Financial Manager - Nelspruit at Fourier Recruitment

Duties and Responsibilities

• Effective management of debtor’s department
• Effective management of creditors department
• Manage cash resources - Negotiate debtors / creditors payment dates, daily bank recons and weekly petty cash recons in place.
• Actual cash vs budgeted cash.
• Manage month and year end closing
• Ensuring accurate tax compliance
• Manage the maintenance of the business asset register
• Oversee and assist in compiling of management accounts
• Compile interim and annual financial statements
• Play a pivotal role in the strategic direction of the business through proper analysis of the financial statements
• Compile and manage annual budget
• Submit monthly-, annual reporting, budgets, and forecasts
• Compile and evaluate business planning models for operating and strategic decision planning.
• Develop, implement, and maintain effective financial procedures and systems
• Oversee, develop, implement, and assists with business wide internal controls
• Ensuring internal control policies and procedures are in line with group policies
• Manage and monitor user access and rights on financial systems and production systems
• Company to achieve unqualified audit reports, improve on prior audits.
• Oversee, develop, implement, and assists with business wide inventory management controls and procedures
• Manage and monitor the performance and development of the team

Skills Required

• Have an aptitude for financial figures and the ability to gather, analyze, report, and interpret financial management information.
• Well organized, accurate and ability to work under pressure.
• Driven towards meeting deadlines, high levels of integrity, dependability, and professional standards.
• Good communication skills and able to be assertive at all levels.
• Aptitude for working with computers and financial software.
• People leadership skills and conflict management

Minimum Requirements

Qualifications and Experience

• Relevant BCom/ BAcc Degree
• Qualified CA (Chartered Accountant) will serve as recommendation
• Completed articles (SAIPA and/ or SAICA) will serve as recommendation
• Applicable experience in a fast-moving environment
• Previous experience within a manufacturing business will serve as recommendation
• Proficient in the MS Office package with the ability to work with Excel on an advanced level
• Knowledge of Microsoft Navision/Business Central will serve as recommendation