Financial Manager at Robert Walters

Key qualifications and experience required of the Financial Manager:

• SAIPA articles with 2 years post SAIPA articles experience (Preferred) or
• BCom Accounting/Finance (Non-negotiable) with 3-5 years of finance experience
• Familiarity with QuickBooks (Advantageous)
• Microsoft Excel skills
• Financial modelling skills
• Advanced IFRS knowledge
• Excellent understanding of accounting principles
• Experience with PaySpace payroll system (Preferred)

Key duties of the Financial Manager:

• Financial reporting and monthly management reporting
• Income statement, Balance Sheet, and preparing Cash Flow forecasting
• Analysis of variances
• Analysing funding requirements and working capital management needs
• Accounting and Bookkeeping functions
• Running the payroll function
• Ensuring procurement function is in order
• Preparing month end consolidations
• Budgeting & Forecasting
• Implementing strategies and demonstrating innovation
• Implementing effective controls
• Work closely with CFO to monitor cost management and interpreting data
• Tax compliance and VAT Returns (EMP201 and EMP501)
• Statutory returns
• External Audit assistance
• VAT recons, Bank recons, Intercompany transactions recons, and Creditors recons
• Accounting, Tax and Compliance

Key personal skills:

• Leadership and organisation
• Resilience
• Meticulous
• Analytical and critical thinking
• Thrives under pressure
• Works well in teams
• Interpersonal skills