78 Finance Manager jobs in Gauteng
Finance Manager -- Financial Planning & Analysis
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- We are seeking an experienced and strategic Finance Manager: Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) to join our senior leadership team. This role is responsible for driving financial planning, analysis, and management across the business, ensuring robust decision-making and sustainable growth. Success in this role means delivering accurate financial insights, building strong collaborative relationships with business leaders, and embedding financial stewardship into day-to-day operations.
- The ideal candidate will bring proven senior leadership experience, strong FP&A expertise, and the ability to lead and inspire a team. They will combine deep technical knowledge with excellent stakeholder management skills, shaping financial strategies that align with organisational goals and enable business agility.
Some of the awesome things you would be involved with:
Accountabilities & Deliverables
- Lead financial planning and analysis processes to support strategic and operational decision-making.
- Develop, maintain, and oversee cost models for services, projects, and components to meet strategic objectives.
- Define and implement charging models for service provision and consumption-based costs (e.g., cloud services).
- Analyse and forecast revenue streams, ensuring accurate visibility of top-line performance across products, services, and geographies.
- Identify opportunities for revenue growth and margin improvement through pricing strategies, product mix optimisation, and commercial insights.
- Partner with sales, product, and commercial teams to align financial planning with revenue-generating activities and market opportunities.
- Develop revenue reporting dashboards and models that enable proactive monitoring of pipeline, conversion, and retention metrics.
- Provide strategic input on go-to-market initiatives, pricing structures, and customer profitability analysis.
- Align budgeting, forecasting, and accounting practices with organisational objectives.
- Prepare and present insightful financial analysis, reports, and recommendations to senior leadership.
- Incorporate scenario planning, sensitivity analysis, and risk assessment into budgets and forecasts.
- Provide proactive financial risk management and mitigation strategies.
- Monitor business unit financial performance against KPIs, offering insights and recommendations.
- Drive adoption of financial practices that support iterative and agile ways of working.
- Collaborate with stakeholders across functions to support cost management, optimisation, and decision-making.
Leadership Responsibilities
- Recruit, interview, and select suitable candidates for open positions.
- Onboard and integrate new team members effectively.
- Manage the performance and development of team members.
- Set, track, and monitor KPIs for the team.
- Provide continuous learning and development opportunities.
- Build an engaged, motivated, and high-performing team culture.
Key Relationships
- Chief Financial Officer and Finance Leadership Team
- Executive Leadership Team and Business Unit Heads
- Product, Technology, and Operational Leaders
- Legal, Risk, and Compliance Teams
- External Auditors and Regulatory Bodies
What you will bring:
Qualifications and Certifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field (required).
- Professional qualification such as CA(SA), CIMA, ACCA, or CPA (preferred).
- 10+ years of experience in Finance, Finance Planning and Analysis
- Strong knowledge of IFRS, accounting standards, and regulatory requirements.
- Demonstrated experience in FP&A leadership roles within complex organisations
Professional Skills and Competencies
Financial Management & Control
- Manage financial resources responsibly, ensuring alignment with organisational goals and compliance with regulatory requirements.
- Design and oversee cost and charging models that balance cost recovery with sustainable revenue growth.
- Anticipate and mitigate financial risks while enabling agile and adaptive practices that support commercial performance.
Revenue & Commercial Insight
- Analyse and forecast revenue streams across products, services, and geographies, providing clarity on pipeline, retention, and growth.
- Partner with commercial, sales, and product teams to align financial planning with revenue-generating activities and market opportunities.
- Support pricing, margin, and product-mix decisions through robust analysis and commercial modelling.
- Develop and maintain revenue dashboards and KPIs to monitor performance and inform strategic actions.
Budgeting, Forecasting & Planning
- Lead the design and delivery of budgets and forecasts that integrate both revenue and cost perspectives.
- Apply scenario planning and sensitivity analysis to test assumptions on sales, pricing, and market demand.
- Ensure forecasting processes incorporate leading indicators of revenue performance, not just cost trends.
