Finance Manager

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Sandton, City of Johannesburg, Gauteng, ZAF
In-Office
Mid level
Agency • HR Tech • Professional Services
The Role
Lead a small finance team to maintain transactional accuracy, prepare monthly management accounts and variance analyses, manage reconciliations and ledger integrity, administer WeConnect workflows, perform advanced Excel-based forecasting and budgeting, ensure tax and statutory compliance, and coordinate year-end audits with external auditors.
Summary Generated by Built In
A premier residential property management firm is seeking a high-calibre Finance Manager to oversee its financial function. This role balances strategic financial accounting with team leadership, taking responsibility for the accuracy and integrity of the estate’s financial reporting while managing a dedicated team of three bookkeepers.

The ideal candidate is an analytical and compliance-driven finance professional who excels in a structured, deadline-oriented environment. Operating in a hybrid model, you will provide the guidance necessary to keep daily transactional accounting seamless, while delivering high-level financial insights directly to executive management.

Key Responsibilities
  • Financial Oversight & Leadership: Manage, mentor, and review the daily outputs of four internal bookkeepers to ensure accuracy across all transactional accounting functions.

  • Management Accounting: Prepare and compile comprehensive monthly management accounts, variance analyses, and financial reports for executive leadership.

  • Ledger Integrity: Oversee trial balance reviews, balance sheet reconciliations, and complex ledger adjustments to maintain absolute data integrity.

  • Systems Administration: Optimise workflows and manage financial tracking within the WeConnect platform.

  • Advanced Data Analysis: Utilise advanced Excel modeling to track estate revenue streams, levy collections, operational budgets, and cash flow forecasting.

  • Compliance & Statutory Reporting: Oversee tax compliance, statutory submissions, and ensure the finance team adheres strictly to accounting standards and internal controls.

  • Audit Preparation: Coordinate and lead the year-end audit process, acting as the primary liaison for external auditors.



Requirements
  • Proven Leadership: 3–5+ years of experience in a Senior Accountant or Assistant Financial Manager role, with a proven track record of supervising junior finance staff or bookkeepers.

  • Advanced Technical Skills: Mastery of Advanced Microsoft Excel (VLOOKUPs, Pivot Tables, complex formulas, and data modeling) and the broader Microsoft Office Suite.

  • Software Competence: Experience with, or the technical aptitude to quickly master, WeConnect financial software.

  • Analytical Capability: Exceptional attention to detail with strong reconciliation and numerical problem-solving skills.

  • Communication: Professional verbal and written communication skills, with the confidence to lead team meetings and present to management.

Preferred Qualifications
  • A relevant tertiary finance qualification (e.g., BCom Accounting, Advanced Diploma in Financial Accounting, or Professional Accountant SAIPA registration.)

  • Previous financial experience within property management

Required Software Skills
  • WeConnect (Highly Beneficial)

  • Advanced Microsoft Excel - Microsoft Office 365 (Word, Outlook, PowerPoint)



Benefits
  • Balanced lifestyle with structured working hours (08:00 AM – 04:00 PM).
  • Hybrid Flexibility: 3 days remote / 2 days in-office per week.
  • Stable, prestigious working environment 


Skills Required

  • 3-5+ years in a Senior Accountant or Assistant Financial Manager role with supervisory experience
  • Mastery of Advanced Microsoft Excel (VLOOKUP, Pivot Tables, complex formulas, data modeling)
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office 365 (Word, Outlook, PowerPoint)
  • Experience with, or aptitude to quickly master, WeConnect financial software
  • Strong reconciliation skills, attention to detail, and numerical problem-solving ability
  • Professional verbal and written communication; able to lead meetings and present to management
  • Relevant tertiary finance qualification (BCom Accounting, Advanced Diploma, or SAIPA registration)
  • Previous financial experience within property management
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