Accounting & Reporting team leader

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Essity
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** Finance Account & Reporting Team Leader
**** About the Role**## As Finance Account & Reporting Team Leader, you will oversee the full financial function of our South African manufacturing plant. From input to interpretation, reporting to compliance, your leadership will ensure financial integrity and operational alignment across the business. You will manage a finance team of approximately five staff, including a payroll administrator and an IT resource responsible for the full site IT function, ensuring seamless integration between finance, systems, and compliance.##

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** What You Will Do
*** Lead and support the finance team to deliver on operational requirements and service
* Foster a culture of accuracy, accountability, and continuous improvement
* Oversee standard costing, variance analysis, and profit plan vs actual performance
* Implement and maintain financial policies and controls
* Approve and verify all financial transactions
* Manage departmental and cross-unit budgets
* Drive month-end processes including reconciliations, journals, and trial balance preparation
* Monitor and manage cash flow to ensure liquidity and financial stability
* Oversee debtors and creditors management, ensuring timely collections and payments with accurate reporting
* Oversee weekly and monthly payroll processing via the payroll administrator
* Ensure accurate calculation and submission of all statutory returns (PAYE, UIF, SDL, VAT)
* Liaise with SARS and other regulatory bodies as needed
* Provide full oversight of the site’s IT function, including infrastructure, systems, and support
* Ensure alignment between finance systems (e.g., SAP) and operational needs
* Ensure financial compliance with all relevant regulations
* Manage the annual audit process
* Fulfill all financial legal obligations as per employment and corporate regulations##
** Who You Are
*** Must have Bachelor of Commerce Degree in Finance (BCom) with completed articles (SAICA or SAIPA)
* Minimum of 5 years post-article experience in manufacturing or FMCG, with at least three years  experience in managing a team and financial resources
* Proficiency in SAP and Microsoft Excel
* Experience and good understanding in end-to-end  functions including, debtors and creditors; fixed assets and intercompany accounts, cash flow and statutory submissions, payroll oversight, full IT function oversight##
** What We Can Offer You
** Our purpose, Breaking Barriers to Well-Being, provides meaning to everything we do. Join us to improve well-being for people and drive positive change for society and the environment. At Essity, you'll feel valued, empowered to grow, and challenged to achieve business results in a collaborative and open atmosphere. Innovate for Good  |  Excel Together |  Be You with Us## ## ## Application End Date:29 Jan 2026## ## Job

Requisition y258280

Essity is a leading global hygiene and health company. Our expertise began with the acquisition of the Swedish company Mölnlycke in 1975, through which our roots stretch back to 1849. Today, our sustainable innovations from globally trusted brands, designed for everybody and every body, care for the well-being of 1 billion people in 150 countries every day.

Working at Essity is not just a career but a chance to make the world healthier, safer, and more hygienic. We innovate for good to break barriers and contribute to shaping a healthier future. At Essity, we have a people-first approach where every career is as unique as the individual. We empower employees to excel together and reach their full potential through a winning culture driven by a powerful purpose.

Our performance-orientated environment motivates employees to think differently and embrace challenges so we can continue improving lives, every day through better hygiene and health. We provide a sustainable work-life based on flexibility for both employees and employers. We are committed to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in everything we do. It is the key to our success in creating an inclusive, collaborative, and caring company culture where you can be you with us.

Our purpose of Breaking Barriers to Well-being, enables customers and consumers to lead fuller lives at all stages of life.

Our leading global brands include TENA and Tork, and other strong brands such as Actimove, Cutimed, JOBST, Knix, Leukoplast, Libero, Libresse, Lotus, Modibodi, Nosotras, Saba, Tempo, TOM Organic and Zewa are sold in 150 countries. I In 2024, Essity had net sales of approximately SEK 146bn (EUR 13bn) and employed 36,000 people. We are headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden and Essity is listed on Nasdaq Stockholm.

If you want to join a company where dedication to people is powered by innovation, welcome to Essity!
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