Managing Reporting Analyst (Stellenbosch) at SoluGrowth Pty Ltd

Description
Solugrowth is looking for a Management Reporting Analyst who will be responsible for financial reporting and assistance with statutory reporting. Compile and assist to develop insightful reports and analysis to be used by senior leadership. Support the reporting function and wider business community with information requests. Ensure integrity in reporting, systems and build trust with all stakeholders.

7 months fixed-term contract role

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Ensure integrity in financial results used for strategic decision making
•  Keep reconciliations up to date for all the reporting models (South Africa, International, South Africa and International combined, NBL, CVH, legacy Distell) both for management reporting and recon to BPC (used for statutory reporting) and suggest improvements

SAP controls and checks

• Calculate and prepare group level monthly journals
•  Build trust in the corporate finance function throughout the business through data and analysis integrity
• Ensure a smooth reporting process each month to internal and external stakeholders (both EUR and ZAR) through monthly advance planning and communication of deadlines and requirements to stakeholders
•  updating and maintaining the corporate calendar and communication of changes
•  consistent delivery of all results on time (in full) and at the required quality
•  the performing of reconciliations between different reporting platforms
•  suggestions to improve and automate reporting workbooks and platforms  working with a sense of urgency
• Responsible for various reporting outputs at different levels for different stakeholders Business performance reviews (BPR)

 Board

•  SA Board
•  internal Management Team (MT) reporting and analysis at various levels (South Africa and International consolidated or stand alone)
•  Remgro reporting both secretarial and financial departments
•  Support Remgro Cognos submissions as required

Remgro CEO reports

• Assist with ad hoc inquiries and analytics
•  the conducting of analytical reviews of performance, detail investigations and the identifying of areas for investigation
•  identifying the change required from investigations to improve outcomes
•  by engaging with others to obtain information
•  through regular involvement in ad hoc projects and investigations
•  assist with specifications for creating dashboards and testing of dashboards
•  provisions and accruals required from management team or ad hoc

Troubleshooting:  

• Quality check and assist with identification of potential issues proactively

Statutory reporting: 

•  Responsible to ensure that additional deadlines for interim and year-end reporting requirements are met
•  Assist with ad hoc requests, including IFRS
•  Ensuring integrity used between statutory reporting and other reporting
•  Reconciliations between statutory reporting and other reporting

Provide a high standard of customer service to all internal, external customers and work partners

• Build and maintain constructive working relationships with customers, suppliers and other relevant stakeholders
•  Continuous development and optimisation of reporting and processes to provide meaningful financial information to assist in decision making
• Get involved in the system workings and assist with continuous enhancements and automation of reporting packs.

Requirements
SKILLS & QUALIFICATIONS

• Qualified Chartered Accountant CA(SA)
• Min 3 years post article experience in specific reviewing of financial statements and reporting