Finance Manager Public Sector - CA (SA) at AFA - Accounting and Financial Advisory

Role responsibilities:

• Draft and enhance methodology on dealing with the legacy matters (Data Loss);
• Alignment of GRAP and accrual accounting;
• Compilation of the interim and final AFS, i.e. Statement of Financial Performance, Statement of Financial Position, Statement of Net Assets, Cash Flow Statement and Disclosure notes.
• Ensure there is proper reconciliation between the General Ledger and the sub-ledger and Trial Balance and accompany registers;
• Provide quality assurance on the opening balances; in-year transactions and closing balances;
• Review the useful lives of the fixed Assets and the appropriate entries in the records to ensure that there is accuracy and completeness property, plant and equipment and intangible assets;
• Ensure that the Work-In-Progress (WIP) and finished Goods for inventory are complete, accurate and work closely with Operations;
• Draft the calculations and methodology of the impairment of debtors;
• Provide assurances on the accuracy and completeness of revenue and debtors;
• Assist with SCM processes, contract management and disclosure of irregular, fruitless and wasteful expenditure;
• Engage the National Treasury and the Auditor-General on technical financial matters and advise the CFO and CEO accordingly;
• Assist in the addressing of audit findings from both internal and external auditors
• Draft and review the applicable policies and the establishment of a materiality framework;
• Assist management with any other matter that will arise in order to successfully reconstruct the books of the government department and move towards at least acquiring a better audit outcome.

The Resource will be expected to provide the following deliverables:

• GRAP compliant AFS;
• Complete and Accurate supporting schedules to the AFS
• Complete and Accurate General Ledger and Trial Balance
• Audit File
• GL Monthly reconciliations
• Skills transfer
• Technical Consultation
• Audit Support

Requirements:

• CA (SA)
• Registered with SAICA and with good standing with SAICA
• 8 years or more, post CA qualification
• GRAP experience
• Public sector experience
• Thorough knowledge of Cost and Management
• Experience in compiling Annual Financial Statements (in the public sector preferably)
• Detailed knowledge of CaseWare System and all its functions
• Thorough knowledge of GRAP and able to provide expert accounting opinion on any technical GRAP matter;