Financial Manager - H&H at Bidvest Prestige

ROLE PURPOSE

• To manage and improve accounting system processes by applying the principles of planning, organizing, leading, controlling activities and people through the implementation of relevant best practices that are aimed at achieving the organizational and operation’s financial objectives in accordance with IFRS standards

MAIN OUTPUTS

• Financial statement preparation to Balance Sheet
• Reconciling account balances and bank statements
• Maintaining general ledger and preparing month-end close procedures
• Provide support to the business with regards to costing, financial models and specific ad hoc projects when required.
• Complete and submit monthly statutory returns
• Prepare daily cash flow and release payments
• Maintain fixed asset registers, and rebate stock records
• Preparation of budget
• Combine excellent analytical skills with a thorough knowledge of accounting principles to analyse financial reports and forecasts
• Inspect transactional details to classify and analyse costs
• Identify drivers of costs and provide alternatives
• Ensure that statements and records comply with the law and regulations
• Compute Tax owed, prepare tax returns and ensure prompt payment
• Follow up on and manage internal audit findings
• Liaise with external audit
• Ensure best practice in place for BEE/SED spend
• Keeping abreast with accounting principles, legislation, banking requirements & ensure compliance with company procedures/policies
• Take responsibility for ensuring that proper financial management and control is applied within the operation.
• Perform and monitor/manage treasury functions

QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS
The Applicant must meet the following requirements:

• B.Com Finance
• Grade 12
• Code 08
• Minimum, 5 years' plus appropriate experience in the Services Industry
• Sound accounting knowledge
• Good planning and organizing skills
• MS Excel (Formulas; tables, pivots, charts)
• MS Outlook (Creating data files, automating rules to manage incoming emails, conditional formatting rules)

FUNDAMENTAL COMPETENCIES

• Hands-on and Proactive
• Ownership and Accountability
• High Stress Tolerance
• Ethical
• Lead by example
• High quality output
• Influential
• Strategic
• Customer Focus
• Process driven
• Problem-solving
• Innovative
• Collaboration
• Relationship Building
• Motivational
• Excellent communication