Financial Manager at Ogilvy South Africa

• Compute, classify, and record numerical data to keep financial records complete. Perform any combination of routine calculating, posting, and verifying duties to obtain primary financial data for use in maintaining accounting records. May also check the accuracy of figures, calculations, and postings pertaining to business transactions recorded.

Key Performance areas

Financial Reporting

• Oversee compilation of reports, and design of templates, such as Budgets, Monthly Management Reports, Board packs, Reporting Packs, Annual Financial Statements and other reports, all of which have to be compiled in the prescribed formats. Quality check the reports and forward to relevant role players within the allocated time frames, taking cognizance of deadlines;
• Ensure that these reports comply with GAAP where applicable, and address non-compliance by devising and implementing an action-plan to rectify this.

Taxation- Direct and Indirect

• Take responsibility for timely payment of all taxes. This includes ensuring that the computed tax liabilities are accurate;
• Facilitate the preparation of tax returns, and resolve queries with tax authorities.

Intercompany Balances

• Co- ordinate and oversee the inter-company confirmation and reporting process, as well as the associated reconciliations, within the allocated periods.

Maintained Relationships

• Establish and maintain existing relationships with internal and external customers, other Financial Control divisions, inter-company counterparts and auditors;
• Obtaining mutual agreement on the resolution of issues, meetings required and the delivery of inter-dependent outputs and results;
• Continuously monitoring performance of all parties to ensure that the agreements are adhered to;
• Informing the relevant role players of the outcomes and actions required.
• Provides support by performing ad-hoc duties necessitated by operational requirements, within allocated time frame;

Human Resource Management

• Provide continuous feedback and coaching to staff members, to ensure performance at optimum productivity level;
• Maintain Performance Management documentation for staff. Conduct Performance Management in line with company policies as well as departmental processes.

Management of Operations

• Maintain and improve productivity of the department by: analysing, and where applicable adopting, benchmarks of similar operations; creating and maintaining a climate conducive to performance, ensuring that the department delivers against objectives; and initiating and implementing proactive and corrective actions as required, within the allocated time frames;
• Co-ordinate month end and year end procedures, including statutory audit;
• Draft new policies and procedures, or update existing ones, when needed.

Minimum Requirements:

• The position requires a B COM Accounting Degree and articles completed with a recognized audit firm essential, at least minimum of five years experience in a senior financial management role. Experience within the marketing, communications and advertising industries would be an added advantage. AGA (SA) / CA (SA) / CIMA registration would be an added advantage.
• Suitable person must possess extensive knowledge of commercial awareness, initiative and the ability to work as part of a team. Solid judgment and critical thinking forms an integral part of the job and attention to detail is paramount to successfully getting work done on a timely basis. Working with a structured and methodical approach to tasks and have the ability to identify risks and recommend actions to mitigate. A proven track record of building and developing effective working relationships

Core competencies and skills:

• Good data entry and proofing skills
• Evidence of good oral and written communication skills
• Excellent analytical and numerical abilities are crucial
• Maintain high level of confidentiality
• Influencing and directing people abilities across the business
• Previous experience on an accounting system accompanied by excellent knowledge of financial accounting
• Decisiveness, action orientated and attention to detail.