Financial Administrator - Midrand at Empact Group

Job Summary

The incumbent will be responsible to execute financial administrative tasks including financial reporting relating to FM unit. Assist the Management Accountant in providing finance support to the operations, finance team and functional heads.

Desirable education and experience:

• Matric plus relevant tertiary Accounting qualification
• 5 years’ experience in Finance
• SAP Experience required
• CSFAB/AS400
• MS Office and Advanced Excel
• Ability to complete and manage the month end process
• Experience in managing an area of a debt book.
• Knowledge of Credit Management
• Strong business planning, budgeting, forecasting and financial modelling skills
• Ability to quickly analyse and manipulate large quantities of financial data, drawing out key matters of significance
• Ability to work under pressure in a deadline driven environment (prepared to work overtime as and when required)
• Own Transport

Key areas of responsibility:

• Completion of full month end process. This includes, analysis of financial results, preparation of invoices in SAP, preparation of monthly journals, presentation of financial results to management accountant and regional manager, reconciliations, multiple checks and balances
• Analyze monthly trading and explain variances identified to Regional Managers and Management Accountant
• Monthly results sign off process with Regional Managers and Management Accountant
• Preparation of invoices and following up on payments
• Following up with clients regarding payment, following up regarding remittance advises.
• Weekly finance report to KAM. (Open PO tracking and reporting)
• Provide on-going/adhoc reporting and analytical support,
• Ensure adherence to the company policies and procedures, on a monthly basis.
• Take ultimate responsibility for finance customer related actions/issues/problems until resolved.
• Weekly invoice sign off with the client.
• Weekly open PO tracking and reporting to the client.
• Assist in preparation of annual budgets.
• Assist in preparation of forecasts
• Upload of vendor quotations in Planon for customer review and approval.
• Raising of PO’s to vendors, in SAP. Ensuring GRN’s are completed, upon vendor invoice receipt.
• Ensuring PO’s are received from client for all services delivered and invoices raised on SAP.
• Reconcile vendor’s monthly account, where applicable.
• Assistance with year-end audit
• Other finance related tasks

Knowledge Skills and Competencies required:

• Good numeric and administration skills
• Attention to detail and methodical
• Time and planning management skills
• Deadline Driven
• Ability to work in a team