Finance Manager

We are a large-scale poultry company based in the Gauteng region. This Finance Manager position is a motivation to strengthen our financial oversight and reporting capabilities.

As Finance Manager, you will lead the financial planning and analysis functions to ensure sustainable profitability and cost control. You will manage the intersection of capital expenditure and operational spending to optimise asset utilisation. This is a full-time, on-site role. You will make critical decisions on budget allocations and provide the financial insights that the executive team relies on to steer the business.

• Strategise the allocation of CAPEX to ensure infrastructure investments align with long-term production goals.
• Control OPEX budgets across all departments to maintain operational cost-efficiency.
• Deliver monthly management accounting packs to board-level standards for executive review.
• Formulate financial forecasts and budgets to guide regional resource planning.
• Interpret complex financial data to identify cost-saving opportunities within the poultry value chain.
• Lead the finance team to ensure all ledger entries and reconciliations are audit-ready.
• Communicate financial variances and risks to senior stakeholders to enable corrective action.
• Approve expenditure requests to ensure alignment with approved budgetary limits.

Minimum requirements

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor's degree (NQF 7) in Finance, Accounting or a related field.
• 8 to 12 years of experience in financial management, including management accounting.
• 3 to 5 years of experience managing people.
• Experience managing both CAPEX and OPEX within a large-scale industrial or agricultural environment.

It would be an advantage if you have:

• Experience in the poultry or agri-processing sector.
• Postgraduate Diploma or Honours degree (NQF 8).

Key skills

Management accounting · CAPEX and OPEX modelling · Financial forecasting · Budgetary control · Variance analysis · Stakeholder influence · Strategic planning · People management