Finance Manager

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  • for list items (duties, requirements, qualifications, skills)". But the original text for "Minimum Requirements" is not explicitly using `
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    • for list items (duties, requirements, qualifications, skills)". But if the original doesn't have clear list markers, I should just wrap in `

      `. Let me look at the structure. Actually, the input text has: "Minimum Requirements: SAICA/ACCA/CA(SA)/CIMA 6+ years of relevant experience within a finance environment. Experience in financial reporting and annual financial statement preparation. Experience in interim and financial year-end reporting and close processes. Experience in quarterly balance sheet and cash flow forecasting. Experience engaging with auditors and supporting audit processes. Experience within a large or complex corporate environment would be advantageous." This is a mix of statements. It's not clearly a list with dashes or bullets. I should probably keep it as `

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      tags". Since it's under "Minimum Requirements:", I could treat each sentence as a `

      `, or keep as one paragraph. To be safe and preserve word-for-word, I'll keep the whole block as `

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      `s if it naturally separates. But the rule also says "Use

      • for list items (duties, requirements, qualifications, skills)". If I detect list items, I should use lists. Let me examine the "Duties & Responsibilities" section: it's a long block with sentences starting with verbs like "Financial Accounting & Period Close Lead...", "Accounts Payable, Creditor Governance...", etc. It's actually structured with headings and then text, but in the raw input it's all one continuous paragraph per section? Wait, the input has: "Duties & Responsibilities: Financial Accounting & Period Close Lead the monthly close process to ensure results are complete, accurate, and delivered within agreed deadlines. Ensure the general ledger and subsidiary ledgers are maintained in line with company policies and IFRS. Review and approve journals, balance sheet reconciliations (including non-vendor accounts), and the timely clearance of reconciling items. Validate key accounting treatments (e.g., revenue cut-off, provisions/impairments where relevant) and ensure timing variances are resolved promptly. Accounts Payable, Creditor Governance & Working Capital Oversee creditor reconciliations, intercompany balances, and the resolution of supplier queries/claims within agreed timelines. Monitor ageing of reconciling items and escalate key risks and disputes appropriately. Ensure supplier accounts are reconciled and paid according to terms, pricing conditions, and internal policies. Assess working capital impacts (e.g., early settlements) and support initiatives to optimise payment practices and liquidity. Management Reporting, Insight & Performance Analytics Prepare and/or review monthly management reports for the Finance Executive, ensuring clear commentary on performance drivers and risks. Perform variance analysis (actual vs budget/forecast/prior period) and translate outcomes into actionable insights for decision-making. Provide ad hoc analysis and reporting to support pricing, profitability, efficiency ratios/KPIs, and operational performance. Budgeting, Forecasting & Planning Coordinate budgeting and forecasting cycles (operating and capex), ensuring quality inputs, alignment to strategy, and delivery to deadlines. Review assumptions and economic drivers, challenge inputs, and consolidate outputs into management-ready formats. Draft or contribute to executive summaries and presentations that communicate the "story" behind the numbers. Cash Flow, Treasury & Banking Oversee cash forecasting and cash flow management, including monitoring forecast accuracy and explaining deviations. Support treasury activities such as cash optimisation, banking administration, and stakeholder engagement with banks where applicable. Review and sign off key banking requirements and ensure controls over payments and cash movements. Tax & Statutory Compliance Manage statutory financial close deliverables (interim/year-end schedules) and support financial statement preparation and audit readiness. Ensure VAT compliance (validity of claims, tax invoice compliance, schedule preparation/consolidation) and timely submissions. Manage income tax compliance and tax risk, ensuring accurate, complete, and timeous returns and appropriate issue resolution. Maintain compliance with relevant company/commercial law requirements in partnership with internal stakeholders (e.g., legal) as applicable. Audit, Governance & Internal Controls Maintain and enhance internal controls, ensuring adherence to approved procedures and consistent execution of control checks. Liaise with internal and external auditors; coordinate responses, track audit findings, and drive corrective actions to closure. Identify financial risks (process, control, compliance) and lead remediation plans with accountable owners. Support enterprise risk management through financial risk assessments and mitigation actions. Systems, Process Improvement & Project Delivery Drive continuous improvement and automation across finance processes (e.g., reconciliations, query ageing, reporting, invoice clearing). Provide finance input into cross-functional projects (pricing, allocations, system testing, master data remediation). Build and maintain strong systems/process knowledge (e.g., ERP/SAP process flows) to improve control and efficiency. Leadership, Stakeholder & Service Management Lead, coach, and develop the Financial Accountants and Tax Accountant; set objectives, review output quality, and build capability. Ensure consistent service delivery to internal and external stakeholders, meeting agreed SLAs and governance requirements. Partner with Operations, Procurement, Shared Services, and senior leaders to resolve issues, improve performance, and enable decision-making." This is clearly a single block of prose per section, not actual bullet lists. The section headers have ampersands/parentheses, but the content is paragraph form. I should wrap each section's content in `