Business Intelligence & Data Visualisation
- Oversee BI and financial analysis activities, ensuring data accuracy, integrity, and accessibility.
- Translate complex data into clear, actionable insights through effective dashboards, reports, and presentations.
- Apply knowledge of BI tools (e.g., Power BI, Tableau, Qlik, or similar) to support decision-making and performance tracking.
- Champion data-driven storytelling, ensuring insights are communicated in a way that influences senior stakeholders.
Leadership & Collaboration
- Coach and develop team members, including financial and BI analysts, to build strong analytical and commercial capabilities.
- Communicate financial insights clearly to both finance and non-finance stakeholders, translating analysis into business impact.
- Accounting / Financial Services jobs
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Finance Manager
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PURPOSE:
Lead the financial function for an FMCG business unit to drive profitable growth, protect cash, ensure robust controls & compliance, and provide commercial partnering that enables data-driven decisions across Sales, Supply Chain and Operations.
REQUIREMENTS:
Minimum
- COMPULSARY -
CA(SA) or equivalent (e.g., Chartered Accountant, ACCA)
OR
BCom Accounting/Finance with Honours + proven FMCG commercial finance experience. - 5 to 10+ years' progressive finance experience with at least 5 years in a senior/managerial finance role in FMCG / fast-moving consumer goods, retail, or consumer-packaged goods.
- Strong technical knowledge of Financial Reporting Standards, VAT, corporate tax fundamentals and South African statutory filing requirements.
- Experience with major ERPs (Sage, Syspro) and BI tools.
Technical skills & systems
- Financial modelling & valuation
- Advanced Excel (pivot tables, Power Query, VBA optional)
- ERP systems (Sage, Syspro)
- Reporting/analytics: Power BI
- Treasury systems, cash forecasting tools, banking interfaces
- Understanding of processes and month-end reconciliations
Behavioural competencies (must-have)
- Commercial acumen — thinks like a business owner; translates financials into commercial actions.
- Leadership & influencing — credible with senior stakeholders; can challenge and persuade.
- Analytical rigour — attention to detail with ability to synthesise into top-level insights.
- Change agent — drives simplification and process improvement.
- Communication — clear, concise presenter; explains complex finance topics to non-finance stakeholders.
- Integrity & ethics — strong governance mindset.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
Strategic & Commercial Financial Leadership
- Act as the finance business partner to various stakeholders and commercial leadership — translate strategy into financial targets, scenario plans and investment cases.
- Drive pricing, promotional and trade spend analysis to maximise margin and ROI on marketing and trade investments.
- Own strategic financial modelling for new product launches, channel pilots, pricing changes and capital investments.
Planning, Budgeting & Forecasting
- Lead annual budgeting and forecasting processes; own assumptions, bottom-up consolidation and sensitivity analysis.
- Provide monthly variance analysis (actual vs budget/forecast) with actionable insights and forecasts to improve performance.
Management Reporting & Decision Support
- Deliver timely, accurate management accounts and dashboards tailored for executive, commercial and operational stakeholders.
- Build and maintain KPIs and driver-based models
Treasury, Working Capital & Tax
- Manage cashflow forecasting, working capital initiatives (CCC's), banking relationships and short-term funding requirements.
- Ensure accurate tax provisioning and timely statutory/policy tax filings; coordinate with external tax advisors for VAT, corporate tax, transfer pricing where applicable.
Internal Controls, Compliance & Audit
- Maintain robust internal controls (financial adherence checklist where applicable), lead internal and external audit processes, and implement corrective action plans.
- Ensure compliance with financial reporting standards, Companies Act and SARS requirements
Systems & Continuous Improvement
- Drive ERP optimisation, reporting automation, process improvements and analytics adoption
- Leading of process standardisation, month-end close optimisation and cost-to-serve improvement initiatives.
Team Leadership & Stakeholder Management
- Build high performing finance teams through coaching, development plans and succession planning.
- Present financial performance and strategic options to the Exco / Board when required.
