Head of Finance - Woodmead at TAU Mining (Pty) Ltd.

Job purpose:

• To oversee the financial and payroll department including leading the financial planning, analysis, and budgeting requirements for the TAU group of companies.

Key performance areas:
The successful candidate will be responsible for, but not limited to:

•  Oversee all financial operational tasks (including treasury, debtors, creditors, fixed assets, financing arrangements, payroll)
•  Lead the financial planning process for the TAU Group within deadlines
•  Assist with preparation of 3-year business plans for the TAU Group including analyzing deviations from budget
•  Preparation of monthly presentations and financial reports to the Financial Director
•  Preparation of the consolidated results for the TAU Group
•  Lead the preparation of the Annual Financial Statements for the TAU Group
•  Update cash flow requirements on a weekly basis
•  Analysis and validation of all project and overhead costs monthly
•  Prepare project performance reports and implement dashboard reporting
•  Project manage and lead the upgrade of the ERP implementation
•  Collate capital requirements for the TAU Group and track deviations
•  Review the VAT submission to SARS
•  Preparation of the tax computations for the TAU Group of companies
•  Assist with the preparation of the insurance declaration
•  Assist with the preparation of the Workman’s compensation declaration
•  Responsible for the Executive Payroll
•  Review all payroll and finance processes and recommend improvements
•  Compilation of policies and procedures for the finance and payroll areas
•  Oversee and manage the cash of the company
•  Responsible for driving debtors’ collection and ensuring that creditors are paid timeously
•  Collaborate with cross functional teams to provide meaningful analysis for strategic business initiatives.
•  Coach and mentor team
•  Assist with the review and calculations for the BEE audits
•  Effective review and coordination of the balance sheet reconciliation process
•  Lead the external and internal audit processes
•  Effective leadership of a team of finance professionals

Minimum Job requirements:

•  Bcom Honours in Financial Management/Accounting
•  Registered CA(SA)
•  Proficient in MS Office (Advanced Excel, PowerPoint)
•  Sage or similar ERP system experience advantageous
•  Contract mining industry experience advantageous
•  Africa experience advantageous
•  Experience on Pragma advantageous
•  Minimum of 5 years’ experience in the preparation and analysis of 3-year financial budgets and analytics
•  5-10 years operational finance experience including (cash, fixed assets, debtors, fixed assets, financing and reporting)
•  5-10 years’ people management experience

Knowledge, Attitude, Skills & Abilities:

•  Excellent communication and presentation skills with an eye for detail
•  Solid knowledge of relevant legislation and standards including Companies Act, VAT, TAX, IFRS
•  Strategic thinking skills with sound business accumen
•  An innovative thinker with a continuous improvement mindset
•  Strong leadership skills
•  A willingness to travel occasionally to different sites