Assistant Finance Manager

SUMMARY:
Accelerate your executive finance career within an iconic premier gaming, leisure, and hospitality group, driving IFRS technical governance, taxation strategy, and team leadership.

POSITION INFO:
A prominent, publicly celebrated market leader within the entertainment, hospitality, and gaming sector is seeking an operationally sharp, technically elite Chartered Accountant CA(SA) to step into the role of Assistant Financial Manager. This position is custom-built for an ambitious finance leader who combines deep technical reporting accuracy with commercial foresight, team leadership, and C-suite stakeholder engagement.

Operating at the strategic hub of the finance division, you will manage a dedicated team of financial controllers and accountants while maintaining full accountability for group IFRS compliance, statutory taxation, and forward planning models. The corporate environment is dynamic, high-governance, and fast-paced, offering broad exposure across group reporting, SARS interactions, and annual audit frameworks. If you are a CA(SA) looking to leverage your technical expertise and leadership skills within a premier hospitality giant, this opportunity provides an exceptional career platform.

Key Responsibilities:

• Technical Accounting & IFRS Governance: Lead complex financial reviews, evaluate technical accounting treatments, and direct IFRS-compliant reporting across operating entities.
• Taxation & SARS Engagement: Direct and review corporate tax and VAT calculation workflows, execute statutory submissions, and manage technical queries directly with SARS.
• Financial Planning & Budgeting: Drive multi-entity budgeting, rolling forecast frameworks, and strategic financial planning to support executive decision-making.
• Annual Financial Statements & Audits: Prepare and review full-suite Annual Financial Statements (AFS), ensuring compliance with the Companies Act while leading internal and external audit pipelines.
• Team Leadership & Group Projects: Mentor, direct, and develop junior controllers and accounting staff, fostering a culture of high performance and driving key group finance transformation initiatives.

• Professional Qualification (Non-Negotiable): Active qualification as a Chartered Accountant CA(SA) is an absolute prerequisite.
• Commercial Track Record: A minimum of 2+ years of reference-backed commercial finance experience post-articles.
• Systems Mastery: Practical operational command of accounting and reporting platforms (specifically Accpac / Sage 300 or CaseWare) paired with advanced Microsoft Excel financial modeling skills.
• Technical Domain Expertise: Deep, proven technical knowledge of IFRS, tax legislation, VAT reconciliations, and Companies Act statutory standards.
• Non-negotiables: Proven team leadership capabilities, elite analytical problem-solving skills, an uncompromising eye for detail, and the polished communication confidence required to interface with executive stakeholders under tight deadlines.

• Secure a high-visibility leadership seat within one of South Africa’s premier leisure and gaming groups.
• Direct team management experience combined with high-level exposure to group reporting, SARS liaison, and technical IFRS strategy.
• A stable, high-accountability environment that actively invests in leadership development and commercial excellence