Financial Manager - Johannesburg As a Financial Manager, you will be joining a driven and collaborative finance team within a rapidly expanding Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) organisation in the renewable energy sector. You will play a critical role in safeguarding the financial integrity and profitability of our (PV) solar projects by ensuring accurate revenue recognition, disciplined cost and working capital management and insightful gross profit analysis. This is a high-impact role suited for a commercially focused finance manager who thrives in a project-based, fast-paced environment. DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Key Responsibilities: Revenue Recognition: Ensure revenue is recognised in accordance with project milestones, contractual terms and IFRS/IAS guidelines (e.g., percentage-of-completion methods). Track project billing schedules, change orders and customer invoicing to align recognised revenue with actual delivery progress. Ensuring the integrity of the inputs and outputs of the revenue calculation Project and Costs Analysis: Monitor and analyse actual project costs against budgets provided by project managers. Investigate and explain material cost variances, labour overruns, delays or procurement deviations. Review of cost centre, general ledger and project allocation. Ensure data is properly matched to the correct project cost centres and GL accounts. Collaborate with procurement to cost allocations are timely, accurate, and complete Review and report gross margins per project monthly, identifying trends, risks, and corrective actions. Working Capital Management and Forecasting Maintain accurate records of inventory transactions and valuations Analysis of debtors aging and related accounts Release of supplier payments along with relevant supporting documents Responsible for maintaining project, costs and working capital forecasts Reporting, Compliance & Controls Review of management accounts and reconciliations Review of income tax and deferred tax calculations Respond to SARS queries and audits Prepare accurate month-end reports and dashboards for finance and executive stakeholders. Ensure all project accounting practices adhere to internal controls, finance policies, and audit requirements. Maintain financial documentation to support project audits and board-level reporting. Back up for GFM when not available Ad hoc requests from departments for info, explanations, help, support etc Support Internal and External audit QUALIFICATION: CA (SA) required PREFERRED SKILLS: Strong financial analysis and variance investigation capabilities High attention to detail and organisational skills. Advanced Excel and/or data reporting tools (Power BI, pivot tables, project dashboards) Proficiency in financial software and ERP systems (e.g., SAP, Oracle) advantages Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills Ability to work collaboratively with finance and cross-functional teams. Ability to challenge constructively and drive accountability for financial outcomes Strong ethical standards and integrity. Pro-active and able to work independently with a drive to learn and grow Ability to work under pressure, and adhere to timelines Understanding of IFRS EXPERIENCE PREFERRED: Minimum 3 years experience in power generation technologies or similar is an advantage Experience working within or with Independent Power Producers is advantageous Understanding of project finance, accountancy and good notions of company and tax laws is an advantage Salary - R800 - R1 mill pa CTC