Job Opportunities at Smith Garb

Qualifications and experience:

• Matric
• B. Tech Eng. Degree / BSc Eng. Degree in Mechanical or Civil Engineering (Advantageous) 
• Minimum of 5 years' experience in technical sales
• Experience within the manufacturing industry (knowledge of market trends, challenges etc.) 

Duties will include:

• Prospecting and lead generation 
• Customer engagement and relationship building
• Products presentation and demonstration
• Quotations/ Tenders, negotiations and closing
• Achieving sales targets
• Market and competitor analysis 
• Customer services and post-sales support
• Collaboration with internal teams
• Sales reporting and documentation
• Travel (if and when necessary)

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The work and responsibilities will cover a range of activities, some of which would be:

• Cash flow management.
• Accounts Management.
• Management of budget.
• Management of Audit requirements.
• Full Tax Management.
• Financial Reporting.
• FICA compliance and Reporting.

Planning

• Support strategic initiatives.
• Develop financial and tax strategies.
• Capital requests and budget processing
• Performance measures 

Operations 

• Act as a Member of the Exco Team.
• Manage the Accounting department

Annual External Audit

• Ensure the audit is completed timeously
• Prepare annual audit pack

Financial Information and Administration

• Compile, review and approve monthly Board packs, management accounts and reports
• Report financial results to the Board 
• Oversee cash management and ensure timely payments of creditors.
• Review data and profitability analysis.
• Review all balance sheet and creditors reconciliations.
• Review all commission calculations and payments

Annual Budget Preparation

• Plan the budget process and collate department budgets
• Consolidate and review budgets, as well as preparation and presentation of same

Risk Management

• Understand and mitigate elements of risk profile.
• Maintain insurance coverage.
• Ensure Good Governance, IFRS
• Report risk issues 
• Ensure compliance with all policies and procedures
• Ensure all financial controls are designed, implemented and operating effectively and perform quarterly assessments 

B-BBEE

• Responsible for supporting the development and implementation of the EE plan.
• Drive the B-BBEE strategy to ensure targets set out are achieved.
• Prepare yearly BEE audit pack.

Experience and Educational requirements:

• CA (S.A.)
• 2-4 years financial management experience.
• Must have knowledge and working experience of MS-Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Sage X3.

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Report to the National Credit Manager.  

• Successful incumbent will have Grade 12, with a completed tertiary qualification in finance or ICMSA (Certified Credit Management).  
• Minimum 3 years experience as a Senior Credit Controller within the FMCG industry essential with a proven track record of working on a debtors book of R100m.  
• Exposure with credit control management of chainstores, wholesale, distributors, buying groups, independent and informal trade essential.  
• Experience in both open item and balance brought forward customer reconciliations essential.  
• Vetting by assessing risk for new and existing customers; timeous and prompt collection of customer payments on or before due dates with no cost to the business ie. additional discounts; reduction of overdue balances (invoices and claims) in consultation with respective BU's, the Call Centre and the Deports, using an up-to-date Age Analysis, daily application and allocation of payments, processing and allocation of approved credit notes; daily credit risk assessment for escalation where the business is exposed with the daily management of suspended orders; 
• Customer Master Data integrity ie. correct and up-to-date is maintained as approved and aligned with business needs; adhoc projects as the need arises and interaction with all BU's.
•   Syspro highly advantageous as well as above-average Excel skills

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Requirements:

• Proven experience as a Creditors Clerk 
• Familiarity with accounting software (e.g., Sage Evolution) and MS Office, particularly Excel
• Fluency in English and Afrikaans essential

Responsibilities:

• Process invoices received for payment accurately and efficiently
• Verify invoices against purchase orders and delivery notes
• Prepare and perform weekly or monthly payment runs
• Reconcile supplier statements and resolve any discrepancies
• Maintain accurate records of invoices and payments
• Respond to vendor inquiries and maintain good relationships
• Assist with month-end closing processes related to accounts payable
• Prepare reports as needed by management
• Manage petty cash payments and reconciliations

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• Successful incumbent will have a completed Matric Certificate (with Maths),
•  as well as a B.Com (Accounting) / similar degree,coupled with 5 years related experience in systems analysis and implementation, particularly in the finance environment.  
• Profient with JDE and SAP or Navision.
•  Project Management experience as well as the ability to travel to sites in KZN and the Cape will be required.  

