Job Description

Job SummaryFinance Manager Finance/Admin
Cape Town - Western CapeENVIRONMENT:TAKE charge of the overall management of the Finance Department as the next Finance Manager sought by a dynamic Maritime & Logistics Expert. You will control all payments including student payments and foreign payments, verify financial capturing in SAGE, prepare annual B-BBEE audits while coaching and monitoring financial team members. The successful incumbent must possess a Bachelors Degree in Finance or Accounting, 5 years proven financial work experience & 2 years of junior to middle management experience including Financial auditing and BBBEE auditing. You will also require excellent working knowledge of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and procedures and have a solid understanding and application of accounting principles, financials controls and accounting standards.DUTIES:Strategic Management: Overall responsibility for the department -

• Overall management of the Finance Department.
• Full financial reporting to Directors.

Operational Management: Overall responsibility for the full accounting function -

• Control of all payments including student payments and foreign payments.
• Review and approve all invoices for completeness, accuracy, and payments.
• Collect, interpret, and review financial information.
• Support with compiling and managing budgets.
• Compile financial reports.
• Management of the Fixed Assets Register.
• Verification of financial capturing in SAGE.
• Monthly preparation of Trial Balance.
• Monthly preparation of management accounts.
• Monthly management of VAT.
• Management and control of all bank accounts.
• Verification of monthly Payroll.
• Management of financial documentation.
• Responsible for credit and debit control management.
• Manage Petty Cash.
• Preparation and management of annual financial audits.
• Preparation of annual B-BBEE audits.
• Management of all company compliance documentation.
• Responsible for the management of suppliers.
• Responsible for the preparation of the income and provisional taxes.

Resource Management: Management of financial resources -

• Guide Financial Clerk in the financial processes and procedures.
• Responsible for training and development of the financial team members.
• Coach and monitor financial team members.
• Ensure sufficient resources within the financial department.

Miscellaneous: Perform any other work-related duties and responsibilities that may be assigned from time-to-time by management

• Full adherence to all Policies and Procedures.
• Conduct internal audits as per ISO schedule.
• Promote the business actively during discussion with external clients.
• Assist with the preparation of the annual budget.
• Full compliance with the stipulations contained within your employment contract.

REQUIREMENTS:Qualifications

• Bachelors Degree in Finance or Accounting.

Experience/Skills

• A minimum of 5 years proven financial work experience.
• 2 Years of junior to middle management experience.
• Financial auditing.
• BBBEE auditing.
• Good working knowledge of current accounting software systems.
• Software/Word processing skills to write queries, maintain records on spreadsheets and Word processing for relating information.
• Mathematical skills to maintain and balance accounts, calculate VAT; verify invoices, post fees, receipt and deposit all funds, and balance account receivables.
• Possess an excellent working knowledge of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and procedures.
• Solid understanding and application of accounting principles, financials controls and accounting standards.
• Competent user of spreadsheets in particular financial modelling, Microsoft Office products.
• Experience of preparation of financial reports for management.

Managerial Know How:

• Proven report writing skills.
• Demonstrates strong organization skills.
• Ability to solve problems.
• Time Management skills
• Relationship-building skills
• Ability to communicate at all levels verbally and in writing.
• Decisions made include interpreting invoice or reimbursed by check; determining if an overage can be paid without approval. Incumbent uses judgement in locating and selecting the most appropriate guidelines.

Human relationship skills:

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills including the ability to explain financial information to non-finance staff.
• Good political judgement including an appreciation of how to handle sensitive and confidential issues.
• Ability to analyse data and communicate complex issues in a clear and engaging manner to a range of audiences providing clear recommendations for decisions.
• Able to manage several jobs at once and determine priorities.
• Strong judgement and decisiveness.
• The ability to work well alone, or with a partner or team.
• Ability to maintain confidential.

ATTRIBUTES:

• Personal integrity and confidentiality.
• Ability to prioritise responsibilities under pressure and be self-motivating.
• Accurate and has attention to detail.
• Friendly and punctual.
• Reliable and has strong work ethics.
• Able to establish and maintain confidence of clients.
• The ability to work under own initiative and be self-motivated.
• A pro-active and can-do attitude.
• Trustworthy.
• A self-starter who can work independently.

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