Finance Manager

Job Description
About the Brand
WOLO Travel is on a mission to create affordable and unforgettable experiences across the globe. We excite our customers with engaging content and incredible products - inspiring them to book holidays either instore, by phone or online. The WOLO Travel team is young, dynamic and resourceful and live by the ethos - We Only Live Once!

About the Opportunity
As the Finance Manager at WOLO Travel, you will take charge of the day-to-day financial management of our South African division while overseeing the financial operations of our global businesses, including Thailand, China, and Singapore. In this role, you will collaborate closely with the administrators of each market, who act as liaisons with our local finance partners. Your responsibility will be to ensure that financial operations are seamlessly executed in accordance with the deadlines and requirements of regulatory authorities. Reporting to the Board of Directors, the FM will also contribute regularly to projects and the overall strategic direction of WOLO Travel by being part of the company's Management team.

Requirements
Experience & Qualifications

1. Degree level qualifications or higher
2. CA or CPA or equivalent with 3-5 years post qualification experience
3. Experience and knowledge of complex accounting packages
4. Practical general finance and accounting experience in a foreign invested business
5. Strong written and verbal communication skills in English
6. Audit experience be an added advantage

Our ideal candidate would have:

1. Understanding and alignment with WOLO Travel's culture and values
2. Passion and willingness to travel
3. Practical general finance and accounting experience in Travel Industry will be an added advantage
4. A high level of knowledge of Excel spreadsheets
5. Demonstrated leadership with ability to be both hands on and manage a team
6. Ability to work under pressure & meet deadlines while maintaining accuracy
7. Ability to show initiative and communicate any relevant issues
8. Outstanding organisational skills, tenacity and attention to detail
9. Ability to work with Xero, Moonstride or different software
10. Good commercial acumen
11. Must be honest and trustworthy

The responsibilities of the position

1. Oversee the finances, management accounts and audits of all related companies
2. Ensure the companies consolidated accounts are accurate and submitted on time
3. Accounting process management
4. Financial Reporting, Statutory Compliance and Corporate Governance
5. Maintain accurate records of accounting transactions
6. Management of External Review process & process intercompany transactions timeously
7. Budgeting & Forecasting
8. Finance Team Management
9. Business Performance Management
10. Acquisitions and Investment Appraisal

Benefits
& Other Information

1. Home base is in the Cape Town CBD and applicant must provide own transport
2. WOLO Travel offers a structured hybrid Work-from-home, Work-from-office environment
3. Every employee receives a Guaranteed 10 WOLO Weekends (Long Weekends) a year
4. Work remotely for overseas for up to a month annually
5. Paid maternity & parental leave.
6. WOLO Travel is a lifestyle brand that with a commitment to "Working to Live, not Living to Work!"