Management Accountant (Agriculture) - Pretoria at Astral Foods Ltd

The ideal candidate would be responsible for:

• Applying the correct accounting principles and ensuring that all procedures are in compliance with IFRS;
• Responsible for financial reporting, including budgets, forecasting, Statutory and Tax year-end packs;
• Responsible for financial evaluation and final editing of capital applications and post-implementation reports;
• Assists with audits and ensures compliance with internal control requirements;
• Ensures that the journal entries of the financial accountants are properly recorded and authorized;
• Review GL accounts. Ensure that the allocation of costs is at all times reasonable and correct;
• Prepares, completes and issues the monthly financial overview of business units;
• Review the monthly balance sheet reconciliations completed by the financial accountants;
• Determines and reviews the financial viability of any capital expenditure proposal;
• Monitors capex projects with regard to actual expenditure vs. approved expenditure;
• Ensures that the GL agrees at all times with the fixed asset register;
• Monitors the physical counts of fixed assets to ensure that the fixed assets of the business units get counted during a financial year on a pre-determined timetable;
• Investigates and evaluates the financial systems and controls of the business units;
• Assist in implementation of new financial systems when required;
• Ensures that inventory cycle counts are performed at units, according to a pre-determined timetable;
• Ensures that all inventory adjustments are properly authorised;
• Compiles annual budget pack from budget working files;
• Facilitates and does final preparation of weekly forecast of business units;
• Prepares and completes financial year-end packs of the general ledger sites;
• Assist in statutory year-end and tax pack from various financial sources and working files;
• Management of staff according to budgetary controls, company policy and sound management principles;
• Analysing the current level of insurance and making adjustments as necessary to ensure appropriate cover;

The successful candidate must meet the following requirements:

• B. Com minimum 10 years’ post-article experience or CIMA or CA qualification.
• Advanced knowledge in the use of financial software applications, databases, spreadsheets and word.
• Must have experience in budgeting procedures, financial reporting and analysis, cost analysis and standard costing; capital application processing;
• Assertive, motivated and with strong supervisory skills;
• Willing to travel to Standerton when required.
• Converse fluently in both English & an additional official language;
• Good communication and interpersonal skills, as well as problem-solving and planning skills are required;
• The ability to build a strong finance team, and train & and develop staff, together with personal and professional integrity are key requirements.