Finance Manager
AVI Limited
Date: 1 day ago
City: Cape Town, Western Cape
Contract type: Full time

GROW A GREAT CAREER WITH THE COMPANY THAT GROWS GREAT BRANDS!
At I&J, part of AVI, we combine close to 115 years of excellence with a forward-thinking approach to the fishing industry. As a leader in premium seafood, including Cape Hake and farmed Cape Abalone, we are committed to sustainability, innovation, and empowering local communities. Our latest innovation, Air-Fri’kn Amazing, brings bold flavours and crispy perfection to your air fryer, showcasing our passion for quality and customer-centric excellence.
Why Join I&J?
Reporting Structure
Experience that set you up for success:
Join us to shape the future of South African seafood while making a meaningful impact on communities and the environment and be part of a team committed to excellence and making a positive impact.
At I&J, part of AVI, we combine close to 115 years of excellence with a forward-thinking approach to the fishing industry. As a leader in premium seafood, including Cape Hake and farmed Cape Abalone, we are committed to sustainability, innovation, and empowering local communities. Our latest innovation, Air-Fri’kn Amazing, brings bold flavours and crispy perfection to your air fryer, showcasing our passion for quality and customer-centric excellence.
Why Join I&J?
- Industry Leader: Work with a renowned brand known for premium Cape Hake and farmed Abalone.
- Sustainability Focused: Contribute to responsible fishing practices with MSC accreditation.
- Community Impact: Be part of a company that empowers and invests in local communities.
Reporting Structure
- Reports to: Financial Director
- Direct Reports: 3
- Take ownership of financial control, with focus on the following key areas:
- Fishing operational costs
- Overhead costs
- Capital expenditure and asset management - approval, capex execution, post capex review, control over assets
- Inventory management - fresh and frozen fish, critical spares and fuel
- Time and attendance process and overtime approval
- Seagoing incentives review
- Financial policies and procedures
- Maintain and improve financial and general control environment
- Providing metric based financial analysis to support operational and strategic decision making
- Financial reporting on a weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual basis to Cape Town Fishing management team, Executive Committee, Board and shareholders.
- Ownership of all financial reporting deliverables including early estimates
- Manage and present the annual budgeting and quarterly forecasting process at Cape Town Fishing, within the corporate timeline and deliverables
- Drive long term planning within the Cape Town Fishing operations, including vessel replacement and fleet management strategy
- Proactively improve reporting by questioning SAP and other applications functionality with a view to using technology to assist wherever possible
- Review and approve system change request and master data changes
- Proactively identifies risks, identifies trends, cost savings or efficiencies and coordinates improvement projects
- Manage the Cape Town Fishing finance team, ensuring continuous development and succession
- Support the procurement and operational teams with establishing or negotiation key service level agreements to protect the company’s interest
- Support operations to maintain high level of compliance with all stakeholders including DFFE, South African Revenue services and SAMSA
- Support the human capital team with remuneration review, incentive calculations and ad-hoc queries
- Manage corporate risk and liase with all internal and external stakeholders, auditors, suppliers and management teams
Experience that set you up for success:
- Minimum 5 years Financial Management experience in a manufacturing or capital-intensive business environment.
- BCom Honours Degree
- CA (SA) or CIMA
- MS Excel
- SAP FI
- SAP PM
Join us to shape the future of South African seafood while making a meaningful impact on communities and the environment and be part of a team committed to excellence and making a positive impact.
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