Responsibilities
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Ensure the finance team is a strategic partner to the business
Full responsible for ensuring accurate financial record keeping
Responsible to ensure accurate reconciliations between operational and accounting systems and balance sheet reconciliations for all suppliers
Supporting the year-end, interim and all month-end processes and reporting
Responsible for supporting FA during the external audit process
Provide feedback and address audit points
Ensure applicable policies and processes are created, documented, reviewed, signed off and adhered to
Developing strategies to minimize financial risk
Support Financial Accountant in monitoring daily cash balances and determine cash requirements needed
Responsible for providing direction and support on the organisational budgeting process applicable to all the entities of the company
Regularly review the overall organisational expenditure to ensure the expenditure of all entities remain within budget
Continued analysis and review of current and new systems
Report on and resolve exceptions caused by system errors
Action requests from the FA as requested
Key Skills:
Advanced MS Excel skills,
Numerical skills,
High attention to detail (accuracy),
Ability to deal with complex information and requests,
Must be able to work independently as well as part of a team,
Balances team and individual responsibility,
Provides and accepts feedback,
Contributes to building a positive team,
Places success of the team above own interests,
Confident and enthusiastic self-starter who can take initiative,
Mature decision making,
Action orientation and Project management,
Ability to work under own initiative without guidance,
Copes well under sustained pressure,
Delivers to deadlines,
Ability to motivate self,
Sets and achieves challenging goals,
Demonstrate persistence,
Overcomes obstacles,
Interpersonal and relationship management skills,
Ability to maintain confidentiality,
Good listening skills,
Good Time management,
Organisation and administration skills,
Planning and organising skills,
Prioritises and plans work activities,
Sets goals and objectives,
Diagnostic, analytical & problem-solving skills,
Information integration & report writing skills - responsible for collating information for reporting purposes,
Good communication skills in English (written & verbal),
Resilience: Ability to work under pressure in a dynamic environment,
Flexibility and adaptability,
Qualifications:
BCom Accounting Degree or equivalent
Minimum 5 years of experience in a similar position if qualified or 8-10 years if not qualified
Previous experience in multinational company will be advantageous
Good understanding of financial, tax and commercial legislation across multiple African territories
Experience in Accounting Software and Payroll Software
