Financial Accountant FMCG

About the position

QUALIFICATIONS

• B. Com Accounting degree
• Computer literate: Syspro, QlikView and MS Office

EXPERIENCE

• Min 5 years' working experience in a similar role.
• Experience in an
• FMCG environment will be advantageous for this role.

MAIN PURPOSE OF JOB & RESPONSIBILITIES

• All Financial reporting up to trial balance (Month-end, Year-end, Quarterly reviews).
• Processing of General ledger journals and ensuring that entries are correctly processed in the GL (and keeping and maintaining the required supporting documents for internal and external audit review).
• Submission of Flash Results and compiling Pack reporting by the 2nd and 4th working day respectively.
• Balance Sheet reconciliations to be performed monthly for review
• Maintaining Fixed Asset registers.
• Liaising with the Auditors (both Internally and Externally).
• Compilation of Budgets and giving guidance to the respective branches in this regard.
• Capex management (Initiating capex, maintaining all required documents on file for audit purposes, verification of fixed assets on at least an annual basis).
• Calculation of commissions, provisions etc.
• Liaising with factory and operation managers for expense accruals, queries etc.
• Release of local creditor payments in the bank and verifying that creditor reconciliations are correct.
• Performing day ends and month ends in Syspro for the following modules: AR/AP/INV/Cashbook/GL.
• Ensuring clear intercompany charge accounts monthly.
• Investigation and resolution of queries.
• Implementation of policies and procedures through standard operating policies and the maintenance thereof.
• Various other ad hoc projects that may be required from time to time.

SKILLS REQUIRED

• Ability to perform under high levels of pressure.
• Assertive.
• Attention to detail.
• Excellent communication skills - both verbal and written.
• Solutions-driven.
• Solid and dependable team player.
• Adherence to strict deadlines.
• Good time management skills and able to work to multiple deadlines
• concurrently.

Desired Skills:

• Syspro
• Financial Accounting
• FMCG