Finance/Operations Manager – Industrial Equipment

Salesworx Recruitment (Pty) Ltd

Finance/Operations Manager responsible for financial management and operational control in a stable industrial equipment business. Significant autonomy and growth potential in managing stock and administration.

Posted 6/29/2026full-timeDurban North • 🇿🇦 South AfricaMid-LevelSenior💰 ZAR 55,000 - ZAR 70,000 per monthWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Financial management: monthly management accounts and board packs, cash flow, payment approvals, forex management (alongside the bookkeeper), financing facilities and P&L ownership.
Stock control and planning, ordering and lead-time management, costing and price lists, supplier and accessory negotiations.
Oversight of the admin team, plus sales and service reporting and systems discipline (CRM).
Identifying and implementing systems to automate manual work, with a real appetite for integrating systems and using technology and AI to make the business more efficient.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Financial qualification
Min 5 - 6 years relevant experience
Strong financial fluency - understanding of the right numbers, presented clearly
Operational instinct - comfortable owning stock, purchasing and processing, not just reporting on them.
Systems mined - curious about how systems talk to each other and keen on automation - technically capable and willing

Benefits

Comp & perks

A senior, high-autonomy role in a stable, growing, 30-year-old business
A real opportunity to make a difference in an owner-run company, with a long-term path for the right person.

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Hard Skills & Tools

Financial ManagementP&L OwnershipCash Flow ManagementStock ControlCostingSupplier NegotiationSystems IntegrationAutomationFinancial FluencyReporting

Soft Skills

CuriosityOperational Instinct

Certifications

Financial Qualification