7 Chief Financial Officer jobs in Durban

Are you a strategic financial leader with a passion for driving operational excellence and business growth in a fast-paced manufacturing environment?
We are searching for an astute Chief Financial Officer (CFO) to lead the finance function of a well-established manufacturing organisation that prides itself on quality, innovation, and sustainable growth.

The Opportunity

As CFO, you will form part of the Executive Leadership Team, taking full responsibility for shaping and implementing the financial strategy, ensuring sound financial governance, and driving profitability. You will play a critical role in business planning, performance management, and providing strategic financial insights to support decision-making across all operations.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and execute the organisation’s financial strategy in alignment with business objectives.

• Provide strategic leadership to the finance team, ensuring accurate, timely, and compliant financial reporting.

• Drive budgeting, forecasting, and performance analysis , ensuring operational and financial efficiency.

• Oversee costing models , bill of materials , and product costing to optimise profitability.

• Manage working capital , liquidity, and cash flow to support business sustainability.

• Lead risk management , internal controls , and compliance with financial regulations (IFRS, PFMA, PPPFA, CIPC, Tax).

• Support executive management with financial insights , investment decisions, and capital planning.

• Implement and maintain robust financial systems and processes for continuous improvement.

• Serve as a strategic partner to the CEO and other functional leaders, influencing long-term business growth.

Experience and Skills Required

• Minimum 10 years’ experience in finance, with at least 5 years in a senior leadership or CFO role within manufacturing .

• Proven experience in financial strategy, operational finance, and commercial decision-making .

• Solid understanding of cost accounting, product costing, and inventory control .

• Advanced knowledge of financial systems (e.g., SYSPRO, SAP, or Oracle).

• Strong stakeholder management and board reporting experience.

• Excellent leadership, analytical, and problem-solving skills.

• High degree of integrity, sound judgment, and resilience under pressure.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or Business (essential).

• CA(SA) (essential).

• MBA or Postgraduate qualification in Financial Management or Strategy (advantageous).

Personal Attributes

• Commercially savvy and results-driven.

• Strategic thinker with hands-on operational insight.

• Confident communicator and influential leader.

• Ethical, decisive, and collaborative.

If you are a visionary financial leader ready to make a measurable impact within a dynamic manufacturing environment, we would love to hear from you.

• Preparation of Monthly Management accounts and forecasts
  • Financial forecasting and predictive modelling
  • Adhoc financial analytics as requested by business
• Develop, maintain and improve comprehensive financial models to support scenario analysis and strategic planning
• Reporting
  • Cashflow analysis and reporting, Exco pack, revenue summary, summary collections, collections trends and adhoc business reporting
  • KPIs including Lapse, persistency, churn, net book growth, book movement
• Effective contribution to Audits
• Regular engagement with relevant team members and departments to understand the underlying issues causing variances to budget with key ratios and profitability analysis
• Contribute to the achievement of the team’s projects and business goals
• Streamlining processes, automation, process flows/map and contract summary updated regularly
• Variance analysis and evaluations for financial activities including costing and budgeting

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED

• B.Comm or similar (finance related majors)
• 3 - 5 years of experience in a similar role is required
• Advanced Excel, (Power BI and Sage Intacct advantageous)
• Required Financial Modelling experience
• Ability to interpret the analysis
• Ability to maintain and work with large volumes of financial data accurately and efficiently
• Experience in the Financial Services or Insurance Industry advantageous
• A good understanding of financial concepts
• A good understanding of financial reporting methodology
• An understanding of accounting processes / practices and their impact on financial reporting

• Ability to communicate clearly and collaborate with all levels of management
• Analytical and logical
• Ambitious
• Team player
• Diligent, honest and trustworthy
• Proactive, punctual, and reliable
• Understands the importance of confidentiality
• Self-motivated individual
• Ability to see the “big picture” to understand the impact of financial reports provided
• Stress management and the ability to manage and co-ordinate deadlines under pressure

Remuneration: A market related package including benefits

Kindly click on the link below to apply.

NB: Thank you for choosing Talksure as your employer of choice. Please note that if you do not hear from us within 14 working days after the closing date of the advert, please regard your application as unsuccessful. We wish you well in your future endeavors.

• Preparation of Monthly Management accounts and forecasts
  • Financial forecasting and predictive modelling
  • Adhoc financial analytics as requested by business
• Develop, maintain and improve comprehensive financial models to support scenario analysis and strategic planning
• Reporting
  • Cashflow analysis and reporting, Exco pack, revenue summary, summary collections, collections trends and adhoc business reporting
  • KPIs including Lapse, persistency, churn, net book growth, book movement
• Effective contribution to Audits
• Regular engagement with relevant team members and departments to understand the underlying issues causing variances to budget with key ratios and profitability analysis
• Contribute to the achievement of the team’s projects and business goals
• Streamlining processes, automation, process flows/map and contract summary updated regularly
• Variance analysis and evaluations for financial activities including costing and budgeting

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED

• B.Comm or similar (finance related majors)
• 3 - 5 years of experience in a similar role is required
• Advanced Excel, (Power BI and Sage Intacct advantageous)
• Required Financial Modelling experience
• Ability to interpret the analysis
• Ability to maintain and work with large volumes of financial data accurately and efficiently
• Experience in the Financial Services or Insurance Industry advantageous
• A good understanding of financial concepts
• A good understanding of financial reporting methodology
• An understanding of accounting processes / practices and their impact on financial reporting

• Ability to communicate clearly and collaborate with all levels of management
• Analytical and logical
• Ambitious
• Team player
• Diligent, honest and trustworthy
• Proactive, punctual, and reliable
• Understands the importance of confidentiality
• Self-motivated individual
• Ability to see the “big picture” to understand the impact of financial reports provided
• Stress management and the ability to manage and co-ordinate deadlines under pressure

Remuneration: A market related package including benefits

Kindly click on the link below to apply.

NB: Thank you for choosing Talksure as your employer of choice. Please note that if you do not hear from us within 14 working days after the closing date of the advert, please regard your application as unsuccessful. We wish you well in your future endeavors.