About the position
Reporting to the CFO, the successful candidate will be responsible for providing strategic and operational input to the Group's financial functions as well as staff management.
Responsibilities include:
Financial Management:
Ensuring policies, processes and measures are in place
Ensuring reports are distributed by deadline dates
- Ensuring audits are complete with unqualified report
- Ensuring forex, capex and expense control policies are in place and reported in line with IFRS
- Preparing cashflow forecast on a monthly basis
- Engaging with global compliance team to ensure compliance with global standards
- Ensuring OneStream reports are submitted accurately and on-time, e.g. Intercompany matching, income tax, deferred tax, CAPEX, TWC reporting, etc.
- Continuously reviewing and improving processes
- Reviewing and posting daily SYSPRO integrations for all SYSPRO sub-modules
- Ensuring creditors are paid timeously and focussing on opportunities to improve the cash cycle
- Reconciling shipping schedule orders to FEC, reporting and ensuring all orders are covered
- Ensuring that all taxes are compliant with SARS requirements with regards to submission and payment
- Ensuring that SARB approvals are obtained and kept up to date
- Ensuring management accounts are completed
- Assisting in CAPEX acquisition process
- Assisting both finance and non-finance departments with queries and financial reports
- Creating and mapping new GL accounts
- Reviewing and approving AR monthly reconciliation
- Reviewing all insurance claims prior to payments
- Calculating salary deductions for fuel for staff with company vehicles and staff with vehicle allowances
- Staff management
Strategic Management/Input:
- Strategy formulation and implementation for responsible areas
- Contributing towards the company achieving its' objectives
Improve processes and controls to achieve targets set:
- Managing the completion of the annual external audit to keep within budget and to obtain an unqualified audit report
- Assisting in the preparation of the annual financial statements
- Managing the completion of the internal audit process
- Ensuring that finance processes and policies are updated and communicated to employees
- Identifying opportunities for cost control improvement
Requirements:
Finance related degree with a professional qualification preferred (CIMA or CA equivalent)
Experience with Syspro, SAP, Excel, OneStream and BI Reporting
- 5-8 years working knowledge in financial reporting, tax law, auditing, and financial record management
- Strong mathematical skills
- Proficiency in accounting and office software
- Experience in a global multinational manufacturing company will be beneficial
Desired Skills:
- Financial Management
- Strategic Planning
- Staff Management
- Forecasting
- Financial Reporting