Deliverables & success measures (examples)
- Monthly management pack delivered within required working days of month-end
- Forecast accuracy
- Financial improvements vs prior year and plan
- Zero material audit findings; timely implementation of remediation actions.
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Finance Manager
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Well established company in Boksburg is looking for an experienced Finance Manager to lead the finance department, ensuring compliance, financial planning, and accounting for all branches.
Job Description (not limited to):
Develop and manage financial strategies to optimize profitability and efficiency
Manage the day-to-day financial operations
Prepare and produce accurate monthly financial reports
Analyse and interpret financial information
Manage department/ branch budgets and profit centres
Petty cash reconciliation
Management of banking – local and international
Oversee financial year-end audit management
Management of all statutory requirements
Manage External Parties (SARS/ CIPC/ BEE/ FIN Applications)
Stock control and valuation
Asset management
Cost management and pricing
Financial forecasting
Working and reporting on international books
Financial administration
Review, update and implement financial policies and procedures
Training
Lead and manage the finance team
Required Qualifications
BCom/ accounting degree with 8 years' experience
4 years or more experience in a Senior Finance position
Proficient in accounting software
Import/ export experience a must
Excellent communication
Strong leadership & organizational skills and attention to detail.
Strong problem-solving skills
Ability to work well in a pressurized environment
Traceable references
Interested candidates are to apply on Indeed with a cover letter and expected salary.
Job Type: Full-time
Work Location: In person
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Finance Manager
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Overview of the Role:
To plan, implement, manage, and control all financial activities of the Octogen Group. This includes business planning, budgeting, forecasting, cash flow management, and financial analysis to identify risks, propose corrective actions, and ensure the organisation's financial health and sustainability.
Key Responsibilities:
- Provide strategic financial leadership, direction, and management to the finance and accounting team.
- Deliver accurate and timely financial reporting, including monthly management accounts, annual financial statements, and audit preparation.
- Oversee budgeting, forecasting, and financial planning processes across all business units.
- Maintain and manage the Fixed Asset Register and ensure effective internal controls.
- Review and analyse financial data from all divisions, identifying trends, risks, and opportunities.
- Translate complex financial data into actionable insights for executive decision-making.
- Provide strategic financial recommendations to the CEO and Executive Management Team.
- Ensure accurate and compliant payroll administration in coordination with the HR and Payroll functions.
- Manage financial compliance with relevant laws, regulations, and company policies.
- Oversee the performance and development of the finance team, fostering a culture of accountability and continuous improvement.
- Carry out any ad-hoc financial or strategic projects as required.
Key Outcomes / Success Indicators
- Accurate and timely delivery of monthly and annual financial reports.
- Budgets and forecasts prepared and monitored in line with business targets.
- Effective management of cash flow, working capital, and cost controls.
- Strong internal control and risk management environment maintained.
- Improved financial insight and reporting to support informed business decisions.
Requirements and Skills
- Proven experience in a financial management or senior accounting role within the financial services sector.
- Strong accounting knowledge with the ability to research and resolve complex financial issues.
- Hands-on experience with General Ledger, month-end processes, accounts payable/receivable, budgeting, and financial reporting.
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and strong data literacy, including dashboards, reports, and analytics.
- Experience with accounting or ERP systems (e.g., Sage, QuickBooks, or similar).
- Excellent attention to detail, analytical thinking, and risk management capability.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to engage stakeholders across all levels.
- A proactive "can-do" attitude with a focus on accuracy, efficiency, and continuous improvement.
- Fluent in Afrikaans and English
Qualifications:
- A B.Com degree (or equivalent qualification) in Accounting, Finance, or a related field is required.
Job Type: Full-time
Application Question(s):
- Please indicate your expected salary range
Education:
- Bachelors (Required)
Experience:
- Finance Management : 5 years (Required)
Language:
- Fluent in Afrikaans and English (Required)
Work Location: In person
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Finance Manager
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Ariston is a strategy and advisory firm specializing in improving organizational capabilities. Our bespoke solutions simplify business operations and drive growth. We employ a combination of traditional methods and proprietary Ariston-designed approaches to enhance organizational potential and achieve optimal results.
