Finance Manager

Step into a Finance Manager role in Senekal and make your mark across Free State. The team is hiring now and wants to hear from sharp, committed candidates.

What This Role Involves

The Finance Manager position is part of an ongoing recruitment drive across Free State. The brief has been shaped carefully, with a focus on delivery in Senekal and across the finance jobs space.

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

Internal documentation, process notes and shared playbooks make it easier for the Finance Manager to step into the finance jobs workflow quickly. Institutional knowledge is well-organised, so people are not reinventing the wheel from one week to the next.

Reasonable working hours and respectful planning are part of how the role runs. The team values strong delivery, and load is balanced fairly across the finance jobs group in Senekal.

Why This Role

Few roles let you see the impact of your work as quickly as this one. Every shift, project and decision in Senekal contributes to real outcomes for clients and colleagues across the finance jobs space in Free State.

Notably, the role’s development opportunities, training and benefits, if offered, will be set out in the final vacancy details.

On top of that, the package, working arrangements and any available support will be confirmed by the hiring organisation for this vacancy.

Career development may be available depending on the role, business needs and the hiring organisation’s policies.

Diversity and Inclusion

Inclusive recruitment is part of the organisation’s employment practices. Applicants are assessed on relevant qualifications, skills and experience for this role in Senekal.

On top of that, inclusive hiring extends through onboarding and into how teams operate every day. Respectful, fair conduct is expected from every team member in Senekal.

Equally, the hiring organisation’s applicable employment-equity and inclusion practices will be explained in the final vacancy details for Free State.

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.

Growing With Us

In addition, career progression for this finance jobs role in Senekal depends on the hiring organisation’s policies, role requirements and business needs in Free State.

Training is a mix of formal courses, structured on-the-job learning and exposure to broader projects, all geared at building practical skills.

On top of that, internal mobility is encouraged. People who start in Senekal have moved into roles in other branches, specialist functions and project teams across Free State.

Growth conversations happen at a regular cadence — not just at year-end — so the path forward stays current and realistic for every Senekal team member.

About Senekal

Working in Senekal means a place in the Welkom gold fields, with a steady flow of activity and a strong local economy. The team has built solid relationships across the Free State region, and the Senekal office benefits from those long-standing connections.

Candidates should review the listed location, schedule and travel requirements before applying for this role in Senekal, Free State.

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

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 Senekal.

Daily Duties

• Process payment runs and resolve supplier queries timeously
• Support the year-end audit by preparing requested working papers
• Capture supplier invoices, journals and bank transactions accurately
• Maintain the fixed asset register and process monthly depreciation
• Provide ad hoc financial analysis to support business decisions
• Assist with budget preparation and quarterly re-forecasting cycles
• Review expense claims against company policy and approval limits
• Reconcile bank accounts, supplier statements and intercompany loans

Essential Criteria

• Solid working knowledge of IFRS for SMEs and SA tax basics
• Understanding of internal controls and segregation of duties
• Good written and verbal communication with non-finance stakeholders
• Hands-on experience with Sage, Pastel, SAP or Xero
• Sound ethical conduct and discretion when handling sensitive data
• Working towards SAICA, SAIPA or CIMA designation is preferred
• 2-4 years’ experience in a similar finance role

Each application is reviewed carefully, and strong matches against the criteria above will move forward in the process.