{"id":33553,"date":"2026-04-09T12:02:46","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T12:02:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/southafrica\/job\/head-of-finance-2\/"},"modified":"2026-04-16T00:24:17","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T00:24:17","slug":"head-of-finance-2","status":"expired","type":"job_listing","link":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/southafrica\/?post_type=job_listing&p=33553","title":{"rendered":"Head of Finance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Job Description<\/p>\n<p>\tTo manage the overall financial function and act as the finance business partner.\u00a0 This will include\u00a0inter-alia: management and statutory reporting for the company and its two foreign subsidiaries; oversight of the overall control environment; modernization of the financial reporting systems; planning and forecasting; compliance with various statutory \/ regulatory requirements in SA and also Zambia and Namibia; and ensuring appropriate corporate governance.<\/p>\n<p>Head of Finance Job Duties:<\/p>\n<p>\tOversee and finalize monthly close.<br \/>\n\tEnsure integrity of reporting to shareholders.<br \/>\n\tPresent expense analysis to operational managers, together with variance analysis and expectations for improvement (new).<\/p>\n<p>Working Capital Management<\/p>\n<p>\tCreditors: Ensure timeous settlement of claims and communicate problematic issues.<br \/>\n\tDebtors: Ensure prompt settlement of outstanding amounts and deal with slow payers as appropriate. Pay attention to smaller non-trade balances.<br \/>\n\tStock: Ensure (catering and technical) stock levels maintained at commercial levels.<\/p>\n<p>Risk management:<\/p>\n<p>\tEnsure integrity of the whole control environment and periodically check outputs to expectations.<br \/>\n\tEnsure known risks are mitigated either through preventative or detective controls.<br \/>\n\tExpense management: Continually seek ways to reduce costs or make processes more efficient.<br \/>\n\tPlan process in conjunction with auditors.<br \/>\n\tAgree audit budget and manage within that limit.<br \/>\n\tEnsure risks identified in previous audit\/s have been adequately mitigated.<br \/>\n\tEnsure all account balances adequately reconciled \/ approved.<br \/>\n\tTake responsibility for calculation of Tax computation and Deferred Tax calculations.<br \/>\n\tLead the audit process and manage communication, from start to end.<br \/>\n\tEnsure associated Tax Return submitted within 1 month of the above<br \/>\n\tAll banking matters.<br \/>\n\tIntegrity of salary increases and bonus calculations.<br \/>\n\tMonthly commission calculations.<br \/>\n\tTimeous payment of VAT, Payroll deductions, Provisional Tax and Assessed tax.<\/p>\n<p>Qualifications:<\/p>\n<p>\tPost graduate Diploma in Accounting, together with articles from one of the Profession\u2019s leading accounting firms<br \/>\n\tA Chartered Accountant<\/p>\n<p>Experience and Knowledge of:<\/p>\n<p>\tMinimum 2 years commercial experience, preferably in the retail \/ entertainment \/ leisure industries<br \/>\n\tThorough working knowledge of ERPs<\/p>\n<p>Knowledge and Skills:<\/p>\n<p>\tCommunicative skills, in both the verbal and written form<br \/>\n\tManagerial skills<br \/>\n\tAnalytical skills<br \/>\n\tPresentation skills<br \/>\n\tUnderstanding of statutory accounting requirements and IFRS<br \/>\n\tUnderstand\u00a0of tax principles<br \/>\n\tUnderstanding risk management<br \/>\n\tUnderstanding\u00a0of the audit process<br \/>\n\tUnderstanding\u00a0of Common and Commercial law<\/p>\n<p>Apply via company website ( N \/ A ) or<\/p>\n<p>sterkinekor.simplify.hr<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_promoted":"","_job_location":"","_application":"http:\/\/sterkinekor.simplify.hr","_company_name":"Ster-Kinekor Theatres Pty Ltd","_company_website":"http:\/\/N%20\/%20A","_company_tagline":"Ster-Kinekor is a South African-based cinema company, and the country's largest movie exhibitor. 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