About the position
Our well-known client in the property investment and management industry is currently looking to employ a Financial Manager, to be based in Port Elizabeth.
A wonderful career opportunity awaits you.
Requirements:
- Relevant BCom degree, e.g. Accounting / Financial Management, or Higher Diploma.
- 5+ Years’ relevant work experience.
- Computer literacy: Strong MS Excel skills.
- Experience with MDA property system advantageous.
Responsibilities and expectations but not limited to:
- All Financial Movement / Disciplines relating to the business and property portfolio (internal and external), farms and yachts.
- Manage all aspects of Human Resources and Office Management.
- Oversee company secretarial and compliance matters.
Financial Responsibilities:
Banking and Cash:
- Manage Bank accounts, reconciliations and movements of funds.
- Authorise EFT’s, debit orders, loading new suppliers and verification.
- Provide administrative approval and control over EFT usage.
- Liaise with banks wrt funding, overdrafts, interest rates, bank charges, opening and closing of accounts, updating KYC and FICA docs.
- Manage petty cash and cash on hand.
Financial Reporting:
- Prepare monthly management accounts which are accurate, valid and complete.
- Analyse and comment on budget variances.
- Prepare annual budgets supported by assumptions and explanations.
- Prepare/assist monthly cashflow analysis.
- Prepare/assist quarterly profit forecasts.
- Keep accurate tenant arrears, vacancy and lease expiry reports.
Other:
- Attend Board Meetings and present monthly accounts.
- Attend Audit and Risk Committee Meetings and provide feedback on audits and controls.
- Oversee Annual Audits and planning.
- Manage cash flows and expenditure of Yachts and liaise with Yacht Manager.
- Address updates, reporting requirements and access control for MDA property system.
Financial Activities:
- Ensure timely tenant payments and collections.
- Reconcile security deposits.
- Authorise supplier invoices for payment and ensure timeous payment.
- Reconciliations prepared for key balance sheet items, e.g., loan accounts, accruals, provisions, subsidiary accounts, fixed assets, etc.
- Maintain and update fixed asset register.
- Authorise and process journal entries.
Human Resources / Payroll:
- Manage Payroll and VIP processing.
- Prepare employment contracts.
- PAYE SDL UIF and Pension recons.
- Submission of EMP201 and Pension monthly.
Office Management:
- Approve office equipment purchase/rentals and repairs.
- Authorise and approve computer service providers.
- Supervise purchases of office refreshments, cleaning products and stationery.
- Back-up system in place (MDA, Microsoft Office, etc.).
- Security access software in place and updated regularly.
- Company documentation safely stored for the minimum period.
Systems / Controls / Processes:
- Establish and document financial systems and controls.
- Ensure adherence of systems/controls/processes.
Company Secretarial and Compliance:
- POPI compliance.
- BEE certification valid and updated annually.
- Update minute book.
- Resolutions drafted and signed were applicable.
- Facilitate secretarial changes in Directors, shareholding, etc.
- All statutory records updated with CIPRO.
- Ensure compliance with relevant laws and regulations.
Taxes / VAT:
- Company in possession of a tax clearance certificate at all times.
- Annual provisional and annual tax returns submitted timeously.
- Tax queries dealt with timeously.
- Vat returns accurate and submitted on time.
- Annual and monthly VAT reconciliations.
Please note should you not receive a response within two weeks of applying you may assume that your application was unsuccessful.
Desired Skills:
- Financial Manager
- Accounting
- Management
- Taxes
- Finance
- Balance Sheet
- Management Accounts