Assistant Financial Controller

It's fun to work in a company where people truly BELIEVE in what they're doing!

The Assistant Financial Controller will be responsible for balance sheet reporting and planning while ensuring compliance with relevant reporting standards is upheld to the highest standard, resulting in a successful annual external audit process.

1. Relevant accounting degree
2. Management accounting experience (advantageous)
3. Financial and tax regulatory experience (advantageous)
4. Proficiency in Microsoft PowerPoint
5. Intermediate proficiency in Microsoft Excel
6. Experience with BPP and/or SAP (advantageous)

1. Excellent written and verbal communication skills
2. Problem solving and analytical thinking skills
3. Pro-active approach to implementation of changes in operational and accounting requirements
4. Well organised with strong attention to detail and accuracy
5. Ability to work well under pressure
6. Ability to follow process and procedure
7. Strong sense of self investment and growth in knowledge of Group
8. Good teamwork skills, with the ability to develop strong relationships and to work collaboratively with colleagues across the Group

1. Working capital and balance sheet reporting, including metrics, benchmarking and identifying outliers to deliver insightful commentary
2. Assist with implementing a working capital and balance sheet budgeting and forecasting process
3. Ensure that accounting principles and interpretation are consistently applied
4. Assistance with investor relations queries relating to the balance sheet
5. Management of the group's annual asset impairment process, across division and legal entities, including the annual assessment of inputs required, accounting for changes in the economic environments the Group operates in, to ensure an effective impairment process is achieved
6. Develop a matrix of policy and process documentation, ensuring it is always up to date
7. Manage the Group consolidation and reporting process, including elimination of relevant intercompany transactions and balances, and including the foreign currency translation reserve
8. Ability to communicate complex technical concepts effectively in business language
9. Assistance with external reporting publications, including annual financial statements, integrated annual report, sustainability report and analyst presentations
10. Manage external audit findings, resolve timeously, and implement relevant controls and procedures to ensure the audit finding is not repeated
11. Providing regular and direct assistance to the Group Balance Sheet Planning & Reporting Lead and Head of Planning, Reporting and Analytics Head of Finance and CFO
12. Keep up to date with IFRS standards and all accounting concepts, practices, and procedures and apply to reported results
13. Assist with CA Trainee Programme, on rotation of CA trainees to Group Reporting
14. Ad hoc tasks as required by Group Balance Sheet Planning & Reporting Lead and Head of Planning, Reporting and Analytics Head of Finance and CFO

High motivated, results orientated and self-directed individual.

Ability to effectively prioritise and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment.

If you like wild growth and working with happy, enthusiastic over-achievers, you'll enjoy your career with us!

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