Finance Manager

Whether you are a seasoned Finance Manager or stepping into the role for the first time, there is space for you in Hartbeespoort. The team hires on merit and across communities in North West.

Overview

This Finance Manager role sits within the finance jobs function in Hartbeespoort. It offers a defined scope, clear measures of success, and the support of an experienced team across North West.

The role suits a candidate who values consistency and clear communication. The Hartbeespoort operation runs on accurate work, steady relationships and a genuine respect for the people in the team.

Tools, systems and information are there to support the role rather than slow it down. The company continues to invest in the technology that backs its Hartbeespoort teams, and the new Finance Manager will feel that from the first week.

Stakeholders for this position include line managers, peers across the finance jobs team and trusted external partners. Building those relationships early makes the next twelve months in Hartbeespoort much easier.

What We Offer

You will join a team that values respectful collaboration, honest feedback and shared wins. The Hartbeespoort colleagues take pride in supporting one another and in doing the finance jobs side of the business properly, day in and day out.

In addition, the company reinvests in its people: paid training, internal moves and the chance to take on bigger projects are all part of how careers in Hartbeespoort keep progressing.

Benefits are clear and consistent. Beyond the package on offer, the role includes the supports you would expect from an established South African employer in North West.

Recognition matters here. Strong performers are noticed quickly, and many promotions across the business have started in the Hartbeespoort teams.

Diversity and Inclusion

Practically speaking, the organisation is committed to transformation and equal opportunity. Hiring is on merit, and applications are actively encouraged from women, youth, people with disabilities and other historically disadvantaged groups in line with the Employment Equity plan and B-BBEE objectives.

B-BBEE compliance is more than a scorecard here. It informs how the business invests in skills development, supplier diversity and community engagement across the country.

Inclusive hiring extends through onboarding and into how teams operate every day. Respectful, fair conduct is expected from every team member in Hartbeespoort.

Practical steps back the words. Structured EE reporting, transformation initiatives and learnership programmes give real opportunities to candidates from across North West.

Based in Hartbeespoort

Working in Hartbeespoort means a place close to the Mahikeng administrative hub, with a steady flow of activity and a strong local economy. The team has built solid relationships across the North West region, and the Hartbeespoort office benefits from those long-standing connections.

Accessibility is taken seriously: where the role allows, the team works toward a balance of in-office presence and flexibility for candidates based in and around Hartbeespoort.

If you are relocating, the team can share practical pointers on neighbourhoods, transport and the typical pace of life in Hartbeespoort, North West.

Many candidates already living within reach of Hartbeespoort cite the location as one of the role’s quiet wins, with shorter commutes and a real sense of being plugged into the local North West economy.

A Typical Day

Most days begin by working through your inbox, prioritising urgent supplier or audit queries before settling into the books. You move between reconciliations, journal entries and review meetings, breaking out spreadsheets when something doesn’t tie up. Mid-morning calls with operations or sales help you understand the numbers behind the numbers, and the afternoon is usually given to deeper work: management reports, tax submissions or supporting a junior with a tricky reconciliation. By the time you log off, you have nudged the business closer to a clean month-end.

No two days look exactly the same — and that variety is part of what keeps the role engaging for the right candidate in Hartbeespoort.

Crucially, the Hartbeespoort office buzzes through peak hours and settles into focused, productive lulls in between, giving you time to plan and reset before the next stretch of work.

Equally, the rhythm rewards people who plan ahead but also pivot quickly when North West operations throw up the unexpected.

Your Workplace

Equally, the environment is structured and deadline-driven, with peaks around month-end, year-end and audit cycles. The wider team is collaborative, but focused work is the norm.

Practically speaking, the working environment is set up to give the team the focus needed for deeper work, while keeping collaboration and quick problem-solving close at hand.

Health, safety and well-being are taken seriously. Current policies and procedures are maintained, and the Hartbeespoort site adheres to the standards expected of a responsible South African employer.

A respectful, professional environment is the standard in North West. Bullying, harassment and unfair conduct have no place here, and managers are trained to act decisively when concerns are raised.

Core Functions

• Assist with VAT, PAYE and provisional tax submissions to SARS
• Prepare monthly management accounts and supporting schedules
• Support the year-end audit by preparing requested working papers
• Maintain the fixed asset register and process monthly depreciation
• Maintain accurate general ledger entries and trial balance integrity
• Liaise with external auditors, banks and regulatory bodies

What You’ll Need

• Excellent attention to detail and analytical thinking
• Working towards SAICA, SAIPA or CIMA designation is preferred
• Awareness of B-BBEE financial reporting requirements
• Understanding of internal controls and segregation of duties
• Sound ethical conduct and discretion when handling sensitive data

Notably, if most of these boxes are ticked, you are encouraged to put your name forward.