Senior Project Financial Controller at IDC

Qualification and Experience

Qualifications:

• CA or BCom Honours in Accounting with MBA or other similar qualification

Experience

• 8 - 10 years minimum financial management experience

Roles and Responsibilities

Main Deliverable are:

• Provide overall financial control of the BEEI Program
• Prepare business activity reports and financial forecasts and usage of funds.
• Prepare monthly financial reports for submission to key stakeholders
• Oversight on the overall payroll process and resolution of queries with regulatory authorities.
• Planning – provide input to the strategic plan, annual performance plan and project planning.
• Monthly variance reporting.
• Ensure that the organisation’s financial record keeping methods are following applicable standards and regulations.
• Prepare balance sheet control account reconciliations.
• Mentor junior team members

Job Requirements

The position requires a high level of competence in the following areas:

• Highly proficient in consolidating large amounts of financial data
• Attention to detail
• Understands the payroll process from start to finish
• Strong finance modelling
• Advanced MS office suit including advanced excel, MS word
• Business acumen.
• Financial skills (Financial statement analysis and scenario analysis);
• Problem analysis (analytical skills) and problem solving (sound judgement, innovative); 
• Working with a team (preference for those who have managed an accounting function)
• Soft / Interpersonal skills:
• Communication / presentation skills, both verbal and written.
• Negotiation skills (persuasive, assertive, flexible);
• Ability to establish and maintain good relationship with clients, both internally and externally.
• Ability to function individually and in a team.
• Ability to perform under pressure; and
• Excellent report writing skills