Financial Controller
Our client is urgently looking for the expertise of a Financial Controller to join their Finance Department. You will report directly to the Group Financial Manager / Operations Finance Manager.
Duties & Responsibilities
Main Duties/Key Results Areas:
Leadership:
- Successfully lead and motivate a team of clerks.
- Strive towards creating a work environment where Creditors Clerks can achieve goals and meet objectives.
Processing:
- Ensure that all processing deadlines are met.
- Ensure that all invoices / credit notes are correctly captured on Pastel / Syspro.
- Assist with processing if and should the need arise.
Reviewing of Reconciliations:
- Ensure that reconciliations are reviewed before submission to Managers / Directors.
- Assist Creditors Clerks with reconciliations when required.
Account Queries:
- Ensure that all queries on the accounts are kept to a minimum by assisting the Creditors Clerks where required.
- Analyse and provide feedback on all queries on a regular basis.
Cashflow and banking:
- Cashflow management for various Entities.
- Assist with SARB applications.
Stock control:
- Ensure that all stock movements are processed daily and that all stock is accounted for.
- Ensure that Stock Reports are up to date, balances with physical stock on hand and are sent out as required.
- Ensure that all stock related queries are kept to a minimum by assisting the Clerks where required.
- Analyse and provide feedback on all queries on a regular basis.
- Ensure that stock is costed correctly and accounted for accurately.
- Facilitate the administration of the monthly stock count.
Management accounts:
- Assist with intercompany bill backs.
Reporting:
- Compile weekly / monthly reporting requested by management.
- Compile reports on forward contracts which have been entered into.
New Employees:
- Assist in the training of new employees added to the team when required.
- Assist with monthly review of Clerks’ performance.
Ad-Hoc:
- General ad-hoc duties as requested by management from time to time.
- All and any other related tasks and duties as required by the Employer from time to time.
- To undertake any other duties as requested by the Director, commensurate with the skills and experience of the post holder.
- To have responsibility for the Health, Safety and Welfare of self and others and to always comply with the requirement of the Health and Safety Regulations.
- To always ensure confidentiality, only releasing confidential information obtained during employment to those acting in an official capacity.
- To undertake such duties as may be required from time to time as are consistent with the responsibilities of the position and the needs of the service.
Desired Experience & Qualification
Minimum Qualifications and Experience:
- Matric / Tertiary qualification in accounting or finance.
- SAIPA or similar qualification will be advantageous.
- 3 – 5 years’ experience in a similar role supervising a team of Clerks.
- Intermediate to advance excel skills.
- Experience on systems such as Pastel / Syspro will be advantageous.
- Experience reviewing and reconciling General Ledger accounts.
- Proficient in the use of the MS Office Suite.
- Experience in clearing agent processes will be advantageous.
- Experience in liaising with transporters and cold storage facilities to prepare reconciliations will be advantageous.
- Experience dealing with different currencies will be advantageous.
Soft Skills:
- Strong leadership skills.
- High attention to detail.
- Strong organisational skills (organised and methodical).
- Ability to multitask.
- Team Player.
- Ability to lead and motivate a team.
- Ability to handle pressure in reviewing large volumes of work.
- Understand and display emotional intelligence.
- Strong work ethic.
- Ability to take instruction and follow standard operating procedures.
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