{"id":36894,"date":"2026-06-01T18:02:22","date_gmt":"2026-06-01T18:02:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/southafrica\/job\/head-of-finance-3\/"},"modified":"2026-06-01T18:03:02","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T18:03:02","slug":"head-of-finance-3","status":"publish","type":"job_listing","link":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/southafrica\/job\/head-of-finance-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Head Of Finance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Role purpose:<\/p>\n<p>\tThe role is an end-to-end finance role which includes financial operations and FP&amp;A.<br \/>\n\tThe individual takes overall responsibility for all financial matters in the Group of companies, setting all forecasts, overseeing monthly financial reporting and all statutory audits \/ reporting.<br \/>\n\tThe role also includes full working capital and cash management and maintain an appropriate control environment.<\/p>\n<p>Key accountabilities and decision ownership<\/p>\n<p>Financial Planning<\/p>\n<p>\tForecasts business performance into the future<br \/>\n\tEnsures inputs from all executives for financial planning<br \/>\n\tGuides the implementation of the business strategy based on insights from the financial planning<\/p>\n<p>Financial operations<\/p>\n<p>\tOversees general accounting functions i.e. payroll, tax etc<br \/>\n\tEnsures robust control environment to deliver trusted, accurate and compliant financial environment<\/p>\n<p>Core competencies, knowledge and experience<\/p>\n<p>\tBusiness leadership and transformation<br \/>\n\tCommercial Acumen<br \/>\n\tStrong analytical skills<br \/>\n\tCompelling communication and influencing skills<br \/>\n\tPlanning and Organising<br \/>\n\tMotivating and Developing Others<\/p>\n<p>Must have technical \/ professional qualifications:<\/p>\n<p>\tB.Com Accounting honours degree \/ CA(SA) or equivalent<br \/>\n\tAt least 10 years financial management experience, preferably in a public enterprise<\/p>\n<p>environment<\/p>\n<p>\tICT industry experience an advantage<br \/>\n\t5yrs Leadership experience<br \/>\n\tGovernance custodian, to ensure all group policies, IFRS and companies act requirements are adhered to<br \/>\n\tReviews financial policies and procedures<br \/>\n\tOversees technical accounting projects within the Group like IFRS15<br \/>\n\tManages financial reporting: Month-End, Year-End, Group Finance<\/p>\n<p>Management Reporting<\/p>\n<p>\tReports to MD &amp; Exco team on Group&#8217;s key indicators for the month<br \/>\n\tStatutory reporting<br \/>\n\tEnsures finalisation of annual financial statements<br \/>\n\tManages reporting to external auditors<br \/>\n\tEnsuring CIPC deadlines are adhered to<\/p>\n<p>Control and Governance<\/p>\n<p>\tEnsures compliance with financial year end processes<\/p>\n<p>Operational Support<\/p>\n<p>\tEnsures support with the consolidation of financial results<\/p>\n<p>Apply via company website ( N \/ A ) or<\/p>\n<p>www.careers-page.com<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_promoted":"","_job_location":"","_application":"http:\/\/www.careers-page.com","_company_name":"Optimal Growth Technologies","_company_website":"http:\/\/N%20\/%20A","_company_tagline":"Optimal Growth Technologies provides organizations of all sizes with the best, most trustworthy solutions. In the ever-evolving technology market, we believe that companies need reliable allies who can guide them through the challenges that accompany technological growth","_company_twitter":"","_company_video":"","_filled":0,"_featured":0,"_remote_position":0,"_job_salary":"","_job_salary_currency":"","_job_salary_unit":""},"job_listing_region":[11],"job-types":[12],"class_list":{"0":"post-36894","1":"job_listing","2":"type-job_listing","3":"status-publish","4":"hentry","5":"job_listing_region-gauteng","7":"job-type-full-time"},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/southafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job-listings\/36894","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/southafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job-listings"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/southafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/job_listing"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/southafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/southafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=36894"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"job_listing_region","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/southafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job_listing_region?post=36894"},{"taxonomy":"job_listing_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/southafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job-types?post=36894"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}