Senior Finance & Operations Manager

About the role

This is a broad, hands‑on role within an established and successful food production, processing and distribution business. It suits someone who enjoys understanding how a business actually works, not just reporting on the results afterwards.

Key responsibilities

• Manage monthly financial reporting, management accounts and performance analysis.
• Oversee cash flow, budgeting, payments, balance‑sheet and income‑statement controls.
• Manage inventory processes, stock takes, valuations and stock variances.
• Analyse production gains and losses, purchase‑price variances and stock movements.
• Maintain and improve standard costing, product costing and related ERP processes.
• Strengthen financial and operational controls across the business.
• Improve finance, administration and operational systems.
• Provide useful financial insight to management and operational teams.
• Support annual financial statements, audits, tax and statutory reporting.
• Work closely with different sites to improve accuracy, efficiency and commercial decision‑making.

Required profile

• Approximately 5–10 years’ post‑articles experience.
• Strong financial management and operational finance experience.
• Good exposure to stock, costing, manufacturing or other inventory‑heavy environments.
• Strong management accounting and financial reporting ability.
• Comfortable working across more than one site.
• Fluent in English and Afrikaans.

Required skills

• ERP systems
• Management accounting
• Financial reporting
• Standard and product costing
• Stock costing and valuation

What we offer

• Proposed salary around R70,000 per month (range R40,000 – R70,000), market‑related based on qualifications, skills and experience.