Finance - Legal - Administration and Financial Manager
Position Title
Contract
Contractual Hours
Full-time
The purpose of this position is to facilitate and supervise all aspects of the branch’s financial administrative function, to plan and coordinate financial support services and financial activities in the branch, to ensure best operating practices are followed in all areas of responsibility, and to maximize efficiency while ensuring company financial admin operations are managed profitably according to set targets.
Profile
To perform this job successfully, the appointed individual must be able to perform each key performance area satisfactorily. This list of key performance areas is not exhaustive and may be changed to accommodate business needs from time to time:
- Overall responsibility to supervise, facilitate and control all aspects of the branch financial administration function, e.g.:
- Supplier and cashbook payments
- Debtors’ collections
- Overhead control and analysis
- Control the provision for bad debts by ensuring that, where possible, all long outstanding amounts (older than 3 months) are collected from customers
- Supervision and facilitation over the debtors' team in respect to resolving customer queries and disputes; continued dedication to customer satisfaction and service excellence will be key
- Investigate bad debts and prepare documentation for handing over all legal matters to attorneys; ensure company policies are complied with when writing off bad debts
- Initiate and facilitate weekly feedback meetings with departmental managers on disputes/queries and submit feedback timeously to the weekly management meeting
- Supervision over the creditors team to ensure that payments to suppliers are verified and corroborated against orders in the system, and a reconciliation between the system and the statement is accurately and timeously completed
- Working with the creditors team on the GIS and GIT to clear as well as following up on open orders to close and ensure suppliers are paid on time to avoid penalties
- Continuously evaluate and monitor quality and accuracy of work, implementing and driving the company’s strategic objectives and ensuring effective communication
- Establish and maintain good relations with customers and suppliers and assist with difficult accounts by attending meetings and assisting in reconciling the account
- Ensure accurate completion and submission of account applications for new customer and supplier accounts to be comprehensively vetted
- Set goals and deadlines to monitor performance and set targets for the team in respect of financial controls
- Ensure branch compliance with statutory regulations pertaining to good corporate governance in the branch
Job Location
Africa, South Africa
Location
11 Gross Street, Tunney Industrial Estate, Elandsfontein, Germiston
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