Senior Financial Manager - Northcliff at Kia Motor

Job Description    
The successful candidate will be responsible for full financial reporting of the dealership assigned as well as providing expertise, advice and support to the dealership. The Financial Manager is instrumental in the development of a strong control environment through the enforcement of company policies and procedures. The Dealership Financial Manager serves as a co-pilot to the Dealer Principal.

Specific Role Responsibilities    

Full financial and reporting function for dealership assigned

• Full month-end function and meeting and ensuring that month end deadlines are met
• Provisioning
• Standard Journals

Validity, Accuracy and Completeness of Financial Processing

• Balance Sheet Reconciliations
• Stock Management
• Review Stock Ageing
• Conduct Stock Counts
• Review and Submission of M&M Report
• Cost Control/Expense Management:

Expense Analysis

• Budget vs Actual Tracking and Control
• Identify cost optimisation and saving opportunities

Management of Dealership Working Capital:

• Ensuring that the debtors’ are carrying out their responsibilities and meeting their deadlines.
• Ensuring that the creditors’ are carrying out their responsibilities and meeting their deadlines.
• Ensuring that the cashbooks are carrying out their responsibilities and meeting their deadlines.

Staff Management:

• Ensuring that the Bookkeeper’s are carrying out their responsibilities and meeting their deadlines.

Salaries and Payroll:

• Ensuring that salaries and HR submissions are correct and within the deadlines.
• Authorising payroll submissions.

Dealership Risk and Internal Controls:

• Ensuring that dealers and hub staff apply the company policies and procedures as dictated by KIA.
• Ensuring that all irregularities are reported to the correct managers and escalated should this fail to bring the required results.
• Ensuring that internal and external audits run smoothly and all related issues are corrected at dealerships and the hub.
• Authorising payments

Qualifications and Experience    

• Relevant Accounting Tertiary qualification.
• 3 -5 years’ experience as a Finance Manager in a similar retail work environment.
• Expeience in the Automotive industry is advantageous.
• A valid South African driver’s license.

Skills and Personal Attributes    

• Financial Accounting
• Financial Acumen
• Financial and Accounting Control
• Research and Information Gathering
• Technical Learning
• Trust and Integrity