Senior Financial Manager - PFG (Springs)

PFG is the leading manufacturer of float glass in Southern Africa, as well as laminated glass and mirrors. The company produces 260 000 tons of float glass products per annum, supplying into both domestic and international building and automotive industries.

Main job purpose:

Manage and coordinate the  financial function, drive compliance to legislation, policies and procedures and ensure consistent and accurate financial planning, forecasting and reporting in order to facilitate financial decision making, drive business performance and mitigate risk. 

Main objective: 

• The attainment of a high standard of financial reporting as required by the directorate and ultimate holding company.   (Monthly, quarterly and annual consolidated reporting as well as ad hoc reporting requirements).  
• Contribute towards the attainment of PFG goals by meeting/exceeding the department’s targets.  
• Manage and control the budget and forecast processes to meet reporting requirements.  
• Motivate staff; manage the appraisal of their performance on a regular basis; and plan their career development together with the Financial Director.  
• Manage the interface with Shared Services ensuring delivery issues are constructively dealt with.  
• Provide the liaison between the division and head office (and ensure high standards in terms of delivery to the head office).  
• Manage the annual audit process.  
• Assist with management of divisional risk by reporting on risks, identifying new risks and  implementing risk mitigation actions with regards to insurance, foreign exchange trade remedies, process controls and governance.  
• Prevent fruitless and wasteful spend (OPEX) and ensure that returns(CAPEX) are measured to improve the financial result.  
• Improve business decision making capability by ensuring that the costing and profitability accounting transparently reflects the impact of the respective cost and profitability drivers.  

Qualifications:

Chartered Accountant (CA) SA 

BCom Honours Degree 

Knowledge: 

Relevant Legislation 

Costing

Skills: 

ERP System 

Relationship building 

Advance Excel & PW 

Cost control & Saving initiatives 

Analytical Reasoning 

SAP

Financial Modeling

Experience: 

10 years relevant financial experience including articles 

PG Group, and its subsidiaries, are committed to the principles of employment equity and as such are equal opportunity employers.  Qualified applicants who apply for any vacancies will be considered with due consideration based on of fairness and equity. Factors such as race, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin or disability are not consider exclusively and are not determinative of any appointments made by PG Group or its subsidiaries.

Requisition ID: 2759