        ` tags. The rule: "If text has no clear sections, just wrap paragraphs in

        tags". But here we have clear sections: Job Description, Minimum Requirements, Duties & Responsibilities. Also there's metadata: Company, Functions, Job Type Classification, Location. I need to output ONLY HTML, no markdown fences. So I'll structure it with appropriate tags. Let me plan the HTML structure: - Start with `

        RCL Foods

        ` or maybe just the text as-is. But I need to include all info. - Actually, the raw text has: "Company: RCL Foods Functions: BSO Job Type Classification: Permanent Location - Town / City: Pretoria Job Description: RCL FOODS is a deeply rooted..." etc. I should preserve the exact text. I'll structure semantically but keep all content word-for-word. Let me parse the input into a structured format, then convert to HTML. Input breakdown: - "Company:" then "RCL Foods" -> I'll do `

        Company: RCL Foods

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        RCL Foods

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          ` for section headers: Responsibilities, Qualifications, Requirements, Education, Experience, Skills, How to Apply, Key Duties, About the Role. But the input has "Minimum Requirements" and "Duties & Responsibilities". I should use `

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          for section headers (e.g. Responsibilities, Qualifications, Requirements, Education, Experience, Skills, How to Apply, Key Duties, About the Role)". So I'll map the input sections to these headers. Input has "Minimum Requirements:" and "Duties & Responsibilities:". I'll use `

          Minimum Requirements

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          Duties & Responsibilities

          `. Or maybe `

          Responsibilities

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          for section headers (e.g. Responsibilities, Qualifications, Requirements, ...)". It's suggesting I should use those as header names, but I should match the actual section titles from the input? It says "e.g.", meaning examples. I think I should use the actual section titles from the job text, but formatted as `

          `. To be safe, I'll use `

          Minimum Requirements

          ` and `

          Duties & Responsibilities

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          ` etc. - For the content under each section: the "Minimum Requirements" block is prose. I'll wrap it in `

          `. The "Duties & Responsibilities" is also prose, long block. I'll wrap in `

          `. But the rule says "Use

          • for list items (duties, requirements, qualifications, skills)". If I identify actual list items, I should use them. Let me re-examine: The "Minimum Requirements" text: "SAICA/ACCA/CA(SA)/CIMA 6+ years of relevant experience within a finance environment. Experience in financial reporting and annual financial statement preparation. Experience in interim and financial year-end reporting and close processes. Experience in quarterly balance sheet and cash flow forecasting. Experience engaging with auditors and supporting audit processes. Experience within a large or complex corporate environment would be advantageous." These are separate sentences, but they're all under one heading. Are they list items? The original doesn't have bullets. I think I should keep them as `

            ` paragraphs, maybe each sentence as a separate `

            `, but that might be adding structure not present. The rule: "Preserve ALL original content word-for-word — do not add, remove, summarise, or rephrase". If I split into multiple `

            `, I'm still preserving content, but I'm adding formatting. The rule says "If text has no clear sections, just wrap paragraphs in

            tags". It doesn't say I must use lists if not present. It says "Use

            • for list items (duties, requirements, qualifications, skills)" - this implies if there are list items, use them. But the input doesn't have explicit list markers. I'll treat them as paragraphs. Wait, maybe I should interpret the sentences as list items because they are separated by periods and start with capital letters, but the original text is just a continuous paragraph. I'll keep as `

              ` to be safe. Let me look at the exact input again. It's copied from a job listing, likely the "Minimum Requirements" and "Duties & Responsibilities" are formatted with bullet points on the website, but in the raw text provided, they're just paragraphs. I must work with what's given. Plan: - Output HTML with `

              ` for paragraphs, `

              ` for section headers. - I'll structure the flow as it appears in the input, but organized semantically. - I need to include all text: Company, Functions, Job Type Classification, Location, Job Description, Minimum Requirements, Duties & Responsibilities. - I'll use `

