Senior Fractional Financial Manager (Cin7)

Our client is an established professional financial services organisation providing outsourced and fractional finance expertise to growing SMEs. The business supports clients across accounting, financial management, strategic finance, tax and compliance, payroll and related professional services, helping businesses strengthen their financial operations and make better-informed commercial decisions.

An opportunity is available for a Senior Fractional Financial Manager based in Somerset West with strong exposure to manufacturing, inventory or stock-holding environments. The successful candidate will independently manage a portfolio of clients while providing financial oversight, management accounting and strategic support. This position combines senior financial management expertise with a practical understanding of inventory systems, product costing, stock control and platforms such as Cin7 Core.

Responsibilities:

Financial Management & Reporting

• Review and, where required, prepare monthly management accounts, reconciliations, annual financial statements and supporting financial reports.
• Lead budgeting, forecasting, cash flow planning, cost modelling, unit economics and product and gross margin analysis.
• Oversee balance sheet and income statement reconciliations, including bank, payroll and VAT reconciliations.
• Lead annual income tax planning and tax readiness in collaboration with tax and compliance specialists.
• Develop and implement SOPs and financial controls that improve the accuracy, efficiency and scalability of client finance functions.
• Establish structured reporting cycles, financial reviews, planning sessions and action tracking across assigned clients.

Inventory, Manufacturing & Systems

• Work with Cin7 Core or similar inventory/ERP platforms across sales orders, purchase orders, inventory management and stock reconciliations.
• Interpret stock valuations, landed costs, backorders and sales/purchase order reporting to support accurate month-end reporting.
• Apply manufacturing and inventory accounting principles, including bills of materials, work in progress, product costing, standard costing and variance analysis.
• Advise clients on stock controls, stock counts and provisions for obsolete or slow-moving inventory.
• Understand integrations between inventory/ERP systems and cloud accounting platforms and assist with identifying sync, mapping and reconciliation issues.
• Support ERP or inventory system implementations, configuration reviews and optimisation projects in collaboration with relevant systems specialists.

Client Advisory & Financial Oversight

• Act as the Financial Manager for assigned client portfolios, taking ownership of financial delivery and reporting.
• Independently lead monthly client financial meetings and provide meaningful insights and recommendations.
• Advise clients on cash flow, profitability, margins, inventory performance and broader financial decision-making.
• Develop and maintain financial dashboards and management information tools.
• Translate complex financial and operational data into practical commercial recommendations.
• Identify opportunities to strengthen clients' financial controls, reporting and operational performance.

Projects, Compliance & Leadership

• Lead projects including system implementations, restructuring support and due diligence reviews.
• Manage audit and independent review processes and coordinate the resolution of queries.
• Ensure compliance with applicable accounting standards, tax legislation and internal quality requirements.
• Review and coordinate work completed by Junior Fractional Financial Managers and Management Accountants.
• Coach and develop junior finance professionals through ongoing guidance and constructive feedback.
• Support senior financial leadership by ensuring clients have accurate, decision-ready financial information.

Client Service & Relationship Management

• Develop trusted client relationships through proactive communication, responsiveness and high-quality financial support.
• Respond accurately to client queries within agreed timelines and maintain consistently high service standards.
• Identify opportunities for additional financial or professional services that could benefit clients.
• Proactively address client feedback and identify opportunities to improve service delivery.
• Work collaboratively across finance, tax, compliance, systems and other specialist teams.
• Take ownership of multiple client engagements while effectively managing competing priorities and deadlines.

Requirements:

• BCom degree or Honours in Accounting, Finance or a closely related field.
• Qualified CA(SA), CIMA CGMA, AGA(SA) or SAIPA Professional Accountant - essential.
• 5-7 years' relevant experience including traineeship, with a minimum of 2 years' post-qualification experience.
• Experience with Cin7 Core or a similar inventory/ERP platform OR practical experience within a manufacturing or stock-holding environment - essential.
• Sound understanding of inventory accounting, product costing and stock valuation under IFRS for SMEs.
• Strong knowledge of IFRS for SMEs, relevant tax legislation and management accounting principles.
• Proven experience preparing and reviewing management accounts, annual financial statements and reconciliations.
• Experience reviewing the work of other finance professionals and independently leading client meetings.
• Comfortable working across multiple cloud accounting and inventory/ERP systems and able to learn new client technology environments quickly.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication and relationship management skills.
• Commercially minded with the ability to identify opportunities to add further value to clients.
• Ability to independently manage multiple client portfolios and competing deadlines.

Key Competencies:

• Financial leadership: Takes ownership of client finance functions and delivers accurate, timely and commercially relevant financial information.
• Manufacturing & inventory understanding: Connects financial reporting with stock movements, costing, margins and operational performance.
• Commercial awareness: Understands the business behind the numbers and identifies opportunities to improve profitability and performance.
• Systems orientation: Confidently works across accounting and inventory technology and understands how financial and operational systems interact.
• Client advisory: Communicates financial information clearly and provides practical recommendations to business owners and management teams.
• Leadership: Reviews, guides and develops junior finance professionals while maintaining high standards of delivery.

Desired Skills:

• Cin7
• SAIPA
• CIMA
• GCMA
• AGA(SA)
• CA(SA)
• Finance
• IFRS
• SME's

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