Role Description
This is a full-time on-site role for a Finance Manager located in Bryanston. The Finance Manager will be responsible for managing financial planning, budgeting, reporting and analysis. The Finance Manager will also oversee financial reporting, ensure compliance with financial regulations, and develop and implement financial strategies. Daily tasks will include monitoring financial performance, preparing financial statements, and providing recommendations for financial improvements.
Qualifications
- Financial Planning, Budgeting, and Financial Analysis skills
- Experience with Financial Reporting and Compliance
- Knowledge of Financial Strategies and Implementation
- Strong Analytical and Problem-Solving skills
- Excellent Communication and Interpersonal skills
- Ability to work independently and lead a team
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field
- SAIPA, SAICA, CIMA registration and completed articles.
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Finance Manager
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Role Description
This is a full-time on-site role for a Finance Manager located in Bryanston. The Finance Manager will be responsible for managing financial planning, budgeting, reporting and analysis. The Finance Manager will also oversee financial reporting, ensure compliance with financial regulations, and develop and implement financial strategies. Daily tasks will include monitoring financial performance, preparing financial statements, and providing recommendations for financial improvements.
Qualifications
- Financial Planning, Budgeting, and Financial Analysis skills
- Experience with Financial Reporting and Compliance
- Knowledge of Financial Strategies and Implementation
- Strong Analytical and Problem-Solving skills
- Excellent Communication and Interpersonal skills
- Ability to work independently and lead a team
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field
- SAIPA, SAICA, CIMA registration and completed articles.
- Exceptional spoken and written business English
Please note only shortlisted candidates shall be contacted.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Pay: R360 000,00 - R500 000,00 per year
Education:
- Bachelors (Preferred)
Experience:
- Accounting: 4 years (Preferred)
- Financial Management : 2 years (Preferred)
- Management : 2 years (Preferred)
Language:
- Business English (Preferred)
License/Certification:
- SAICA, SAIPA or CIMA registration (Preferred)
Location:
- Bryanston, Gauteng (Preferred)
Work Location: In person
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Finance Manager
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FINANCE MANAGER VACANCY
Position
Finance Manager
Branch
Bryanston
Department
Finance
Reports To
Head of Finance
Date Advertised
02/10/2025
Closing Date
07/10/2025
Bitco Telecoms (Pty) Ltd is seeking a highly-skilled and experienced Finance Manager to join our team in the Gauteng Region.
Main Purpose
The Finance Manager will be responsible for all financial aspects of the business, including financial/statutory reporting, strategic and tactical decision-making, working capital management, and budget management across all areas of the company. The successful candidate will also be involved in corporate activities such as mergers and acquisitions, forecasting, tax and legal compliances, and implementation of financial and tax policies and processes.
Accountabilities And Responsibilities
- Understand and evaluate cash flow scenarios
- Manage the year-end audit
- Assist the CFO with financial planning and strategy for the company and its subsidiaries
- Develop performance measures for the finance team that supports the company's strategic direction
- Develop and implement financial and tax policies and processes
- Manage capital expenditure requests and budgeting processes
- Oversee financial reporting and information management
- Monitor banking and working capital management
- Develop, implement, and maintain business and financial control systems
- Ensure effective management of tax
- Prepare financial and statutory reports
- Produce monthly management accounts and business plans
- Provide monthly financial analysis reports based on Exco requirements
- Manage tax and risk management
- Ensure tax compliance and assess asset risks and insurance coverage
- Conduct due diligence reporting when required by Exco
Working Conditions
Competencies and Minimum Requirements:
- Office and field-related work
- Extended and irregular working hours
Knowledge, Experience, And Qualifications
- B Com Honours in Accounting - SAIPA / CIMA
- Minimum 3 years' post-articles experience
- Experience in strategic planning and execution
- Experience in formulating policy and developing and implementing new strategies and procedures
- Knowledge of and experience within the telecommunications industry is preferable
- Experience with financial systems
Skills And Competencies
- Ability to examine and re-engineer operations and procedures
- Analytical and interpretative skills for financial data
- Effective communication and interpersonal abilities at all levels
- Strong leadership skills and ability to motivate teams while managing multiple projects
- Capability to develop financial plans and manage resources effectively
- Entrepreneurial spirit and willingness to take on challenges
- Excellent team player with strong leadership capabilities
- Ability to plan and prioritise work to meet commitments aligned with company goals
- Advanced written and verbal communication skills
- Problem-solving abilities
- Interpersonal skills
- Mathematical proficiency
- Attention to detail
- Organisational skills
- Technological skills, including advanced MS Excel reporting abilities
- Ability to work independently
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Finance Manager
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Main Purpose of Position
The Finance Manager coordinates the provision of effective financial support services within the region, in compliance with legislation and Company policies and procedures.
KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS
PERFORMANCE STANDARDS
Ensure regional compliance with Company Financial policies in respect of budget and forecast processes
- Preparation and timeous submission of accurate forecasts of monthly results, facilitating implementation of proactive measures to obviate unacceptable outcomes.
- Maintenance of expenditure within approved levels by ensuring compliance with budgetary control procedures.
- Oversight of all financial controls within the region, adhering to company and group guidelines
Ensure regional compliance with Company accounting and administrative practices, in conformance with legislation and generally accepted accounting practice
- Timeous and accurate processing of decentralized accounting transactions on the G4S finance system, maintaining accurate and detailed records with supporting source documentation.
- Overview of the regional revenue position, implementing effective credit control measures to ensure that cash flow is maximised.
- Oversight and review of regional balance sheet reconciliations
- General financial management of regional costs, purchase orders, business expenses and expenditure
- Manage expenditure against budget
- Ensure correct allocation of costs against budget
Ensure that expenditure is supported by valid supporting documentation
Ensure that expenditure is approved at correct levels
Support Sales Team with reviewing and approving quotes costings and create group investment models
Review regional revenue reconciliations
Review regional labour cost earnings
Analysis and evaluation of monthly accounts, reviewing actual performance against budget, identifying trends and highlighting variances, providing accurate management information to the Regional Operations Director.
Preparation of monthly reports and analysis
Preparation and timeous submission of accurate trade review packs, forecasts of monthly results, facilitating implementation of proactive measures to obviate unacceptable outcomes.
- Analysis and evaluation of monthly accounts, reviewing actual performance against budget, identifying trends and highlighting variances, providing accurate management information to the Regional Operations Director and Head Office
- Submission of all required reports and analysis of the financial position of the region, including but not exclusive to overtime, costs, cash flow and revenue.
- Review, process and manage the allocation of costs, journals and transactions for the region.
Minimum Requirements
Qualification
- Relevant Tertiary Qualification essential
Experience
- Minimum of 5 years relevant working experience
- Financial and cost control experience essential
- Computer Literacy – with specific reference to Excel/Sheets
Skills and Attributes
- Dealing with changing circumstances
- Understanding the organisation's goals and objectives
- Supporting and working with others
- Delivering objectives
- Dealing with complexity
- Acting professionally
- Delivering great customer service
- Sharing and Co-operating
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Finance Manager
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Overall Purpose of the Job: Support to the CFO and Senior Finance Manager - Finance in providing finance support to the Operations and Functional Heads. The role holder is expected to become an invaluable partner to the Functional Heads (as assigned), and will be their contact for all matters concerning project implementation and analysis; continuously seeking opportunities for improvements to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of the operations.
Minimum Qualifications and Experience:
- CA(SA)
- Experience in involvement of system planning and implementation and evidence of effective staff management
- Knowledge of Telematics industry vital
- Knowledge of SAP is an added benefit together with a high business acumen. Must have operational experience combined with financial experience
- Ability to form close working relationships with senior non-finance members of staff - communicate effectively, gaining their trust and influencing them where necessary.
- Strong business planning, budgeting, forecasting and financial modelling skills.
- Significant exposure to budget planning and cost / variance reporting.
