Our client, a well-established Manufacturing company based in New Germany, is looking to fill the position of Financial Manager.
Key Responsibilities:
Financial Accounting and Controls:

• Oversee all aspects of financial accounting processing and related controls in the business.
• Review and authorize monthly standard journal entries.
• Review GL reconciliations and ensure the reconciling items are appropriately addressed.
• Make recommendations for improvements to processes and controls.
• Ensure maintenance of appropriate internal controls and financial procedures.
• First point of escalation for accounts payable and accounts receivable issues.
• Ensure all month-end closing activities including control account reconciliation, integrities and reconciliations are in place.
• Completion of month-end/ year-end closing activities including financial results finalisation, review of control account reconciliations and preparation and submission of group reporting schedules.
• Preparation of annual financial statements complying with IFRS and relevant regulatory frameworks.
• Management of external and internal audits including addressing and remediating external and internal audit findings.
• Point of contact for the group finance team.

Treasury Management:

• Manage cash balances and prepare weekly, monthly and long-term cash forecasts.
• Oversee the cash flow plans and ensure that availability of funds as needed.
• Ensure payments to suppliers are based on terms.

Planning and Forecasting:

• Develop, coordinate, prepare and monitoring of budgets.
• Develop ongoing financial business plans, models and forecasts together with the analysis.
• Assist with financial modelling and analysis to support the development of long-term strategic initiatives and business plans.

Tax Compliance :

• Income Tax/ VAT/ PAYE compliance.
• Ensure compliance with tax law.
• Manage the company's tax return filings process.

Asset Management

• Oversee the maintenance of the inventory of all fixed assets.
• Ensure that assets are capitalized in terms of IFRS.
• Compute the depreciation expense.
• Ensure the useful lives and residual values are assessed annually.

Internal and External Financial Reporting

• Compiling balance-sheet, cash flows and supporting schedules for executive and board reporting.
• Submission of monthly/quarterly results to shareholders.
• Completing surveys (AFS, STATS SA, NAACAM, B03).

Other

• Assist with ad-hoc finance department projects.
• Annual insurance renewals and claims submissions.
• Maintenance of supplier, customer and service providers relationships (Banks, Audit Firms, Insurance Brokers) as a representative of the company.
• Performing research to address queries.
• Manage defined risks in the finance function.

Supervision

• Day-to-day management of finance and payroll teams' daily activities including setting and monitoring the task plan, reviewing work performed communicating key issues to executive.
• Evaluating the performance of staff members.
• Supervision and coaching of staff members.

Qualifications and Experience:

• Grade 12 Senior Certificate
• CA SA or B.Com Accounting Honours
• Preferred postgraduate or higher-level qualification. CPA is an added advantage
• 3-5 years of experience (post-article) in a relevant business area or manufacturing
• Knowledge and experience in IFRS and AFS compilation

If you are interested in applying for this role, please send a detailed copy of your CV to [Email Address Removed]
If you have not been contacted within two (2) weeks, please consider your application as unsuccessful.

Desired Skills:

• Financial Accounting
• Financial Reporting Management
• Financial compliance

Desired Work Experience:

• 2 to 5 years

Desired Qualification Level:

• Honours