Financial Manager (Subsidiaries and Associates) - Cape Town at Flash Group

Description

• The financial manager will need to assist in managing in the performance and working with external associates’ financial team for all reporting requirements. They will ensure the optimal performance from a strategic perspective in line with Flash requirements for all current and future subsidiaries.

Responsibilities:

• Lead the development and use of best-practice policies, practices, and tools that ensure a well-controlled yet flexible organization with strong fiscal management, project management, cross team communications and workflow
• Research revenue opportunities and economic trends, analyze internal operations, identify areas of cost reduction and process enhancement
• Monitor performance with tracking, establish corrective measures as needed, and prepare detailed reports, both current and forecasting for the management team and the rest of the company
• Work with senior management to efficiently develop proposal budgets, provide access to project finance information, and manage compliance and reporting
• Manage a team for the Eezi Global division who are responsible for recording and processing all financial transactions.
• Maintaining and analyzing financial data and performance
• Overall review of all subsidiaries and associates, include but not limited to ratio analysis and investment review
• Prepare the board pack and investment control documents
• Assist with the strategy and structure with Finance GM for the investments. Management and performance of all cash flow requirements for subsidiaries and associates
• Implementing & streamlining – All subsidiary and associates products and procedures to stream line efficiency and synergy within the Flash environment.
• Assisting with forecast, budget and 3-year plan for all subsidiaries and associates
• Reviewing and assisting on Transfer pricing (TP) questionnaire on a quarterly basis and attending to other TP requirements and submissions as required
• Reviewing all UK tax and submissions with the tax manager
• Managing the forex calculation and FCTR accounts with FM reporting
• Providing information for internal and external audits 
• Backup for the other financial managers, including UK reporting and cashflow submission
• Other ad hoc tasks as required by the Group Financial Manager – Reporting

Requirements

Minimum Requirements:

• CA (SA)
• 3 – 5 years post article experience
• 2+ year of Management experience
• Advanced spreadsheet skills
• UK/EU experience will be beneficial

Skills:

• An ability to maintain a high level of productivity, hard-working and deadline driven
• Team player with a high stress tolerance that can cope in a dynamic environment.
• Ability to identify and influence critical stakeholders, build collaborative cross-functional partnerships and relationships, and proactively and creatively solve problems and recommend solutions
• Ability to understand the interaction between planning, finance, analytical and data management systems
• Show a high sense of initiative and confidently portray openness for any ideas and proposals
• Enthusiasm and passion to learn new things, and understand new technologies, and new jurisdictions
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Great relationship building skills

Attributes:

• Accuracy
• Attention to detail
• Ability to handle stress
• Passion and enthusiasm
• Analytical and Logical