Job title: Interim Finance Manager
Job type: Contract
Emp type: Full-time
Pay interval: Monthly
Pay rate: Negotiable
Location: Johannesburg
Job published: 01/10/2026
Job ID: 81332

Job Description

Have you run plenty of year-ends and want a contract where you own the whole thing, from the consolidations to the final audit sign-off?

An established investment business backing South African SMEs needs a hands-on finance professional to cover its Financial Manager's maternity leave. It's a small, experienced team, and you'll be the senior finance person taking the group through its Feb year-end. If you like stepping in, taking charge and delivering, this one's for you.

What you'll be doing

  • Preparing annual financial statements and group consolidations
  • Managing the year-end audit to deadline
  • Running the accounting for the main fund
  • Reviewing financials from an outsourced fund administrator
  • Overseeing admin on a smaller fund that is winding down
  • Producing management accounts, budgets and investor reporting
  • Keeping reconciliations and controls tight, and supporting a finance assistant
  • Working in Sage Intacct

What we're looking for

  • A qualified CA(SA)
  • Proven experience delivering year-ends, consolidations and audits from start to finish
  • Investment or fund experience is an advantage
  • Sage Intacct experience is a bonus
  • Confidence with senior stakeholders and a demanding board
  • Someone who is self-managing, calm under pressure and happy to roll up their sleeves

What's in it for you

  • Full ownership of a year-end cycle in an investment environment
  • Exposure to the board and investors
  • A relaxed, professional culture with flexibility day to day
  • A small team where your work is visible from day one
  • A competitive, market-related contract rate

If this sounds like your kind of challenge, send us your CV and we'll be in touch.

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