Financial Manager - CA(SA) - Johannesburg at Genesis Analytics

PRACTICE AREA DESCRIPTION:

The Group Service practice area consists of a team of valuable experts who provide trustworthy solutions to complex and everyday challenges. We are dedicated to accuracy and reliability. To work with each Practice Area, like interconnected cogs and flywheels, to build a trusted system.

Requirements

ROLE DESCRIPTION:

The dynamic Financial Manager will oversee company and group audits and financials operating throughout Africa and the UK, establishing, educating and managing tax and statutory compliance to meet the needs of our fast-growing group. The candidate will also be responsible for monitoring internal controls, recommending improvements to policies and procedures and managing direct reports whilst also supporting the Head of Finance. The ideal candidate would be a recently qualified CA(SA) with a dynamic and energetic orientation. 

Financial Manager duties, inter-alia:

• Tracking, reporting, and analysing budget variances
• Preparing month-end reports for management, including profit and loss statements and balance sheets
• Manage cashflow projections and reports
• Manage and supervise company audits
• Reviewing company and group financial statements to ensure they are accurate
• Check and approve bank payments
• Manage the group’s tax compliance
• Ensuring compliance with statutory regulations
• Monitor and implement internal controls
• Supervise junior staff members
• Ad hoc requests as and when required

Requirements, Skills & Competencies

• Proven working experience as a Senior Financial Controller or a Junior Financial Manager
• Between 7 to 10 years of overall combined accounting and finance experience, with a strong focus on tax and audit activities and responsibilities 
• A recognised degree specialising in accounting and an additional postgraduate qualification will be advantageous
• Member of a professional accounting body is a requirement, preferably SAICA as a qualified CA(SA) who completed articles in a competitive and credible environment
• Thorough knowledge of accounting principles and procedures
• Experience with creating financial statements
• Experience with general ledger functions and month-end/year-end closing process
• Excellent accounting software user and administration skills
• Independent self-starter
• Good communication skills
• Analytical
• Natural problem-solver with innovative ideas who can take initiative
• Strong leadership skills and the ability to lead and develop more junior staff 
• Collaborate, delegate and work well under pressure