annual financial statements and lead audit coordination
- Take full responsibility for tax compliance, including but not limited to VAT, PAYE, Withholding Tax and Corporate Income Tax, ensuring all tax matters comply with local regulations and group policies
- Ensure overall financial processes and treatments are compliant with local regulations and group policies
- Manage relationships with auditors, banks, tax advisors and regulatory authorities
- Execute treasury-related activities, including cash management and dividend distribution
Business Data Management & Issue Resolution- Take ownership of key operational data, including inventory, sales, returns and RMA
- Identify discrepancies, perform root cause analysis, and drive resolution to closure
- Work cross-functionally with sales, warehouse and other departments to resolve data and process issues
- Escalate and follow through on unresolved matters until completion
- Provide financial judgement on data integrity and operational impact
- Oversee key channels (including Takealot) from a finance perspective
Process Development & Internal Controls- Design, implement and enhance finance-related processes and controls
- Establish and maintain key processes including AR/credit control, fixed asset management, RMA/returns
- Ensure processes are effectively embedded and consistently executed
- Drive continuous improvement in internal controls and operational efficiency
- Support system optimisation and integration (including SAP and future WMS)
Finance Governance & Stakeholder Management- Act as a key representative of the finance function
- Ensure adherence to financial discipline across departments
- Lead communication with internal stakeholders to ensure alignment with finance policies
- Manage external stakeholders including auditors, tax advisors and regulators
- Provide professional judgement on financial and compliance matters
Team Leadership- Lead and develop the local finance team (currently comprising one local accountant), with responsibility for capability development and quality control
- Review work and ensure high standards of accuracy and execution
- Build a disciplined and accountable finance team
Role Expectations- Strong ownership with a hands-on approach
- Ability to identify, analyse, and resolve issues independently
- High accountability and delivery focus
- Effective in an evolving business environment
- Alignment with direction from the CFM
