A highly respected national environmental organisation is seeking an experienced and strategic Financial Manager to lead its accounting and reporting function.

This is not a transactional finance role. It is a leadership position requiring strong governance oversight, technical excellence, and the ability to partner with executive stakeholders in a complex, multi-entity environment.

If you are a qualified CA(SA) or CIMA or have an equivalent accounting qualification with completed articles, who thrives in purpose-driven organisations and understands both compliance and strategy, this may be your next move.

Please kindly forward your CV directly to ellarine@obr.co.za or apply here. Experience with Oracle / SAP / NetSuite is essential.

The Role

Reporting to the CFO, the Financial Manager will:

Financial Leadership & Governance

• Lead and manage the full accounting function across the organisation and associated trusts

• Ensure compliance with IFRS for SMEs and corporate governance standards

• Develop, implement and maintain robust accounting and internal control systems

• Oversee audit preparation, annual financial statements, and board reporting packs

• Ensure tax and regulatory compliance

Budgeting & Financial Performance

• Lead the annual budgeting process

• Monitor and proactively address budget variances

• Provide forecasting, financial modelling and strategic financial insight

• Support divisional managers with financial decision-making

Reporting & Management Information

• Compile quarterly management reports and board-level financial presentations

• Oversee donor and project financial reporting

• Maintain and optimise the chart of accounts structure

• Contribute financial input to the organisation’s annual report

Treasury & Liquidity Management

• Monitor cash flow, liquidity and investment portfolios

• Oversee banking relationships and foreign exchange optimisation

• Maintain governance around treasury and investment activities

Leadership & Strategy

• Manage and develop a high-performing accounting team

• Coach, mentor and drive KPI delivery

• Participate in strategic planning initiatives

• Engage with trustees, auditors, financial institutions and senior stakeholders

Requirements

• CA(SA), CIMA or equivalent accounting qualification with completed articles

• 8–10 years’ experience in accounting, including leadership experience

• Strong knowledge of IFRS for SMEs

• Experience with Oracle / SAP / NetSuite (essential)

• Advanced Excel and strong systems capability

• High attention to detail with strong analytical ability

• Comfortable managing multiple deadlines in a fast-paced environment

• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to influence at executive level

The Ideal Profile

You are:

• Structured but strategic

• Commercially minded yet governance-driven

• Calm under pressure

• A team developer, not just a task manager