Job Description

Overview:

• Ensuring that the statement of financial position and statement of financial performance areas relating to factory finance and costing & management accounting areas is fairly represented.
• Oversee and manage the factory finance and costing & management accounting functions
• Guide and oversee the implementation and management of costing, accounting and other financial policies and processes within the company
• Provide operational financial guidance to direct subordinates and to factory management teams, driving financial objectives within facilities
• Oversee and consolidate accurate and timeous reporting for management and strategic decision-making

Responsibilities:
Planning, Policies and Systems

• Review and manage the implementation of aligned and compliant financial policies and procedures
• Oversee costing policies, systems and methods, ensuring integrity, accuracy and security of costing tables and data

Operational Management

• Review and sign off on financial reports, forecasts, budgets etc.
• Manage the annual budget in a manner that ensures alignment with operational plan
• Recommend system and process improvements for SA Operations
• Recommend, initiate and co-ordinate value added projects
• Review and approve commercial evaluations, RFQs/RFPs and standard cost
• Align factory and marketing cost-saving initiatives and identify cost reduction and efficiency improvement opportunities

Financial Management

• Manage the annual budget and forecasts, ensuring that preparations meet the guidelines and instructions and align with the operational plan
• Ensure validity, accuracy and completeness of financial information
• Review reconciliation of balance sheet accounts against the ledger
• Ensure control and approval of expenses in accordance to approved framework
• Review and sign off supplier payments and payroll

Audit and Risk Management

• Review, assess and guide mitigation of all concerns and risks raised
• Set up effective processes to ensure optimum risk assessment, feasibility assessment and planning are implemented

Unit Management

• Provide technical and operational input during drafting of the SA
• Operations strategy and operational objectives
• Guide operational planning and advise on prioritisation of activities
• Provide input into budgets and resource requirements for unit
• Request and allocate assets and resources for the fulfilment of work objectives and monitor their use
• Provide unit staff with day-to-day direction and tasks

Requirements:
Background/experience

• Chartered Accountant CA (SA) or equivalent preferred
• 6 to 8 years' relevant experience in a financial management environment
• Experience in a manufacturing environment and in the management
• of staff

Specific job skills

• Computer literacy: proficiency in Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and a fully integrated ERP system

Competencies

• Creating clarity
• Interpreting, interrogating and internalising information
• Offering insights
• Maintaining accuracy
• Managing performance
• Finalising Outputs
• Making Decisions
• Ability to perform under pressure

Aspen fully subscribes to the principles of Employment Equity and will make decisions in line with this ethos.
Closing date: 21 November 2025

Skills Required