Country Controller III at Aramex South Africa

Purpose of the Job

• As a Country Controller, locally known as Financial Director at Aramex South Africa (Pty) Ltd and PostNet, your primary objective is to drive the financial journey of the country, having full responsibility over the P/L in the respective country and manage the finance team by establishing effective mechanism for proper recognition of all financial transactions to ensure compliance with Aramex policies and procedures and international accounting standards.

Job Description

• Manage the finance function in the station. Manage the financial transactions and reporting of the entities.
• Maintain confidentiality of all accounting records in compliance with Aramex finance policies and procedures.
• Specifically maintain close working relationship with the Global Reporting team to ensure the local Finance team has all necessary systems and tools needed to facilitate the financial planning & analysis responsibilities.
• Reporting full Income Statement to the GSO Financial Reporting Department in Jordan, with the responsibility to review the monthly management accounts and ensuring they have delivered in an accurate and timely fashion.
• Monthly analysis of financial results vs budget and vs previous months.
• Contact point with all external bodies (tax authority, social security authority, external auditors, local tax consultants).
• Work with External Auditors in preparing /finalizing the Audited Financial statements for the companies. Prepare Audit working file for Interim and Year-end audit.
• Oversee and monitor the credit team to ensure targeted average collection period (ACP) is achieved.
• Ensure all balance sheet reconciliations have been prepared and agreed to trial balance.
• Coordinating with the Global AP manager to ensure that all AP invoices are being captured on time.
• Coordinating with the Global invoicing team to ensure completion, accuracy and timely capturing of revenue.
• Coordinating with the Global customs duties team to ensure customs GL are well reconciled.
• Coordinating with the Global treasury team to ensure all bank transactions are booked and the accounts are reconciled, and the reconciliation are documented.
• Be the Key Individual and Public Officer for Aramex South Africa (Pty) Ltd

Job Requirements - Experience and Education

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, Finance, or related field; CPA or equivalent professional certification preferred.
• Proficiency in MS Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook, ACCPAC is a plus)
• 10+ years’ experience accounting or finance roles, with a focus on managerial responsibilities., preferably in the logistics and shipping industry.