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FINANCE MANAGER

Location : Cape Town

Working Model: Hybrid

Salary: R65 000 – R95 000 per month based on qualifications and experience (CTC)

Contract Type: Permanent

Start Date: Jan/Feb 2027

Experience Level: Management

Background

EMGuidance is a trusted information driven mobile and web-based medicines and treatment platform which supports healthcare professionals at the point of care in an unbiased manner, whilst creating insights and digital solutions for the healthcare ecosystem.  We are committed to upholding our values of transparency, innovation, excellence and providing up to date information.

We are a globally award-winning, venture-funded med-tech start-up, based across Sandton JHB and Cape Town. Our team is deeply passionate about adding value and creating efficiencies for the medical professionals, patients and healthcare organisations we serve. We seek individuals who share these ideals, and who are looking to positively impact the country’s healthcare system.

We have a vacancy for a full time Finance Manager, starting January 2027.
For more information on what we do, please visit our website - info.emguidance.com

Job Overview

The Finance Manager will own the day-to-day financial management of EMGuidance and act as the finance partner to the executive team. They will be responsible for accurate and timely management accounts, budgeting and cash flow forecasting, statutory compliance, payroll, and reporting to our investors, board and funders, including grant-funded research projects. The key outcome or measure of success is a well-controlled, audit-ready finance function that gives leadership clear, reliable numbers to make decisions as the business scales. We expect the person to be hands-on, to take full ownership of the finance function, and to build the systems and processes a growing company needs. The best person would be one that wants to use their skills to support a business that is changing healthcare.

Job Location

Ideally the person would be based in Cape Town with a hybrid setup and an expectation of up to 50% office time.

Job Requirements

The following points outline the job requirements for our South African & UK operations:

  • Own the month-end close and produce accurate monthly management accounts with variance commentary.
  • Manage the finance team.
  • Prepare the annual budget and rolling forecasts, and track performance against them.
  • Manage cash flow, runway and treasury, including weekly cash forecasting and local & international banking.
  • Prepare investor, board and shareholder financial reporting packs.
  • Manage financial reporting and budget tracking for donor and grant-funded projects in line with funder requirements.
  • Oversee accounts payable and receivable, client invoicing, debtors collection and supplier payments.
  • Manage the monthly payroll process, including PAYE, UIF and SDL submissions (EMP201/EMP501).
  • Ensure tax compliance, including VAT201 returns, provisional and income tax, in liaison with external tax advisors.
  • Coordinate the annual audit or independent review. Maintain and improve internal controls, approval workflows and finance policies.
  • Manage the finance systems (accounting, payroll and expense tools) and drive automation of manual processes.
  • Support commercial decisions with pricing, contract and customer profitability analysis.
  • Support fundraising and due diligence processes with financial models and data room preparation.
  • Manage relationships with auditors, banks, tax practitioners and other external service providers.
  • Participate in continuous improvement initiatives and implementation of best practices.
  • Prepare IFRS-compliant annual financial statements for operations in South Africa & the UK, using Draftworx, or similar accounting packages.
  • Renew insurance policies and negotiate terms & pricing with brokers.
  • Attending weekly meetings with business unit leads to map out customer contracts, purchase orders and revenue.
  • Ensure compliance with SARS, CIPC, COIDA, HMRC (UK), EIS/SEIS (UK) and Companies House (UK).
  • Attend monthly portfolio management meetings with institutional debt & equity investors.
  • Maintain, manage & grow debt facilities with the company’s commercial banks.
  • Prepare board, shareholder resolutions, share subscription agreements and share certificates.
  • Dealing with authorised dealers to secure
  • Support vendor on-boarding processes in conjunction with business unit leads.
  • Support business unit leads & executives with budget usage updates.
  • Maintain & update the company’s asset register.
  • Perform daily bookkeeping.
  • Manage expense claims, travel request forms & commission calculations.
  • Manage reporting, accounting and revenue-sharing arrangements with strategic B2B partners.
  • Managing the cap table, share register and queries from shareholders & investors.
  • Managing relationships with customers & suppliers and queries from these stakeholders.
  • Manage the company’s procurement process.
  • Managing intercompany transactions and consolidations of entities under common control
  • Managing, storing & updating company records (contracts, policies, purchase orders, board & shareholder resolutions).
Skills/Attribute of candidate:
  • Must have strong technical accounting knowledge (IFRS ).
  • Must be proficient in a cloud accounting package such as Xero, Sage or QuickBooks.
  • Must be proficient in software packages such as Draftworx used to prepare IFRS-compliant annual financial statements (AFS).
  • Must have advanced Excel or Google Sheets skills, including financial modelling and forecasting.
  • Sound working knowledge of South African tax (VAT, PAYE, provisional and income tax) and SARS eFiling.
  • Working knowledge of the Companies Act and statutory compliance (SARS, CIPC, COIDA, HMRC (UK), EIS/SEIS (UK) & Companies House (UK) ).
  • Ability to translate financial information into clear insights for non-finance stakeholders.
  • Comfortable working hands-on in a small team, from transaction processing to board reporting.
  • Comfortable engaging various stakeholders (customers, suppliers, consultants & investors).
  • Working knowledge of systems & tools that can be used to enhance automation & efficiencies throughout the finance function.
  • Attention to detail & highly organised.
  • High level of integrity and discretion with confidential information.
  • Strong time management skills and ability to meet deadlines.
  • Good problem-solving and analytical skills.
  • Good oral and written communication.
Experience:
  • Minimum 5 years post-qualification experience in a finance or accounting role.
  • At least 2 years in a finance manager, financial controller or similar role with full month-end ownership.
  • Experience preparing budgets, forecasts and cash flow models.
  • Experience preparing investor or board reporting packs.
  • Experience managing payroll and statutory submissions.
  • Experience in a start-up, scale-up or venture capital-funded business is very advantageous.
  • Experience with donor or grant funding reporting (e.g. foundations, development funders) is advantageous.
  • Exposure to healthcare, health-tech, technology or SaaS business models is advantageous.
  • Experience implementing or improving finance systems and processes.
  • Experience automating a finance function.
  • Experience implementing IFRS into company processes.
  • Experience in liquidity management.
  • Experience in originating debt solutions from commercial banks.
Qualifications:
  • B Com Accounting or equivalent degree required
  • Professional qualification preferred – CA(SA), CIMA (CGMA) or SAIPA (Professional Accountant)
Level

Management

Reporting to:

COO

Position starting: Jan/Feb 2027

Working closely with the CEO and supporting the Board on financial matters

Salary Range

R65 000 – R95 000 per month based on qualifications and experience (cost to company)


UP FOR THE CHALLENGE?

Please forward applications to mohammed@emguidance.com

Contact Person: Mohammed Dalwai

Applications close: 30 November 2026