Key Responsibilities:
Financial Leadership
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- Lead the company’s financial strategy, ensuring strong financial governance and sustainable business growth.
- Oversee budgeting, forecasting, and financial planning across the business.
- Provide clear financial insight to the executive team to support strategic decision-making.
- Ensure accurate and timely financial reporting, including management accounts and performance analysis.
Commercial & Strategic Finance
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- Partner with sales and marketing teams to evaluate commercial strategies, pricing models, and promotional investments.
- Provide financial modelling and scenario analysis for strategic initiatives and growth opportunities.
- Translate financial data into actionable insights that support business performance.
Manufacturing & Operational Finance
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- Oversee manufacturing cost structures including COGS, production efficiency, labour, and overhead allocation.
- Identify opportunities to improve operational efficiency and reduce financial leakage across the production environment.
- Implement financial controls and reporting systems that improve visibility into production costs and margins.
- Work closely with operations to ensure optimal inventory management and working capital control.
Capital Investment & Expansion
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- Evaluate and model ROI for capital expenditure including machinery, production capacity increases, and facility improvements.
- Support strategic decisions relating to manufacturing expansion, operational investments, and infrastructure development.
- Lead financial feasibility assessments for new projects and business initiatives.
Cashflow & Funding Strategy
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- Manage cashflow planning and working capital requirements.
- Support funding discussions with banks, investors, and other financial stakeholders where required.
- Ensure financial resilience as the company scales its operations.
Qualifications & Experience
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- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or Economics (CA(SA), CIMA, or CFA advantageous).
- 5 years experience in finance leadership roles, ideally within manufacturing, FMCG, or production environments.
- Strong experience in financial modelling, operational finance, and commercial analysis.
- Solid understanding of manufacturing costing, inventory management, and margin optimisation.
- Advanced Excel and ERP/accounting system experience.
- Strong leadership capability with the ability to work cross-functionally with operations, sales, and executive management.
- Highly analytical with strong commercial acumen and strategic thinking ability.
What We Are Looking For
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- A finance leader who can bridge the gap between finance and operations.
- Someone who understands manufacturing profitability and operational efficiency, not just accounting.
- A commercially focused thinker who can help guide Nuvite’s next phase of growth.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Should you not receive a response within 14 days please consider your application unsuccessful. We will keep your CV on our database for any other relevant roles that may arise.
