Finance Manager

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We areseekinga highly skilled Finance Manager to lead our South Africa Finance function and support our strategic and operationalobjectivesacross the Southern Africa region.

We are Cambridge University Press & Assessment, a world-leading academic publisher and assessment organisation and a proud part of the University of Cambridge.

About the role

As Finance Manager, you will playa central rolein ensuring CUPSA's financial stability, compliance, and operational excellence. You will oversee financial planning, reporting, accounting operations, cashflowand credit management, and contribute to strategic decision making alongside senior leadership.

This is ahands-on leadership role with responsibility for the day to day running of the finance function, people development, and efficient delivery of financial information to both local and global stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead financial planning, budgeting, reforecasting, and performance analysis.
• Oversee month‑end/year‑end close, ensure compliance (IFRS for SMEs, tax, policies), and manage audits.
• Manage cash flow forecasting, working capital, and end‑to‑end credit control.
• Provideaccuratereporting and insights to senior leaders,SABoard, and UK Head Office.
• Build strong stakeholder relationships, ensure regulatory and global compliance, and support contract negotiations.
• Lead, mentor, and develop the finance team, fostering collaboration, cross‑training, and a high‑performance culture.

This position has been classified as a hybrid role, requiring the selected candidate to typically spend 40-60% of their time collaborating and connecting face-to-face at their dedicated location. Aside from our hybrid principles, other flexible working requests will be considered from the first day of employment, including other work arrangements should yourequireadjustments due to a disability or long-term health condition.

About You

• Fully qualified accountant with a bachelor's degree (e.g. CA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent).
• Minimum3+ years' post‑qualification experience ina financial management role.
• Strong knowledge of IFRS for SMEs, tax legislation, and financial compliance requirements.
• Proven experience in budgeting, forecasting, financial reporting, audit, and cash flow management.
• Demonstrated leadership experience with the ability to manage, develop, and engage finance teams and senior stakeholders.

For a detailed job description, please refer to the link at the bottom of the advert on our careers site.

Rewards and benefits

We will support you to be at your best in work and to live well outside of it. In addition to competitive salaries, we offer a world-class, flexible rewards package, featuring family-friendly and planet-friendly benefits including:

• 24 days annual leave plus South Africa public holidays
• Medical allowance
• Discretionary annual bonus
• Group personal pension scheme (10.75% employer's contribution)

Ready to pursue your potential? Apply now.

We aim to support candidates by making our interview process clear and transparent. The closing date for all applications will beFebruary 6.We will review applications on an ongoing basis, and shortlisted candidatescan expect interviews to take place onthe week commencingFebruary 9.

If you are shortlisted and progressed through the stages, you can expect:

• A 15-minute screening call with the Hiring Manager;
• First stage virtual interview via MS Teams; and
• Second and final stage interview: in-person at our offices inCape Town.

If yourequireany reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process due to a disability or a long-term health condition, there will be an opportunity for you to inform us via the online application form. We will do our best to accommodate your needs.

Please note that successful applicants will be subject to satisfactory background checks including DBS due to working in a regulated industry.

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