Senior Financial Accountant at Bridgestone South Africa (Pty) Ltd

Job purpose

Senior Financial Accountant is responsible for the analysis of business economic stability. The role will be critical to assist executive staff by providing essential financial reporting and guidance. The incumbent will provide support to the Group Finance in managing the financial accounts teams including the production of the Bridgestone Southern Africa and subsidiaries’ annual financial statements, quarterly VAT returns, annual Corporation Tax returns, statutory returns, control account reconciliations and reporting.

Main responsibilities

The Incumbent will do the following:

• Assisting the Group Finance Manager, CFO and Business Leadership in the preparation of reports and ad-hoc tasks
• The responsibilities cover the management of all shared service financial activities for all divisions and entities in Bridgestone Southern Africa.
• Management of the Corporate and Statutory reporting- Financial reporting and External Audits to ensure compliance with regulatory and IFRS reporting requirements through maintenance of general ledger records.
• Management of shared service finance staff and activities
• Performing financial control activities to ensure data integrity
• Management of, stock, debtors, creditors, intercompany and entries.
• Submit monthly, quarterly and ad hoc reports and analysis
• Monthly and annual corporate and statutory reporting.
• Management of internal and external financial audits.
• Monthly reconciliation and reporting of the, goods in transit,
• Monthly reconciliation and reporting of the trade debtors
• Monthly reconciliation and reporting of all other debtor's accounts
• Review of bank mandates and authorities
• Profitability analysis
• Releasing of creditors payments
• Implement improvements of intercompany shipments processes and assist with customer queries
• Ensuring all GL recons are presentable and have been analysed
• Manage payroll provisions and payroll statutory submissions
• Manage the month end process to ensure reporting deadlines are met.
• Processing and review of monthly journals and accruals.
• Review of cost centers to ensure integrity of reported data
• Monthly submission of data
• Management of data and reporting thereof
• Management of interim and annual internal and external audits
• Assist with providing finance induction training for new employees
• Ensure timeous submission of all statutory requirements including
• Vat
• Statistical returns
• Request for tax clearance certificates
• Annual financial statements
• Transfer pricing documents
• Any other adhoc activities or projects as required by the business

Knowledge and Experience e.g. specific knowledge or experience gained at work or through leisure or voluntary activities

• Financial accounting GAAP and relevant technical accounting knowledge and ability to apply to the situations
• Production of statutory accounts under GAAP, and dealing with auditors
• Preparing VAT and taxation returns and statutory returns
• Experience of working with relevant financial systems such as SAP etc
• Experience of staff management
• Experience of working within the Manufacturing, Sales and Retail Industry

Qualifications and Experience

• Qualified Chartered Accountant (non-negotiable)
• Big 4 audit articles (advantageous)
• Large Corporate/commercial accounting experience (at least 5 years post articles experience)
• Tax and Statutory experience (non-negotiable)