Financial Manager at Smith Garb

The position is responsible to support the Finance & Operations Executive and Group Financial Manager:

• Review and develop internal controls, financial systems, and company policies
• Reviews costs structures
• Identify areas for change and improvement in order to ensure the finance department contributes effectively to the profitability and commercial success of the organisation;
• Drive on cost reduction;
• Monitoring of financial performance
• Assisting with queries in the Financial Division;
• Working capital management, daily monitoring of cashflows, timely collections of debtors (overseeing and assisting where necessary) focusing on reducing DSO's, managing creditors payments and recons, focusing on cost control
• Financial management of Stock Control function;
• Adhoc Projects;
• Any other financial reports or reconciliations as requested;
• Complete General Ledger reconciliations;
• Pricing and profitability analysis evaluating pricing structures and analysing product profitability
• Preparing budgets and forecasts;
• Managing financial queries from Divisional Managers;
• Assist with the preparation and co-ordination of the audit process;
• Preparation of Monthly Management Reports;
• Conducting and reporting on business case analysis;
• Preparation of Annual Financial Statements in CaseWare
• Overseeing the Finance Department
• Responsible for all Tax / VAT related queries from SARS for the group
• Compile accurate supporting documents for reserve bank submission
• Reviewing insurance contracts and taking control of Group insurance administration
• Assisting with tender calculations and pricing files
• Assisting the Company Secretary with compliance related matters

Qualifications

• CA(SA) qualification essential
• Articles completed with reputable audit firm and obtained varied exposure to multiple industries and companies
• Min 3 5 years commercial experience managing a full finance team with all the typical financial management functions is a requirement

Experience Required

• Successfully completed articles with a reputable audit firm and obtained varied exposure to multiple industries and companies;
• Knowledge of accounting principles and practices including reporting;
• Knowledge of legislation regarding accounting, finances, and taxation;
• Comfortable to operate within an environment with active shareholder involvement;
• Proficiency in Syspro will be a definite advantage;
• Computer literacy and proficiency in MS Office with a strong working knowledge of Excel Advanced is a requirement for this position.