Job Description

The Role:

The Financial Manager - Sales & Marketing is a senior leadership position responsible for the full financial management of the Sales & Marketing function. This includes managing all accounting and reporting processes, ensuring regulatory and export compliance, driving commercial analysis, and delivering operational efficiencies.

This role is not back-office finance - it requires a highly engaged financial leader who partners with Sales & Marketing to influence decisions, improve margins, and enable sustainable growth. The ideal candidate will have the confidence to challenge, the skill to collaborate, and the track record to deliver measurable impact in a fast-paced, high-performance business.

Qualifications:

Bachelor's Degree in Accounting and Honours Degree in Accounting (required)

Professional qualification such as CIMA, ACCA, or equivalent (strong advantage)

Registration with a recognised professional body (advantageous)

Experience:

A Minimum of 5-7 years of progressive experience in financial management, including:

Proven ability to deliver results in commercially driven, high-performance environments.

Strong working knowledge of export-related finance and compliance processes.

Hands-on ERP systems experience (SAP, D365, Oracle or equivalent).

Demonstrated success in leading finance projects that deliver tangible business improvements.

Proven track record in sales and margin analysis with clear commercial outcomes.

Experience in manufacturing, FMCG, or export-oriented sectors (advantageous).

Demonstrated Competence:

Leading divisional financial reporting, budgeting, and forecasting.

Translating complex financial data into clear, actionable business insights.

Driving cost optimisation and process improvement across finance and commercial operations.

Designing and implementing robust internal controls and mitigating financial risk.

Partnering with Sales & Marketing to influence pricing, customer profitability, and market strategy.

Managing performance metrics and ensuring accountability to financial KPIs.

Technical Knowledge & Skills:

Strong ERP and systems orientation with a mindset for automation and process efficiency.

Advanced Excel for modelling, analysis, and decision support.

Strong understanding of accounting systems, controls, and audit readiness.

Leadership capability to coach, mentor, and hold teams accountable for delivery.

Effective interpersonal and influencing skills at senior level.

Commercial decision-making with a balance of risk and opportunity.

Our Ideal Candidate

Embodies Merensky's purpose of Doing Good and consistently lives our values: Health & Safety, Integrity, Inclusion, Innovation, and Quality

A commercially minded finance leader who partners across functions, not just reports numbers.

High resilience and adaptability - thrives under pressure and navigates change with confidence.

Proven ability to challenge constructively, influence decisions, and lead change initiatives.

Brings strong business curiosity and is committed to continuous improvement.

Willing and able to travel to operational sites across provinces as required.

To apply, please send your CV and a cover letter detailing your relevant experience and qualifications to recruitment@merensky.co.za. Please use the

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27 August 2025

At Merensky, we believe in and are committed to Diversity, inclusion and belonging through Doing Good. We cultivate an inclusive workplace where all people are safe and encouraged to bring their authentic selves to the workplace. We vigorously promote Employment Equity and welcome applications from candidates of diverse backgrounds.

If you do not receive a response within two weeks after the application closing date, please consider your application unsuccessful.

Job Type: Full-time

Work Location: In person