Finance Manager

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The Finance Manager of Ulusaba; our private Safari Lodge on the edge of the Kruger National Park in the Sabi Sands, will report into the Regional Director of Operational Finance and will own the full financial management function for Ulusaba; accurate and timeous reporting, cost control, budgeting and forecasting, cash management, statutory compliance and the leadership of the property finance team. This role will be based from our Corporate office in Johannesburg.

To be considered for this role, you must have the right to work in South Africa.

Here’s what you need in your tool kit:

Qualifications/ Experience

• BCom Accounting or equivalent with completed SAICA articles; CA(SA), ACCA or CIMA advantageous
• 5+ years’ post-article experience in financial management or senior accounting, owning month-end close and management accounts
• Experience leading budgeting and forecasting cycles, challenging departmental inputs and presenting results to operational management
• Full accounting up to trial balance, including general and subsidiary ledger reconciliations; working knowledge of South African tax, statutory and external audit requirements
• Hospitality experience strongly preferred, ideally in a luxury lodge or hotel, with knowledge of USALI reporting and restaurant POS; INFOR HMS advantageous
• Proficient in Sage X3, Microsoft Office and advanced Excel; Fairmas or similar budgeting tools advantageous
• Track record of streamlining and automating finance processes and strengthening controls

Behaviours and Skills

• Strong analytical, financial modelling and problem-solving skills
• Commercially minded with hands-on operational awareness
• Excellent written and verbal communication in English
• Confident team leader, able to constructively challenge non-financial managers
• Meticulous, methodical and accurate
• Motivated self-starter who works independently, meets deadlines under pressure and takes pride and ownership in their work
• High integrity, professionalism and ethical standards, with a sense of fun

What’s the gig?

Here’s what you’d do:

• Lead, coach and develop the property finance team, planning workload around month-end, stock counts, audit and budget cycles
• Build financial awareness across the property, guiding Heads of Department on their results, budgets and controls
• Own the month-end close against Group deadlines, including journals, intercompany and sign-off of the trial balance and balance sheet reconciliations
• Produce USALI management accounts with clear variance commentary, and present insights and forecasts to the General Manager and Heads of Department
• Lead the annual budget and periodic reforecasts in Fairmas, making sure assumptions such as occupancy, ADR, cost per occupied room and staffing are robust
• Build financial models for forecasting, scenario planning and capital proposals, and identify revenue, margin and cost opportunities
• Design and own internal controls across cash, stock, procurement and payroll, overseeing procure-to-pay, stock counts, the Fixed Asset Register and CapEx
• Safeguard revenue integrity across the PMS, POS and Sage X3, including daily reconciliations, levies, park fees, commissions and guest recharges
• Manage cash flow, banking, foreign currency transactions and card reconciliations within agreed controls
• Ensure tax and statutory compliance (VAT, PAYE, UIF, SDL, SARS), lead the external audit through to sign-off, and uphold IFRS, Group policies and the Hotel Management Agreement

Here’s the deal:

Package & Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Performance based bonus, based on both business and individual goals
• We offer hybrid working with a minimum of two days per week working from our offices in Rivonia, Johannesburg.
• 18 days annual leave per year plus public holidays
• Additional day off for your birthday and a paid day off to support the charity of your choice
• 50% Company Contribution on Medical Aid
• We will contribute a total of 11.31% towards your pension fund and additional support such as life assurance and critical illness.
• Two free passes for a Virgin Active Gym Membership
• Discounts on Virgin products
• An engaging, supportive and relaxed working environment

Tempting, right?

If this sounds like your next role, we’d love to hear from you very soon...

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