REQUIREMENTS

• A degree in Tax, Accounting or Finance
• A minimum of 5 years of experience in a business performing a senior financial position
• Must have knowledge and working experience of MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint and Sage X3
• Strong technical accounting knowledge
• Excellent communication skills
• Financial analysis and forecasting
• Ability to work under pressure and plan/ prioritise workload
• Attention to detail
• Ability to use own initiative
• Self-motivated
• Proactive and innovative approach to problem-solving
• Change management skills
• Persuasion and influencing skills
• Professional
• Excellent team leader

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Responsible for the administrative, financial and risk management operations of the company, which includes the development of a financial and operational strategy, and the ongoing development and monitoring of control systems designed to preserve company assets and report accurate financial results
• The work and responsibilities will cover a range of activities, including inter alia the following duties
  
  • Cash flow management
  • Accounts receivable management
  • Contracts management
  • Management of forecast and budget
  • Management of audit requirements
  • Full tax management
  • Financial reporting
  • Accounts payable management
• Planning
  • Assist in formulating the company’s future direction and support strategic initiatives
  • Monitor and direct the implementation of strategic business plans
  • Develop financial and tax strategies
  • Manage the capital request and budgeting processes
  • Develop performance measures that support the company’s strategic direction
• Operations
  • Participate in key decisions as a member of the executive management team
  • Maintain in-depth relations with all members of the management team
  • Manage the entire accounting department
  • Complete financials and forecasting every month
  • Ensure compliance with IFRS
  • Ensure that costing and inventory values and provisions are accurate
  • Ensure that controls are designed, implemented and operating effectively to ensure accuracy in financial reporting
• Staff management
  • Lead and develop staff members and ensure the finance team performs optimally 
• Financial information and administration
  • Oversee the issuance of financial information
  • Personally compile, review and approve monthly board packs, management accounts and reports to the company, which include current month results and full year forward forecasts
  • Report financial results to the Board of Directors
  • Oversee cash management
  • Data and profitability analysis
  • Review and approve all journal entries and ensure that these are appropriate
• Annual external audit
  • Ensure the audit is completed within the stipulated deadline
  • Complete and review the annual audit pack
• Annual budget preparation
  • Plan the budget and the 3-year forecast process
  • Collate the departmental budgets
  • Consolidate and review the reasonableness of budgets and submit to Reunert within the timelines
  • Submit the 3-year forecast as part of the strategic review
• Risk management
  • Understand and mitigate key elements of the company’s risk profile
  • Construct and monitor reliable control systems
  • Maintain appropriate insurance coverage
  • Ensure that the company complies with all legal and regulatory requirements, i.e., Good Governance, and IFRS
  • Ensure that record-keeping meets the appropriate level of requirements
  • Report risk issues to the Managing Director and the Risk Committee of the Board of Directors
  • Ensure compliance with all policies and procedures and the delegation of authorities
  • Ensure all financial controls are designed, implemented and operating effectively and perform quarterly self-assessments to ensure compliance
• Accounts payable
  • Maintenance of payables and ensuring appropriate cash management and payments to vendors
  • Ensure approval processes are followed following delegations of authority
• Accounts receivable
  • Maintenance of receivables and ensuring that cash collections are within the credit terms of customers
• Fixed assets
  • Maintenance of additions and disposals
  • Maintain depreciation
• Tax
  • Prepare monthly VAT returns
  • Complete and prepare tax calculations and submit to Reunert
• B-BBEE
  • Responsible for supporting the development and implementation of the EE plan
  • Drive the B-BBEE strategy to ensure targets set out are achieved