Job Description
The ideal candidate would be responsible for:
- Applying the correct accounting principles and ensuring that all procedures are in compliance with IFRS;
- Responsible for financial reporting, including budgets, forecasting, Statutory and Tax year-end packs;
- Responsible for financial evaluation and final editing of capital applications and post-implementation reports;
- Assists with audits and ensures compliance with internal control requirements;
- Ensures that the journal entries of the financial accountants are properly recorded and authorized;
- Review GL accounts. Ensure that the allocation of costs is at all times reasonable and correct;
- Prepares, completes and issues the monthly financial overview of business units;
- Review the monthly balance sheet reconciliations completed by the financial accountants;
- Determines and reviews the financial viability of any capital expenditure proposal;
- Monitors capex projects with regard to actual expenditure vs. approved expenditure;
- Ensures that the GL agrees at all times with the fixed asset register;
- Monitors the physical counts of fixed assets to ensure that the fixed assets of the business units get counted during a financial year on a pre-determined timetable;
- Investigates and evaluates the financial systems and controls of the business units;
- Assist in implementation of new financial systems when required;
- Ensures that inventory cycle counts are performed at units, according to a pre-determined timetable;
- Ensures that all inventory adjustments are properly authorised;
- Compiles annual budget pack from budget working files;
- Facilitates and does final preparation of weekly forecast of business units;
- Prepares and completes financial year-end packs of the general ledger sites;
- Assist in statutory year-end and tax pack from various financial sources and working files;
- Management of staff according to budgetary controls, company policy and sound management principles;
- Analysing the current level of insurance and making adjustments as necessary to ensure appropriate cover;
The successful candidate must meet the following requirements:
- B. Com minimum 10 years’ post-article experience or CIMA or CA qualification.
- Advanced knowledge in the use of financial software applications, databases, spreadsheets and word.
- Must have experience in budgeting procedures, financial reporting and analysis, cost analysis and standard costing; capital application processing;
- Assertive, motivated and with strong supervisory skills;
- Willing to travel to Standerton when required.
- Converse fluently in both English & an additional official language;
- Good communication and interpersonal skills, as well as problem-solving and planning skills are required;
- The ability to build a strong finance team, and train & develop staff, together with personal and professional integrity are key requirements.
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