Finance Controller (Gamsberg Mine) at TAU Mining (Pty) Ltd.

Job purpose: 

• Responsible for analysing and controlling the Gamsberg project revenues, costs, inventory, payroll, fixed assets, BEE and supplier engagements.

Key performance areas:

•  Track revenue to see progress of payments with the client.
•  Analyse movement of volumes and distances of production for planning/budgeting
•  Review monthly project costs for accuracy and completeness.
•  Assess preferential procurement points for BBBEE
•  Reconcile procurement and accounting records, analyze spend by GL/ Supplier.
•  Assist the site team with GL code selection for requisitions on Pragma.
•  Track and analyze inventory including inventory counts and record keeping.
•  Ensure that all suppliers are paid accurately and timeously.
•  Assist with queries regarding unpaid invoices.
•  Continuous communication with suppliers
•  Assist the external auditors.
•  Ad hoc analysis and assistance with various enquiries from internal business.
•  Communicate and provide information by relevant methods internally and externally to assist and enable company operations and effective service to connect groups.
•  Maintain positive and effective interaction with all team members to reach the objectives.
•  Assist with fixed asset verifications as and when required
•  Updating of the HR Master file
•  Load new employees on Sage 300
•  Load new employees on ERS
•  Load new employee’s fingerprints on the ERS clocking device
•  Uploading of employee documents/ leave forms (absences)/ AOD's etc. on Sage 300
•  Updating the list for Midmonth advance including updating on Sage 300 and submission to head office payroll by the 10th
•  Check hours captured by Team Assistant/ Payroll administrators against ERS/ attendance registers
• and submit to Head office payroll on a weekly basis.
•  Update HR Payroll input sheet (Allowances/ AOD/ Appointments/ Terminations/ Acting allowances etc.) daily (as and when received)
•  Check overtime against clock records and submit to Head office for approval & capture the hours on the payroll timesheet.
•  Payroll queries
•  Assisting with the printing of payslips
•  Checking ERS, Sage and HR master head count (Employee Recon)
•  Capturing of leave and for wages employees, ensuring that the amount on the payslip is correct (check rate per day x leave days captured is what is on the payslip)
•  Relocation Assistance forms - sending for approval and once approved, compiling the bank file and send to Head office finance.
•  Petty cash for Gamsberg
•  Checking of expense claims and submission to CEO
•  Collating the monthly KPI’s as per the clients requirements and submit to Head Office.

Minimum Job requirements:

•  Matric (Grade 12)
•  B Com Accounting degree or equivalent
•  3 -5 years’ experience in accounting and payroll
•  Sage Evolution experience will be an advantage
•  Sage People experience will be an advantage
•  Clean criminal record
•  Valid code EB Driver’s license

Knowledge, Attitude, Skills & Abilities:

•  Computer literate with Microsoft Office skills required
•  Knowledge of updated tax and statutory laws (SARS)
•  Knowledge of project accounting
•  Knowledge of payroll systems
•  Good administrative skills and attention to detail
•  Work is always conducted with the necessary pride.
•  Working hours are respected and kept to.
•  Sick leave and other benefits are not exploited.
•  All work is done right the first time and there is no replacement for quality.
•  Friendliness and helpfulness are always portrayed.
•  A business-orientated culture is strived for, and all work is performed in a cost-effective way.
•  A continuous improvement attitude is followed and is implemented in all facets of the work.
•  Encourage all employees to live the TAU values.
•  Maintain regular consistent and professional attendance, punctuality, personal appearance, and
• adherence to relevant health & safety procedures.