Treasury Accountant at Lactalis South Africa

Job Description    

• Join Lactalis at our site in the Western Cape and take on the challenge of a Treasury Accountant.   The purpose of the role is to provide financial support to the Lactalis Southern Africa and African business within the statutory accounting, treasury and tax department.  The end result is to drive the Lactalis Southern Africa and African business objectives while supporting accurate and timeous financial reporting and financial governance.

Required Skills    

• CA or similar
• At least 1 to 2 years post qualification experience in a financial function, preferably in a corporate environment within FMCG.
• A resilient individual with excellent interpersonal and clear communication skills
• Result driven, business acumen and good decision-making as well as strong leadership skills
• Accuracy and attention to detail
• Ability to work independently as well as part of a team
• Advanced MS Office skills (Excel & PowerPoint)

Duties & Responsibilities    

• Treasury
• Daily cash management for all countries, including reconciliation and forecasting
• Management of investment decisions for countries with surplus cash with a view to optimisation across African countries
• Management of cash pooling process and reporting requirements
• Management of finance costs across countries
• Management of current loan payables/ receivables within the group
• Management of foreign exposure and hedging implementation where required
• Management of diapason
• Standardisation of treasury processes across countries
• Backup releasing of payments Reporting
• Intercompany reconciliations, monthly reporting and confirmations
• Sundry invoicing – divisional and across ROA
• Assist with the AFS preparation
• Involvement in interim and final external audit process
• HFM reporting assistance