Are you a CA(SA) with strong leadership skills and a passion for driving accurate, insightful financial reporting? Flight Centre Travel Group is seeking a Head of Finance Reporting to oversee statutory and management reporting across our South African businesses.
This is a high-impact role for an experienced finance professional who thrives on detail, team leadership, and partnering with senior stakeholders to ensure financial integrity and business growth.
What Youll Do
As the Head of Finance Reporting, you will:
- Lead financial reporting: Oversee preparation of annual financial statements across seven legal entities and manage all audit deliverables to ensure timely sign-off.
- Drive forecasting & analysis: Manage budgets, forecasts, weekly estimates and provide detailed financial analysis to identify risks and opportunities.
- Management accounting: Oversee the GBS Division including fixed assets, payroll, provisions, accruals, reconciliations, and results analysis.
- Tax & compliance: Take overall responsibility for tax reporting, reconciliations, and compliance with IFRS standards.
- Global alignment: Collaborate with the Global Reporting team to ensure local compliance with the Global Chart of Accounts and reporting standards.
- Leadership & development: Manage, coach, and develop the reporting team, fostering growth and a high-performance culture.
- Business partnering: Provide trusted financial insights to senior management, supporting strategic decision-making.
- Continuous improvement: Identify efficiencies in reporting processes and leverage Business Intelligence tools to enhance accuracy and speed.
- CA (SA) qualification (essential).
- 5+ years experience at management level, with a proven record of leading finance teams.
- Strong expertise in statutory reporting, management reporting, budgeting and forecasting.
- Advanced data analysis, problem solving and critical thinking skills.
- Preferably, exposure to the travel & tourism industry and business intelligence reporting.
- Deep knowledge of IFRS standards and ability to train/implement new requirements.
- Excellent leadership, communication, and business partnering skills.
At Flight Centre Travel Group, youll be part of a dynamic global organisation that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous development. Youll play a pivotal role in shaping financial reporting excellence while enjoying a supportive, hybrid working environment.
Apply now if youre ready to take the lead in driving world-class reporting processes and partner with us on our journey to financial excellence.
