General Manager, Finance & Accounts

Job Responsibilities Financial Reporting & Management Information Own the preparation and timely release of the monthly Management Information System report to the leadership team on a defined reporting calendar. Present financial performance against budget, with variance analysis that identifies cause, quantum and the accountable function. Deliver reporting on product-wise and customer-wise profitability, working capital, cash position, receivable and payable ageing, inventory and capital expenditure. Review and validate the weekly cash flow statement prepared by the Senior Manager, Finance & Accounts prior to its submission to management. Provide financial analysis to support pricing, product mix, customer, vendor and capital investment decisions. Accounting Operations & Financial Control Own the accuracy, completeness and integrity of the books of account across all Group entities. Establish and hold a defined monthly closing calendar. Ensure all control accounts, including bank, debtors, creditors, inventory, inter-company and tax ledgers, are reconciled on a monthly basis. Establish accounting policies and ensure their consistent application in line with applicable accounting standards and the Companies Act. Ensure the physical verification programme for inventory and fixed assets is executed and that variances are investigated and resolved. ERP Implementation, Finance & Accounts Serve as the functional owner for the Finance & Accounts scope of the Company's Odoo implementation. Define, prioritise and sign off finance requirements for the in-house development team, and validate delivered functionality before it goes live. Establish Odoo as the single source of financial data, with parallel record keeping outside the system progressively retired. Ensure financial controls, including approval workflows, delegation of authority limits, period locking and user access rights, are configured and enforced within the system. Build the capability of the Finance & Accounts team to operate the system independently and accurately. Costing & Profitability Analysis Establish and maintain a standard costing framework covering raw material, utilities, conversion cost and overhead across the product portfolio. Deliver monthly cost and contribution analysis at product level, with variance analysed by price, yield, usage and volume. Partner with Production, Quality and Purchase on the financial impact of yield, downtime, rework and input cost movement. Ensure costing is derived from ERP and plant data, providing a single validated cost base for commercial decision making. Support the statutory Cost Audit and ensure cost records are maintained as required. Budgeting & Budgetary Control Lead the annual operating and capital expenditure budgeting exercise in consultation with department heads and management. Establish department-wise and cost-centre-wise budgets with clear ownership resting at the…