Purpose of the role:
The Head of Finance Business Partnering (reporting to Finance Director Africa) is responsible for driving financial performance, strategic planning, and profitability across the Value-Add businesses in South Africa (encompassing Customer and Convenience business units) by partnering closely with operational leadership teams. The role ensures that finance moves beyond transactional support into a value-adding, decision-support function, focusing on business growth, margin optimisation, cost analysis and cost control. Aligned to the finance restructure, this role leads the Business Planning function, enabling operations to focus on growth while central services handle transactional activities
Key Responsibilities:
- Partner with leadership teams to drive strategic decision-making and financial performance
- Lead budgeting, forecasting, and long-term financial planning processes
- Provide deep insights into product costing, product margins, cost drivers, and profitability
- Support business growth initiatives, including new markets, products, and investments
- Drive cost optimisation and operational efficiency across the value chain
- Embed finance into cross-functional teams to support data-driven decisions
- Ensure strong financial governance, internal controls, and compliance
- Lead, develop, and inspire a high-performing finance team
Education:
CA(SA) or CIMA qualification (essential)
8–10 years’ experience in Finance
Minimum 5 years in a leadership role
Strong experience in Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A), Business partnering, Costing and margin analysis, Internal Controls
Industry experience in Agriculture / Farming (preferred), FMCG / Manufacturing / Food processing
Experience and Skills:
Financial modelling and scenario analysis
Budgeting, forecasting, and performance management
ERP systems, BI tools, and advanced Excel
Strong understanding of financial governance and internal controls
Behavioural Competencies:
Strong commercial and strategic thinking
Exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills
Ability to influence and engage stakeholders at all levels
Proven leadership and people management capability
High attention to detail with the ability to work under pressure
Closing date for applications will be 13 April 2026.
NB: Should you not receive correspondence by 13 May 2026, please regard your application as being unsuccessful.
Email CV in WORD format: cvs@agricruitment.co.za