Financial Controller Asset Finance at Secondments

Minimum Requirements;    

• Degree in Accounting/CA(SA)
• At least 5 years’ experience as a financial controller within a debt listed environment
• Knowledge of Asset Finance products and processes
• High-level of analytical skills
• Problem-solving skills
• Highly organised
• Brilliant management ability
• Good communication skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Sound knowledge of accounting fundamentals
• Compliance orientated.
• Advanced Excel skills
• Process designing and improvement

Duties and Responsibilities    

Core responsibilities:

• Ensuring compliance with statutory law and financial regulations.
• Ensure compliance with JSE debt listing requirements.
• Preparation of all legal entities’ financial statements.
• Preparation of management accounts for legal entities.
• Preparation of VAT returns for legal entities and make payment.
• Calculation of taxation for legal entities and make payment.
• High-level financial reporting and analysis.
• Regular actual/budget/forecast consolidation for the three series and legal entity.
• Liaison between internal and external audit, ensuring Exco and Risk that all necessary controls are in place and that financial statements are fairly stated.
• Coordinate audit processes for the legal entities.
• Lead changes required in accounting standards, regulatory standards, systems, IT platforms, processes and controls.
• Implement accounting policies.
• Ensure all accounts in the GL are owned, properly reconciled and substantiated.
• Key sign-off on the new product approval process for business unit products and new business which includes systems, accounting treatment, controls and procedures.
• Maintain chart of accounts and business structure in the ledger.
• Processing of journals.
• Preparation and posting of consolidation journals.
• Monitoring internal controls and perform assessments.
• Complete attestations to testify to the adequacy of controls on request.