Financial Controller

A renewable energy organisation is seeking a Financial Controller to oversee the day-to-day financial operations of the Group. This position ensures the integrity, accuracy, and timely completion of financial records alongside operational reporting readiness. The role plays a vital part in maintaining robust financial controls and supporting the broader business through insightful operational reporting and analysis. Collaborating across multiple jurisdictions, the successful candidate will manage core transactional activities, treasury functions, and financial close processes. This opportunity is well-suited for a hands-on, self-motivated professional who is comfortable operating within a structured yet evolving environment. This role offers a hybrid model with 2 days work from home per week, unless required to be in the office for additional days as requested by the reporting manager. Key Responsibilities Financial Close Management: Manage and coordinate the monthly, quarterly, and annual financial close processes to ensure the accuracy and integrity of trial balances, reconciliations, and underlying financial records. Transactional Oversight: Oversee everyday transactional finance activities encompassing cash, payroll, creditors, debtors, fixed assets, and revenue accounting. Treasury and Cash Management: Manage treasury operations including liquidity monitoring, payment cycles, banking administration, and short-term cash flow management. Authorisations and Approvals: Review and approve payments, beneficiaries, and banking transactions in strict accordance with delegated authority limits. Reporting and Analytics: Prepare comprehensive financial reporting inputs, analysis, and operational KPIs for management, Board, and committee reporting. Compliance and Internal Controls: Ensure complete compliance with approved accounting policies, IFRS requirements, and internal financial controls. System Integrity: Maintain the integrity of financial data, master data, and transactional controls within the ERP and related business systems. Intercompany Governance: Review intercompany transactions and recharges in line with established transfer pricing policies and intercompany agreements. Consolidations and Variance Analysis: Perform consolidations, journal entries, and budget-to-actual variance analysis across Group entities. Budgeting Support: Support budgeting and forecasting processes through the provision of actual financial data and operational insights. Tax and Regulatory Compliance: Execute statutory, tax, and regulatory filing requirements while maintaining robust supporting documentation and audit trails. Audit Coordination: Act as the primary operational contact for external auditors and coordinate audit deliverables, reconciliations, and working papers. Risk Mitigation: Identify operational finance risks, control gaps, and process improvement opportunities, escalating matters where appropriate. Project Involvement: Support finance-related aspects of projects, tenders, and operational initiatives. Document Control: Maintain effective finance filing, reporting, and document management processes. Requirements Essential Requirements Education: Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field. Articles: Completed SAICA or SAIPA articles. Post-Article Experience: Minimum of 3 years of post-article experience in a similar financial management or control role. Team Leadership: 3 to 5 years of experience managing a team. Jurisdictional Experience: Relevant experience doing business in South Africa. Core Competencies: Strong financial, analytical, problem-solving, and process-improvement capabilities, alongside excellent stakeholder engagement and time management skills. Travel Availability: Comfortable, available, and willing to travel and conduct business within Africa when required. Desirable Requirements Professional Designation: Professional designation such as CA(SA), AGA(SA), or Professional Accountant (SA) is highly advantageous. Regional Exposure: Experience doing business across multiple jurisdictions in East Africa. Sector & Complex Environments: Prior experience in project development, construction, and complex intercompany environments. Required Software Skills SARS e-filing Oracle NetSuite (Advantageous) Microsoft D365 (Advantageous) Proficient in Microsoft Office and financial systems/ERP environments Benefits Hybrid: 2 days work from home per week, unless required to be in the office for additional days as requested by the reporting manager.