This role supports a Cape Town–based FMCG business, operating within a spice production environment, and works closely with executive leadership to strengthen financial discipline, controls, and operational visibility.
Why join this team?
- Be part of a hands-on manufacturing environment where finance plays a critical role in operational decision-making
- Work closely with senior leadership, including the Managing Director, with direct exposure to strategic initiatives
- Contribute to building and refining a structured, best-practice finance function
- Clear growth path into a Financial Manager role as the business scales
What you will be doing:
- Own the full month-end close process within tight deadlines
- Maintain accurate general ledger records and review work completed by junior staff
- Prepare and review journals, accruals, prepayments, payroll, and inventory movements
- Perform and manage balance sheet reconciliations and intercompany balances
- Control and reconcile inventory including raw materials, WIP, and finished goods
- Analyse cost of sales, production variances, yields, and wastage
- Maintain Bills of Materials and standard costing frameworks
- Oversee supplier payments, procurement cycles, and weekly payment runs
- Manage cashflow forecasting and working capital requirements
- Prepare monthly management accounts with clear margin and cost insights
- Conduct budget vs actual analysis and support forecasting processes
- Ensure VAT, PAYE, and statutory submissions are accurate and on time
- Maintain audit-ready files and support year-end audit processes
- Implement finance SOPs and improve internal controls and processes
- Lead, mentor, and develop two junior finance team members
| Location: | Cape Town, Southern Suburbs |
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| Job type: | Permanent |
| Emp type: | Full-time |
| Salary type: | Annual |
| Salary: | Negotiable |
| Job published: | 21/04/2026 |
| Job ID: | 74472 |