Head of Finance - General Finance

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<p>Takealot.com, a leading South African online retailer, is looking for a highly talented <strong>Head of Finance: General Finance</strong>&nbsp;to join our Finance Team in Cape Town.</p>
<p>We are a young, dynamic, hyper-growth company looking for smart, creative and hard-working people with integrity to join us.&nbsp; We offer a market related Total Remuneration Package, which allows full flexibility according to your needs, a great work environment and a promise that you won’t be bored, as long as you are prepared for a challenge and want to build something great.</p>
<p>&nbsp;<strong>The position reports to the takealot.com Chief Financial Officer</strong></p>
<p><strong>Your responsibilities will include:</strong></p>
<p><strong>Financial Leadership:</strong></p>
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<li>&nbsp;&nbsp;Provide strategic financial leadership and direction to the finance team.</li>
<li>&nbsp;&nbsp;Develop and implement financial policies, procedures, and controls to ensure compliance and efficiency.</li>
<li>&nbsp;&nbsp;Collaborate with senior management to develop and execute the company's financial strategy.</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Accounts Payable:</strong></p>
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<li>&nbsp;&nbsp;Oversee the accounts payable function, ensuring timely and accurate processing of invoices and payments.</li>
<li>&nbsp;&nbsp;Implement and maintain effective vendor management practices.</li>
<li>&nbsp;&nbsp;Monitor and manage cash flow to optimize working capital</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Accounts Receivable</strong>:</p>
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<li>&nbsp;&nbsp;Manage the accounts receivable function, ensuring timely and accurate invoicing and collections.</li>
<li>&nbsp;&nbsp;Develop and implement credit policies and procedures to minimize bad debt.</li>
<li>&nbsp;&nbsp;Monitor and report on accounts receivable aging and performance.</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Revenue Management:</strong></p>
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<li>&nbsp;&nbsp;Oversee revenue recognition processes and ensure compliance with accounting standards.</li>
<li>&nbsp;&nbsp;Analyze revenue trends and provide insights to support business decision-making.</li>
<li>&nbsp;&nbsp;Collaborate with commercial and marketing teams to standardize reporting.&nbsp;</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Stock Management:</strong></p>
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<li>&nbsp;&nbsp;Oversee inventory management and control processes.</li>
<li>&nbsp;&nbsp;Ensure accurate and timely recording of stock movements and valuations.</li>
<li>&nbsp;&nbsp;Monitor stock levels and optimize inventory turnover.</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Marketplace Finance:</strong></p>
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<li>&nbsp;&nbsp;Manage financial operations related to the company's third-party marketplace.</li>
<li>&nbsp;&nbsp;Develop and implement financial policies and procedures for marketplace transactions.</li>
<li>&nbsp;&nbsp;Monitor and report on marketplace financial performance.</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Financial Reporting and Analysis:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>&nbsp;Prepare and present financial reports, including monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements.</li>
<li>Take full ownership of annual- and interim financial audits (internal and external)&nbsp;</li>
<li>Work closely with FP&amp;A team to complete the annual budget cycle</li>
<li>Identify and execute automation opportunities.</li>
<li>Provide insights and recommendations to support business decision-making.</li>
<li>Ensure full statutory compliance relating to indirect company taxes&nbsp;</li>
<li>Responsible for the integrity of all financial records</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Team Management:</strong></p>
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<li>Lead and mentor the finance team, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and professional development.</li>
<li>Set performance goals and conduct regular performance reviews.</li>
<li>Ensure the finance team is adequately resourced and trained.</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Attributes required:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>High business acumen</li>
<li>Excellent leadership and communication skills</li>
<li>Ability to work and keep up in a fast-paced, changing business environment</li>
<li>Strong general financial background with proven skills in financial accounting, budgeting and reporting, treasury, and cash flow management</li>
<li>Proven experience developing and managing new frameworks, processes and procedures across a growing business to ensure rigorous compliance with external and internal policies</li>
<li>Ability to prioritize and meet tight deadlines</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Qualifications and Experience:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>CA (SA) with 5+ years' experience in managing a&nbsp; finance team</li>
<li>Experience in e-commerce or retail industry is highly desirable</li>
<li>Strong knowledge of financial principles, practices, and regulations</li>
<li>Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>The Environment</strong>:</p>
<ul>
<li>takealot.com employees are entrepreneurial and dynamic, smart, customer-centric, fun and have the shared ambition of takealot.com being the leading e-commerce company in Africa.</li>
<li>We have fun, work hard, take ownership, work in teams to create solutions, and are always open to direct feedback/new ideas on where we can improve.</li>
<li>We are short on ego and high on output.</li>
<li>We are doers and not only thinkers, its all in the execution after all.</li>
<li>We love what we do and what we are creating.</li>
<li>We are all accountable.</li>
</ul>
<p>We seek to Employ an <strong>Extra Ordinary Mind</strong> who:</p>
<ul>
<li>is respectful but forthright</li>
<li>is an expert at doing, who can not only design but also execute</li>
<li>is analytical, able to use data to make decisions</li>
<li>is competitive, self-directed and strive to be the BEST (GREAT requires a lot of work and does not only happen during business hours</li>
<li>is <strong>passionate about the potential of e-commerce</strong> and delivering a<strong> world-class customer experience</strong></li>
<li>is <strong>entrepreneurial, thrives under change</strong> and accepts it is a constant and always<strong> looks for solutions</strong> to do something better and faster</li>
<li>is business SMART. Able to think about problems from a business perspective using technical and product input;</li>
<li>is curious and challenge the status quo</li>
<li>is innovative and enjoys iteration</li>
<li>is collaborative</li>
<li>will be at the cutting edge of developing new concepts for takealot.com</li>
<li><strong>thinks like an owner</strong> of the business</li>
<li>is <strong>SMART, has INTEGRITY</strong> and is <strong>HARD WORKING</strong></li>
</ul>
<p>If you meet the above criteria and are an<strong> Extraordinary Mind</strong>, come and join us!</p>
<p><em>Takealot is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants from the previously disadvantaged groups and people with disabilities will be given preference.</em></p>
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