Finance Manager (Cape Town) at BOS Brands

Position Summary

• Your main objective will be the day-to-day coordination of accounting practices and records which will ensure effective financial management at BOS. This will involve, debtors & cash management, risk management, stakeholder relations and compliance and auditing.

Responsibilities

Day to day coordination of accounting practices and records to ensure effective financial management.

• Financial reporting packs created and distributed for approval.
• Manage expenditure against budget.
• Import and export documentation managed.
• Vat Reconciliation and submission (SA and Europe)
• The annual budget for relevant departments prepared.
• Forecasts prepared and reported.
• Prepare necessary filings and ensure compliance with the various statutory bodies
• Monthly journals and cost allocations collated.
• Trial balance drafted and distributed for approval.
• Monthly reconciliation of all Balance Sheet accounts (Stock, Intercompany etc.)
• Monthly expenditure reconciled with the monthly budget.
• Ensure financial accounting, management accounting, stock control and manufacturing are relevant and appropriate to achieve business goals.

Cash Management and Risk

• Ensure effective management of cash across business units.
• Manage risk.

Compliance and audit

• Ensure the company is compliant with all local requirements (all taxes, all declaration, work law…)
• Recommend and implement relevant & compliant entity & administrative structures.
• Coordinate audit and mandatory declarations

Financial Planning

• Prepare full annual and mid-year budgets.
• Cash flow plans
• Develop and enforce policies to minimize risk and ensure that the company reports its financial position accurately.
• Ensure ongoing optimization of all systems and process.

People Management and Leadership

• Day-to-day support, training and coaching to finance team on raising awareness and knowledge of financial management matters and develop their leadership capabilities & business knowledge.
• Effectively lead, inspire, coach, manage and drive performance in the department
• Regularly evaluate departmental and individual performance, to improve their performance, increase morale and limit staff turnover. 

Business Partnering and Stakeholder management

• Provide financial advice and guidance to the company's managers and staff to enable them to achieve their objectives.
• Work closely with Management team to provide advice, guidance and forward planning on the financial strategy to Management team and Investors.
• Monitor external contracts and services provided by suppliers to ensure that these are operating effectively and providing the best value to the company.
• Clients’ and suppliers’ issues dealt with effectively and efficiently and in a timeous matter.
• Sales Support: Ensure that all sales reports can be quickly and accurately accessed, and that all sales information is pushed proactively to relevant parties
• Supply Chain Support: Work with the Supply Chain team to ensure full visibility into stock holdings, stock management, stock triggers etc.