Solugrowth is seeking a Financial Controller/Financial Analyst to fulfil this role for 3 international companies within the group.
Purpose:

Accounts Payable cycle from the reception of invoices & Expense Reports (ER) and validation by Heads of Divisions / Units until the payment and the filing of paid documents.
Plays a key role in the dematerialization of the AP process l (scanning with optical character recognition (OCR) and predefined coding, request for approbation through workflows, posting of approved invoices in BC).
In charge of the monthly closing process of the business lines under accountability/responsibility, reporting and analysis in coordination with the other Finance Analysts and the Head of Accounting and Finance.
Provider of data and responsible for its quality and integrity with respect with the monthly statutory accounts and the analytical analysis.
Backup of other Finance Analysts for several tasks ranging from reconciliations, tax accrual calculation to clients' invoicing. He/she is also a key participant in the audit preparation process and in answering auditors' questions during the audit review.

This is a 12 months contract role based in Cape Town
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Financial Accounting

Review all invoices & Expense Reports, ask for validation through
Continia workflow and book all invoices / ER in BC.
Coordination with the team for the expenses and A/P invoices process.
Prepare all payments of invoices & ER and book payments in the accounting software.
Expenses report and invoices validation reminder to approvers.
Book all cash related transactions.
Supervise the corporate credit cards use, keep the records of purchases, reconcile the monthly invoices with supporting.
Revaluate foreign currency balances & Group.
Reconcile Upfront & Servicing fees for the monthly closing.
Reconcile Fixed Assets Register & book monthly depreciation.
Reconcile transitory accounts including the calculation & booking of tax accruals.

Project Management
ERP/Process documentation

Together with the whole Finance team, deliver BC on-the-job training to the affiliates and external accountants.

Accounting Handbook

Ad hoc support on the Accounting handbook project.

Vena financial close implementation

Support in implementing the Vena financial close tool.