- Ability to quickly analyse and manipulate large quantities of financial data, drawing out key matters of significance.
- Demonstrable evidence of leading successful cost reduction and efficiency projects.
- Experience in managing a debt collection department
- Excellent communications and presentation skills (including power point).
- Demonstrable experience of generating ideas and formulating strategies.
- In depth and practical knowledge of providing cost analysis, business case reviews and investment analysis.
- Strong PC and MS Office Suite skills – especially Excel.
- Trained and with high exposure to the SAP Finance and Management Accounting modules
- Attention to detail and methodical approach
- Speed and Accuracy
- Ability to work under pressure in a deadline driven environment
- Ability to work with little supervision
- Must be a team player with a pleasant disposition
Main Duties:
- Responsible for business improvement and integration of new product lines successfully into operations and the business
- Ensuring accurate reporting data is managed and utilized to support the business
- Management of staff to ensure goals are met. 10 to 20 staff members
- Managing external software provider relationships and ensuring effective and efficient deployment of software into core business
- Development of standardized group reporting and deployment into the finance function
- Effective management of the national debit order collections process
- Review of the warehouse processes and implementation of a national warehouse management tool
- Review of national price increase processes and alignment of the business to standard reporting and management
- Full control of management of client numbers and all associated cost management
- Review of business processes to implement and ensure standardization across the business
Behavioral Competencies:
- Problem Solving and analytical skills
- People development capability
- Business acumen, strategic agility, financial acumen, Sales and Marketing awareness
- Managerial courage, results driven, six sigma
We reserve the right not to make an appointment to any advertised position. Whilst preference is given to existing employees at all times and the choice made is purely on merit, Historically Disadvantaged Candidates and Black Female Candidates are encouraged and supported in the FSG team. Whilst black female candidates will be given priority as per our transformation policy subject to the above criteria.
Fidelity Services Group (Pty) Ltd supports global fair practice and business ethics on continuous development of our human capital as the key resource to our success in the markets in which we participate.
Should you not be contacted regarding this position within 10 working days from the closing date, please regard your application as unsuccessful.
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Finance Manager
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FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT AND REPORTING
Provide timely, accurate monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reports to management and investors.
Prepare and manage annual budgets and forecasts (with input from departments)
Track actual expenditure and income against budget and analyse variances.
Daily cash flow management and payment approvals.
Manage, monitor and correctly account for stock to safeguard company assets and prevent losses.
Monitor project cash flows and ensure adequate liquidity at all times.
Provide strategic insights to senior management on cost reduction, pricing strategies, and profitability improvements.
Supervise finance staff to ensure accuracy and timeliness.
Ensure compliance with companies act.
KPI reporting on identified metrics
Runway
Current cash-burn and cash-burn forecast
Revenue analysis (recurring vs once-off)
Sales pipeline (conversion probability, timeline, what's needed to convert)
Customer churn, conversion, CPA
Marketing spend breakdown and results per spend category
Operational KPI's (to be determined)
Top 3 pain points for the month
TAXATION AND COMLIANCE
Ensure full compliance with South African Revenue Service (SARS) and international tax regulations, including timely submission of VAT, PAYE, and Corporate Income Tax.
Liaise with SARS and external auditors as required.
Ensure CIPC documentation and Beneficial Ownership is maintained and up to date.
BANK ACCOUNT CONTROL
Cash reporting (opex variance analysis)
Working capital requirements using opex schedule
Segregation of duties (load vs release)
COMPLIANCE
Contract management / control
o Customers
o Suppliers
o Staff
o Contractors
Payroll
Leave
Sick
Performance reviews (note: need separate HR)
Insurance
Data / File folder governance - Maintain clear digital filing systems for all financial documentation on a shared company drive.
Finance system efficiency (configuration, access rights)
Policies & procedures for the business (with Ops Manager)
Finance
Procurement
Stock
Project management
DAILY
Approval of Bill Of Materials / GP%
Payments
- Contract preparation/review – Customer agreements; Supplier agreements
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