Reference: CPT000582-CB-1
Our Client is looking for a dynamic Accounting Professional who is passionate about providing this skill at a highly experienced level.
Duties & Responsibilities
The ideal candidate has a proven track record reporting insights to senior management to support the decision-making process and comes from a manufacturing environment or similar. Someone who gets excited about combining a love for data, automation, and efficiency with best accounting practices.
- Responsible for the daily execution of financial and accounting functions (including Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable and Cash).
- Reconcile accounts monthly to ensure accurate reporting and ledger maintenance.
- Prepare and analyze financial statements for discrepancies and alert management, as necessary.
- Prepare monthly financial statements for specific business units.
- Assist with external audit activity with banks and tax auditors including planning, preparation, data gathering.
- Proactively interact with various departments throughout the organization to provide information necessary to assist in their decision-making processes, improve profitability and maintain proper accounting procedures.
- Perform additional duties and assist with other projects upon request from management.
- As a trusted business advisor to the senior management team, undertake responsibilities such as the following:
- Work with business unit managers to develop data measurement and reporting system to report and project results against established models.
- Provide insight on business opportunities and risks and financial considerations.
- Provide financial insight into business performance while helping inform and support decision-making processes interfacing with business leaders including Presidents, CFO's, COO's, CTO’s, and Vice Presidents.
- Communicate financial performance to respective business owners and assist the business with ad-hoc requests and special projects.
- Evaluate data, prepare forecasts, and analyze trends in sales, operations, manufacturing, information systems, general business conditions and other areas.
- Support/assist in preparation of quarterly forecast and annual budget cycle through the preparation of reporting and analysis.
Minimum Requirements
- Honours/Post Graduate Degree in Accounting or similar essential.
- CA(SA) or CIMA Preferred.
- 5 – 7 years business experience in accounting and reporting.
- 3 – 4 years supervisory experience is preferred.
- Experience with Manufacturing is preferred.
- High-energy, experienced accounting professional who can provide unparalleled support to business units.
- Strong accounting and reporting skills.
- Detail-focused, highly analytical orientation.
- Demonstrated ability to think creatively and hands-on approach to solve problems.
- Clear and concise verbal and written communication and presentation skills.
- Proven ability to meet deadlines and prioritize tasks.
- Solid understanding of GAAP and internal controls.
- Knowledge of Quick Books preferred.
- Proven ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously with a level of success.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Excel required.
Kindly note that by submitting your application for this career opportunity, you agree that Guardian Recruiting may use your application for the purpose of the recruitment and selection of the said position, and this information may be shared with the relevant stakeholders in the business. Please note that only short-listed candidates will be contacted. Should you not have heard back within a two-week period, please assume that your application was unsuccessful. All job postings are in accordance with our Client's BEE requirements. Please only send certificates when requested to do so.
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