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28 Mar 2025

Permanent FINANCE MANAGER – Pepkor Vacancies

Pepkor – Posted by Joblink24 –  Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

Job Description

Pepkor Vacancies – FINANCE MANAGER – Cape Town – Western Cape

Purpose of the Position: The Finance Manager will ensure the reliability of accounting and manage the financial reporting of PEP Africa’s subsidiaries, overseeing the end-to-end project management of finance-related projects. The role will also involve providing advice and support to management to enable informed business decision-making.

Key Responsibilities

Contribution to Strategy:

  • Provide input and support the implementation of the finance strategy aligned with the annual business strategy.

  • Communicate and execute action plans, including specifications, timelines, and budgets.

Team Management:

  • Establish clear, specific, and measurable objectives for the team.

  • Drive team performance and contribution, motivating, inspiring, and building team morale by recognizing and celebrating successes.

Management Accounts and Statutory Reporting:

  • Manage key financial processes such as CEO Reports, Pepkor Reports, new accounting standards, annual budgets, quarterly forecasts, and annual audits.

  • Oversee various reports, including store income statements, cellfin, Exco reports, and presentations.

Treasury Management:

  • Manage all banking relationships, systems, and payments for PEP Africa.

  • Handle all store deposits and card transactions for stores across African countries.

Stock and Gross Profit Management:

  • Ensure accurate and timely recording and analysis of inventory entries (CFH, FMCG, and Cellular), monitoring effective Gross Profit %.

  • Review and reconcile inventory export and import entries.

Compliance Management:

  • Ensure compliance with the South African Reserve Bank and relevant legislation, including VAT acts, concerning imports and exports.

  • Monitor compliance with local in-country (African) central bank legislation, supporting country financial managers to ensure compliance.

Policies and Procedures:

  • Maintain standardized treasury policies and procedures, including minimum cash balances, counterparty risk, and repatriation priorities.

Tax Management:

  • Ensure timely submission and payment of various returns (VAT, PAYE, Tax, etc.).

  • Ensure accurate accounting and reporting of tax in line with IFRS or local GAAP.

Ad Hoc Tasks and Involvement in Projects:

  • Perform additional tasks and contribute to various projects as required.

Job Incumbent Requirements

  • Qualified CA (SA).

  • 5+ years of experience in the finance environment (with at least 3 years of audit management experience).

  • 3 years of leadership/management experience (advantageous).

  • Retail industry experience is beneficial.

  • Strong knowledge of financial control and governance.

  • Understanding of the business, industry, and economic environment.

  • Knowledge of accounting for foreign currencies and consolidation is desirable.

  • Advanced computer literacy (MS Office, Google Suite, and financial systems).

  • Willingness to travel to Africa on an ad-hoc basis.

  • South African citizenship.

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