Job Description

The Financial Manager will be required to provide quality oversight with respect to Master Data, Fixed Assets and Payroll Accounting functions; customer service to internal customers; service delivery to external business partners and liaison to auditors. The candidate should be able to provide leadership, achieve financial and operational efficiencies with the business and will be accountable for driving overall business performance.Duties:

• Providing leadership and overseeing financial accounting, driving business growth and monitoring business performance
• Finance governance and monitoring.
• Driving continuous improvement in the finance function
• Financial reporting: providing insight into the business and key drivers, through complete and accurate analysis on monthly reporting to assist with decision making.
• Present monthly and quarterly reviews of management accounts to group/executives
• Drive efficient month-end finalization through the implementation of SOP.
• Understand, manage and co-ordinate cost-saving initiatives.
• Strictly comply with group reporting timelines and ensure financial compliance of the business meets group standards.
• Working capital management: Debtor management, supplier relationship with key suppliers is maintained and timely payments and stock management.
• Understand capex requirements of the business, asset utilization, capex reporting and EVA modelling.
• Yearly financial audits and tax and deferred tax calculations
• Driving and managing the preparation of the budgets, forecasts including timely submission to group
• Continuous engagement with finance staff, training, identification of areas of improvement and management of the finance team, to ensure optimal performance are maintained.
• Ensure compliance with policies, legislation, regulations and good governance.
• Ensure changes in financial regulations and legislation are implemented.
• Preparation of VAT returns.
• Ensuring compliance with VAT legislation.
• Raising Orders for the Central Finance Divisions.
• Raising GRVs for the Central Finance Divisions.
• Rebilling of costs across legal entities.
• Preparing budgets and forecasts for the Shared Services Division.

Job Experience & Skills Required:

• Completed BCom
• Minimum 5 years experience in Accounting and Financial Manager role.
• Syspro experience is essential
• Experience within the Manufacturing industry is essential.

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