Financial Manager - Qpro Feeds, Bethlehem at VKB Group

Job Description

The primary objective of this position is to manage the financial and administration function. The responsibility includes implementation, improvement and utilisation of effective and efficient systems and procedures, ensuring adherence to all legal and corporate governance requirements through skilled, disciplined, and motivated teams

Qualifications and Experience

• Relevant BCom/ BAcc Degree
• Qualified CA (Chartered Accountant) will serve as recommendation
• Applicable experience in a fast-moving environment
• Previous experience within the processing side of agriculture 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

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.
• Manage warehouses and raw material inventory sections to reach set goals
• 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, analyse, 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