Job Description

Western Cape, CPT - Northern SuburbsMonthly Cost To Company (Market related)Our client in the FMCG Industry is currently looking to employ a Financial Accountant to be based in Cape Town.A wonderful career opportunity awaits you.MAIN PURPOSE OF THE JOB:
To produce accurate and timeous month end, quarterly and annual results.MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

• BCom Honours or equivalent.
• CIMA qualification.
• 1-4 Years of experience.
• Knowledge of CaseWare.

COMPETENCIES:

• Advanced Accounting expertise
• Operational understanding
• Creditors knowledge
• Reconciliations
• Budgeting skills
• F8 Knowledge
• Ratio Analysis
• Free cashflow
• Consolidated results
• Analysis and review ability
• Processing and synthesis ability
• Understanding of cash flow process
• Stock purchasing process understanding
• Audit process knowledge and understanding
• Experience in the production of Management Accounts

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Prepare individual and group consolidated financial statements.
• Review cashflow vs cashflow targets on a monthly basis.
• Update and review the open to buy targets.
• Prepare and control annual expense budget based on company parameters.
• Manage and control expenses per budget.
• Prepare financial section of the Board Pack.
• Analyse and review discrepancies.
• Ensure that all expense is accounted for and accrued in the correct period.
• Check that management accounts are issued within 5 working days of the new month.
• Ensure that hours worked are reconciled.
• Ensure that volumes delivered and cost per kg is reconciled.
• Take accountability for all accounts to be fully reconciled and any reconciling items to be addressed.
• The accuracy of all balance sheet account reconciliations in terms of raising accruals and pre-payments.
• Calculate premiums and finance charges.
• Complete postings.
• Co-ordinate and manage Botswana payroll.
• Manage and co-ordinate promotional items.
• Produce breakdown of logistics methods.

Please note should you not receive a response within two weeks of applying you may assume that your application was unsuccessful.

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