              ` for each section header line. - Content under each header will be in `

              ` tags. - I'll ensure no markdown, no fences, just raw HTML. Let me construct the HTML carefully. Input text verbatim (I'll copy exactly as provided, but I need to handle line breaks). Since I can't use `
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              Company: RCL Foods

              Functions: BSO

              Job Type Classification: Permanent

              Location - Town / City: Pretoria

              Job Description

              RCL FOODS is a deeply rooted South African food manufacturer that produces some of the country’s most-loved brands, including Yum Yum peanut butter, Nola mayonnaise, Ouma rusks, and Selati sugar, just to name a few. At the heart of our culture and strategy is our Purpose – WE GROW WHAT MATTERS – which reflects our belief in collectively doing that little more to create a positive impact that truly matters. Visit our website: www.rclfoods.com We are looking for a Finance Manager to join our Finance Team reporting to the Finance Executive. The purpose of the role is to ensure accurate financial accounting, robust control environments, and timely reporting to support business performance and compliance. The role leads the monthly close process, oversees key balance sheet reconciliations, and provides meaningful analysis and insight to management. It ensures statutory and tax compliance while optimising cash flow, working capital, and treasury activities

              Minimum Requirements

              SAICA/ACCA/CA(SA)/CIMA 6+ years of relevant experience within a finance environment. Experience in financial reporting and annual financial statement preparation. Experience in interim and financial year-end reporting and close processes. Experience in quarterly balance sheet and cash flow forecasting. Experience engaging with auditors and supporting audit processes. Experience within a large or complex corporate environment would be advantageous.

              Duties & Responsibilities

              Financial Accounting & Period Close Lead the monthly close process to ensure results are complete, accurate, and delivered within agreed deadlines. Ensure the general ledger and subsidiary ledgers are maintained in line with company policies and IFRS. Review and approve journals, balance sheet reconciliations (including non-vendor accounts), and the timely clearance of reconciling items. Validate key accounting treatments (e.g., revenue cut-off, provisions/impairments where relevant) and ensure timing variances are resolved promptly. Accounts Payable, Creditor Governance & Working Capital Oversee creditor reconciliations, intercompany balances, and the resolution of supplier queries/claims within agreed timelines. Monitor ageing of reconciling items and escalate key risks and disputes appropriately. Ensure supplier accounts are reconciled and paid according to terms, pricing conditions, and internal policies. Assess working capital impacts (e.g., early settlements) and support initiatives to optimise payment practices and liquidity. Management Reporting, Insight & Performance Analytics Prepare and/or review monthly management reports for the Finance Executive, ensuring clear commentary on performance drivers and risks. Perform variance analysis (actual vs budget/forecast/prior period) and translate outcomes into actionable insights for decision-making. Provide ad hoc analysis and reporting to support pricing, profitability, efficiency ratios/KPIs, and operational performance. Budgeting, Forecasting & Planning Coordinate budgeting and forecasting cycles (operating and capex), ensuring quality inputs, alignment to strategy, and delivery to deadlines. Review assumptions and economic drivers, challenge inputs, and consolidate outputs into management-ready formats. Draft or contribute to executive summaries and presentations that communicate the “story” behind the numbers. Cash Flow, Treasury & Banking Oversee cash forecasting and cash flow management, including monitoring forecast accuracy and explaining deviations. Support treasury activities such as cash optimisation, banking administration, and stakeholder engagement with banks where applicable. Review and sign off key banking requirements and ensure controls over payments and cash movements. Tax & Statutory Compliance Manage statutory financial close deliverables (interim/year-end schedules) and support financial statement preparation and audit readiness. Ensure VAT compliance (validity of claims, tax invoice compliance, schedule preparation/consolidation) and timely submissions. Manage income tax compliance and tax risk, ensuring accurate, complete, and timeous returns and appropriate issue resolution. Maintain compliance with relevant company/commercial law requirements in partnership with internal stakeholders (e.g., legal) as applicable. Audit, Governance & Internal Controls Maintain and enhance internal controls, ensuring adherence to approved procedures and consistent execution of control checks. Liaise with internal and external auditors; coordinate responses, track audit findings, and drive corrective actions to closure. Identify financial risks (process, control, compliance) and lead remediation plans with accountable owners. Support enterprise risk management through financial risk assessments and mitigation actions. Systems, Process Improvement & Project Delivery Drive continuous improvement and automation across finance processes (e.g., reconciliations, query ageing, reporting, invoice clearing). Provide finance input into cross-functional projects (pricing