Finance Manager at AVI Limited

Job Specification:

Ensuring accurate and timeous financial reporting

• Management of the month-end and year end reporting process
• Prepare/Review monthly, interim, ad-hoc and year end reporting required, including actual, forecast and budget results.
• Report on financial statement variances and provide necessary commentary.
• Monthly maintenance of general ledger, and general ledger reconciliations.
• Ensure month end procedures are adhered to according to predetermined deadlines in order to submit accurate and timeous results.
• Manage local and foreign cashflow (forecasts and payments).
• Completion and submission of the provisional tax returns, the annual tax return and the monthly VAT return ensuring returns meet statutory tax requirements.
• Completion of the Annual Financial Statements in accordance with IFRS.
• Manage and monitor company accounting procedures, policies and internal controls.
• Assistance with ad hoc requests from business and various finance projects.

Manage team & company accounting procedures, policies and internal controls

• Ensures teams have competent team members with the required technical skill, knowledge, and behavioural requirements to fit the culture and contribute to team success.
• Defines clear roles, accountabilities, outputs, and performance standards for others to work towards.
• Holds people accountable, gives feedback, recognises good performance, and manages poor performance.
• Ensure finance department’s Standard Operating Procedures (SOP’s) are documented and implemented.
• Focus on innovation, improvement and efficiency.
• Manage external and internal audits and resolve any issues/findings timeously in order to improve our internal control environment.
• Ad Hoc Projects- Finance related

Minimum Requirements:

Qualification & Experience:                                           

• CA (SA) with at least 1 years relevant post articles experience (Essential)

 Additional Requirements:

• Understand and adhere to systems of internal control
• Clear understanding of financial controls and importance of data integrity
• Good understanding of all local current tax and VAT regulations
• Financial, analytical and reporting skills (IFRS knowledge)
• Intermediate SAP knowledge – practical application
• Advanced Excel
• Skilled people manager/leader
• Proven practical management skills
• Understanding of systems and how these impact on the business
• Compile, monitor, and examine all reports for accuracy and integrity and conformance to accepted accounting and program guidelines