Finance Accountant-Cremora at Lactalis South Africa

Job Description    

• Join Lactalis at our site in the Western Cape and take on the challenge of a Finance Accountant.   The purpose of the role is to provide financial support to the Lactalis Southern Africa and African business within the statutory accounting, treasury and tax department.
• The end result is to drive the Lactalis Southern Africa and African business objectives while supporting accurate and timeous financial reporting and financial governance.

Required Skills    

• Bcomm or similar
• At least 5-7 years years post qualification experience in a financial function, preferably in a corporate environment within FMCG.
• A resilient individual with excellent interpersonal and clear communication skills
• Result driven, business acumen and good decision-making as well as strong leadership skills
• Accuracy and attention to detail
• Ability to work independently as well as part of a team
• Advanced MS Office skills (Excel & PowerPoint

Duties & Responsibilities    

• Balance Sheet reconciliations
• Month end journal preparation
• Monthly sub-system to TB reconciliations for debtors, creditors, and stock
• Review of month end trial balance for reasonability and completeness
• Generate sundry invoices for plant operations
• Monthly working capital reporting
• Monthly free cash flow reporting
• Co-ordination of month-end closure
• Relevant management and operational reporting
• Budgeting and Forecasting

Closing Date    

• 2025/10/31