Group Finance Manager
Job description
TOP VACANCY ALERT
Our client, based in Deal Party, Port Elizabeth, is seeking to appoint an experienced Group Finance Manager.
A minimum of 5 years' experience in commerce is required - manufacturing and/or multinational experience secures!
Requirements:
- SAICA, SAIPA or CIMA registered.
- Minimum 5 years' experience in commerce and/or manufacturing.
- Multinational experience would be an advantage.
- Experience in being accountable for group reporting packs.
- Knowledge of tax and statutory returns.
- High level of Excel proficiency.
- Experience with QlikView / PowerBI.
- Excellent attention to detail.
- Excellent planning and organising skills.
- Well-developed interpersonal skills.
- Ability to work under pressure.
Responsibilities and expectations but not limited to:
Reporting:
- Monthly Group Reporting.
- Review of Group Management accounts.
- Includes monthly consolidation.
- Includes key metrics and explanation of variances.
General:
- Manage Finance and Admin team.
- Monitor and enforce compliance to procedures and internal controls in relation to financial transactions.
- Manage the costs of operations (actual and forecast).
- Tracking of operational performances on a daily basis.
- Perform analysis of actual and forecast expenses.
- Provide support to the CFO with continuous improvement projects and ad hoc queries.
- Monitor cash flow daily and complete cash flow reports.
- Financial Risk Management.
Net Working Capital:
- Review provision for bad debt, as well as debtors age analysis.
- Manage debtors process.
- Provide management with feedback regarding stock and debtors.
- Review monthly stock valuation.
- Review age analysis for creditors and ensure suppliers are paid timeously.
General Ledger:
- Review and approve General Ledger recons.
- Review and authorise journal entries.
- Maintain General Ledger chart of accounts.
- IFRS consolidation experience.
Budgeting and Forecast:
- Prepare annual budgeting and quarterly forecast.
- Control and optimise the cost in line with budget.
- Identify opportunities for productivity and efficiency improvements.
Internal Controls:
- Document and improve internal controls relating to financial transactions.
- Document and improve internal controls for all departments.
- Partner with Warehouse staff to increase documentation controls relating to stock movements.
Projects:
- Design, oversee automated system for controlling batches.
- Improve current stock system.
- Ad hoc scenarios for Finance and Operational Director.
- Possible implementation of new ERP / Accounting System.
Please note should you not receive a response within two weeks of applying you may assume that your application was unsuccessful.