Salary
$43k – $58k per year
Location
In office (Pretoria)
Seniority
Architect · 15+ years exp
Employment
Full-Time
First seen by Alion on Oct 7, 2026. SydSen Recruit scores E on the Alion truth index.
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SydSen Recruit is a recruitment agency in South Africa that places finance, sales and engineering professionals with employers, with a focus on the motor industry. Its vacancies include accounts controllers, new and pre-owned vehicle sales managers, parts and logistics managers, general financial managers and engineering project managers. The company is based in South Africa.
We are recruiting an experienced General Financial Manager to lead the financial strategy, treasury, financial control, risk management and commercial finance functions of a commodity trading business based in Pretoria.
This is a senior leadership opportunity suited to a commercially focused finance professional with extensive experience in commodity trading, trade finance, treasury, working capital, foreign exchange and financial risk management. Job Profile GMF
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics or a related discipline
- CA(SA), ACCA, CPA, CFA or equivalent qualification preferred
- Approximately 15+ years of progressive finance experience
- Significant senior finance leadership experience
- Proven experience within commodity trading, energy, mining, metals, shipping or another working-capital-intensive trading environment
- Extensive treasury and trade finance exposure
- Strong experience with FX, commodity derivatives, hedging and financial risk
- Strong understanding of credit and counterparty risk
- Strong commercial and strategic orientation Job Profile GMF
- Develop and execute the group financial strategy
- Partner with the CEO, Board and commercial leadership
- Lead budgeting, forecasting and long-term financial planning
- Oversee commodity trading P&L, margins, inventory and working capital
- Manage treasury, liquidity and trade-finance structures
- Oversee banking facilities, letters of credit and funding arrangements
- Manage FX, commodity-price, interest-rate, liquidity and counterparty risk
- Ensure strong financial controls, governance and regulatory compliance
- Lead financial reporting, external audits and tax matters
- Build and lead a high-performing finance team
- Drive finance automation and reporting improvements Job Profile GMF Job Profile GMF
Please send your CV to [email protected].
Please note only candidates with the required experience will be contacted and considered. If you are not contacted within 14 days, kindly consider your application unsuccessful.Visit our website for more opportunities at
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