Analyst - Finance Accounting at SC Johnson

Job description

SC Johnson has an opportunity for Analyst, Finance Accounting based in Fairland, South Africa.

The internal job title at SC Johnson is Analyst – Finance Accounting - South Africa.

PURPOSE OF THE ROLE

The purpose of this role is to support in leading accounting activities for South Africa including ensuring adherence to financial policies (internal and external), statutory/tax requirements, leading month-end closing process, and coordination with the SSC for Treasury, A/P and General Ledger transactions.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Assist in leading monthly close process and year-end activities, ensuring accuracy of P&L (below PC) and Balance Sheet.
• Point of contact within the cluster for coordination with the SSC on Treasury, A/P and General Ledger topics.
• Support in preparation and submission of statutory requirement and/or key point of contact with outsourced statutory agency in the cluster members.
• Coordination internal and external audits as well as SOAR testing
• Implement/execute global insurance and tax strategies
• Provide finance support for administrative functions in the cluster including functionals, payments processing (working with SSC, payroll, treasury, etc), non-inventory purchase orders.
• Vendor Master Data and credit application administration.

ESSENTIAL EXPERIENCE & COMPETENCIES:

• 2-3 years accounting experience (including internships) in an FMCG environment (preferably with a Multi-national company)
• BCom Accounting + Hons
• Strong accounting and financial skills
• Strong internal controls capabilities
• Ability to implement and enforce internal controls
• Self starter with problem solving skills
• Attention to detail and accuracy
• Good communication skills (written and verbal)
• Team building skills, especially across countries
• Good Analytical skills
• Strong Computer skills, Microsoft Office; ideally SAP, BPC

You need to be legally eligible to work in country of application.