About The Role

Finance Manager

Company Description

Founded in 2024 by Cody Barton, Scale With Pros is an operational consulting firm dedicated to helping small to medium‑sized businesses scale into 7‑ and 8‑figure enterprises. Unlike many others, we don’t teach theory—we actively acquire and scale home service companies within our own internal portfolio. This real‑world experience gives us a competitive edge, enabling us to guide clients with strategies proven in our own businesses. Our mission is to empower small business owners—the backbone of our economy—by delivering scalable, results‑driven solutions that help them build high‑profit, self‑managing companies.

Role Description

The Finance Manager will oversee the financial health of multiple companies within our portfolio. You’ll manage day‑to‑day financial operations, lead a small team of staff accountants and AP/AR specialists, and ensure timely and accurate financial reporting. We’re seeking someone strategic and hands‑on—able to guide the finance team while diving into details when needed. You’ll help implement scalable finance systems, support audits, oversee month‑end close, and ensure financial discipline across all business units. Our fractional CFO will partner with you on high‑level financial strategy.

Key Responsibilities/Objectives

1. Team building & management

1. Lead, manage, & hold the financial team accountable to processes in place for each company under management & own hiring new talent as needed.
2. Be the subject matter expert for financial processes, financial measurement & management systems for the team.
3. Ensure across all companies the team executes payments timely from insurance updates, tax payments, payroll, rent payments etc.

2. Standardize all financial processes & trainings

1. Ensure each company’s financial processes are standardized across the board to create the highest efficiency possible.
2. Consistently review, update, & train the finance team to new processes as they change.
3. When new company acquisitions are in process, building out the new processes & transitions plans for their finance departments to ensure a smooth transition.

3. Monitor & analyze cash flow, budgets & key financial KPIs

1. Create key reporting systems for cashflow management, budget processes, & financial kpis to allow each company to have clear concise financial data to make strategic decisions from.
2. Execute the strategies created from our fractional CFO across our companies.

4. Manage month-end close & audit preparations

1. Take full accountability for accuracy of all reporting across the companies you oversee & timely month end closings.

Who You Are

• You have a high standard for excellence and expect the same from your team.
• You naturally think in systems and love creating repeatable, scalable processes
• You communicate clearly, timely, and proactively—especially when stakes are high.
• Detail‑oriented and process‑driven, with a strong sense of urgency.
• Proactive thinker: you regularly ask, “What else can I do? How can we improve? What’s possible next?”
• Collaborative leader who nurtures, mentors, and holds their team accountable.
• You get excited about making something messy into something beautiful and organized.
• You get excited about being able to work on multiple companies vs just one company
  

Who You Are Not

• Prefer to work solo or avoid team interaction.
• Unable to lead or guide financial team members effectively.
• Has an ego, thinks they already know everything, or consistently makes excuses.
• Seeks work‑life balance at the expense of urgency and accountability.
• Feels entitled by virtue of title or tenure.
• You avoid accountability or blame others when targets aren’t met.
• You lack attention to detail and let inconsistencies or errors slip by.
  

Gotta Have:

• Degree in Accounting (GAAP focus).
• 5–10 years’ experience in organizational finance roles.
• Proven track record successfully managing finance teams 
• Experience building financial best‑practice processes from scratch & rolling them out across a company
• Proficient in QuickBooks Online.
  

Nice to Have:

• Experience in home services, manufacturing, or real estate sectors.

Experience with mergers & acquisitions.

Compensation range for the role will range from R600,000 – R850,000 per year depending on experience