Finance Manager

VACANCY: FINANCE MANAGER / ACCOUNTING OFFICER

Location: Nelspruit, Mpumalanga
Closing Date: 15 September 2026

Figgup Projects is seeking a highly competent, accountable and experienced Finance Manager / Accounting Officer to oversee the company’s financial operations.

The successful candidate must be a registered Tax Practitioner, be eligible to act as an Accounting Officer, and hold membership in good standing with a recognised professional accounting body in South Africa.

The position requires strong financial leadership, technical accounting expertise and the strategic capability to support executive-level financial decision-making. Experience in construction finance or project-based financial management will be a strong advantage.

Key Responsibilities

• Prepare and review annual financial statements and management accounts.
• Perform the duties and responsibilities associated with the Accounting Officer function.
• Maintain complete and accurate accounting and bookkeeping records.
• Manage SARS eFiling and ensure the accurate and timely submission of tax returns and statutory filings.
• Provide tax-compliance guidance and manage communication with SARS where required.
• Oversee debtors, creditors, cash flow and account reconciliations.
• Manage and review employee payroll systems and payroll-related financial controls.
• Prepare project, operational and management cost reports.
• Monitor project expenditure, implement cost controls and investigate budget variances.
• Develop and introduce effective budgeting, forecasting and financial-planning tools.
• Support management through financial analysis and strategic financial advice.
• Manage financial processes and relationships involving suppliers, subcontractors and clients.
• Monitor supplier and subcontractor payments, documentation and contractual financial obligations.
• Support supply-chain and procurement-related financial controls.
• Evaluate project-financing requirements and advise management on suitable external funding models.
• Assist with funding applications, financial projections and supporting project documentation.
• Coordinate tax, accounting, bookkeeping, financial-management and audit-related activities.
• Prepare financial records and supporting documents for internal and external audits.
• Establish and maintain effective financial policies, procedures and internal controls.
• Safeguard confidential financial, employee and organisational information.

Minimum Requirements

• A recognised qualification in Accounting, Finance, Financial Management or a closely related field.
• Relevant experience as a Finance Manager, Senior Accountant, Accounting Officer or in a comparable financial-management position.
• Eligibility and professional authority to act as an Accounting Officer.
• Current registration as a Tax Practitioner.
• Membership in good standing with a recognised professional accounting body in South Africa, such as SAIPA, CIBA or IAC.
• Advanced bookkeeping and accounting capability.
• Demonstrated experience preparing annual financial statements and management reports.
• Strong knowledge of taxation, SARS requirements and the SARS eFiling system.
• Experience managing debtors, creditors, payroll, cash flow and account reconciliations.
• Experience preparing cost reports, budgets, forecasts and financial plans.
• Sound knowledge of audit preparation, financial governance and internal controls.
• Strong proficiency in the Sage accounting and payroll suite.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, with strong or advanced Microsoft Excel skills.
• Knowledge of external funding and project-financing models.
• Experience managing supplier and subcontractor financial processes.

Advantageous Experience and Qualifications

• A relevant Sage certification.
• Construction-finance or project-based financial-management experience.
• Experience with external project-funding applications and financial projections.

Required Competencies

• Financial leadership and strategic thinking.
• High levels of accountability and professional integrity.
• Excellent attention to detail and numerical accuracy.
• Strong analytical, budgeting and cost-control skills.
• Sound judgement and problem-solving ability.
• Excellent interpersonal and stakeholder-management skills.
• Professional communication with clients, suppliers, subcontractors, employees and management.
• The ability to maintain strict confidentiality.
• The ability to work independently, meet deadlines and manage competing priorities.
• Strong organisational and financial-reporting skills.

Application Process

Applicants must submit:

• A detailed and updated CV;
• Copies of relevant qualifications;
• Proof of current registration as a Tax Practitioner;
• Proof of current membership and good standing with a recognised professional accounting body;
• Proof of eligibility or authority to act as an Accounting Officer; and
• Copies of relevant Sage or other professional certificates.

Applications must be submitted to mthwala@figgup.co.za by 15 September 2026.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Pay: R20 000,00 - R25 000,00 per month

Application Question(s):

• Are you currently registered as a Tax Practitioner in South Africa?
• Are you eligible and professionally authorised to act as an Accounting Officer?
• Are you a member in good standing of a recognised South African professional accounting body, such as SAIPA, CIBA or IAC?
• How many years of relevant experience do you have as a Finance Manager, Senior Accountant, Accounting Officer or in a comparable financial-management role?
• Are you proficient in Sage accounting/payroll, SARS eFiling and preparing annual financial statements?

Work Location: In person