KPI's include:

• lead and manage the implementation of JDE E1 in the Finance Department, ensuring the alignment with business requirements and best practices; 
• analyse existing financial systems and processes to identify areas for improvement and optimisation through JDE E1; 
• collaborate with stakeholders to gather and document business requirements for JDE E1 implementation; 
• configure and customise JDE modules to meet the specific needs of the Financial Department; develop and execute test plans to ensure the system meets all functional and technical requirements; 
• provide training and support to end-users, ensuring they are proficient in using the new ERP system; 
• manage project timelines, resources and deliverables to ensure successful implementation; maintain comprehensive documentation of system configurations, processes and user manuals; stay updated with the latest system features and best practices to recommend and implement continuous improvements; 
• provide support to Financial Managers within the Division; 
• support adhoc projects as required and perform adhoc duties as and when required.

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• A CA(SA) with a minimum of 4-5 years experience as a Financial Manager within a Shared Services environment is highly advantageous.  
• Be responsible for managing the Fixed Assets Team; performing analytical analysis on the fixed assets; assist with the correct application of capital allowances; ensure timeous reporting on the accounting and tax reconciliations; 
• liaise and sustain good internal and external relationships including auditors and divisions; assist with User Acceptance Testing requirements; ensure compliance with policies, legislation, regulations and good governance and ensure changes in financial regulations and legislation are implemented; 
• Master Data : manage the Team; perform analytics on the Masterdata Data and ensure that changes to Masterfile are timeously and accurately implemented; 
• Financial Accounting : prepare VAT returns; ensure compliance with VAT legislation; raiding orders for the Central Finance Divisions as well as pass GRV's; rebilling of costs across legal entities; prepare budgets and forecasts for the Shared Services Division; manage expenses of the Shared Services Division in line with budgets; review of management accounts and report on variances; review B/S recons and resolve queries; prepare and maintain uploads onto Hyperion; prepare and reconcile the income tax (deferred tax) for the Shared Services Division into the relevant tax software (One Source); prepare statutory notes; liaise with auditors; pro-actively identify potential risks; prepare forward cover requirements; check and release EFT payments according to internal control processes; perform adhoc analysis on internal processes and transactions; 
• Payroll Accounting - review third party payments and reconciliations to the GL allocation; perform sample audits of all payroll input and agree to current individual tax legislation; review management reports for BU's including provision reporting; review payroll journals and GL entries; review EMP501 and IRP5 submissions; review calculations within payroll to ensure compliance with requisitions and legislation and perform adhoc duties as and when required within reasonable job scope.  Experience on JDE and Hyperion advantageous.

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Job Requirements: 

• BCom degree or similar 
• Postgraduate degree in Taxation 
• 3 years or work experience 
• Experience managing teams 
• Own transportation 
• Systems experience: Xero and CaseWare 

Job description: 

• Overall accounting experience, managing client accounts 
• Technically strong in accounting and taxation 
• Preparation of Financial Statements 
• Client liaison and financial presentation 
• Management of finance professionals 
• Expert on Taxation and account management 

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Job Requirements: 

• BCom degree or similar 
• Fluent in English and Afrikaans 
• 3 years or work experience 
• Experience in managing and developing teams 
• Own transportation 

Job description: 

• Overall accounting experience, managing client accounts 
• Technically strong in accounting and taxation 
• Preparation of Financial Statements 
• Client liaison and financial presentation 

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Job Requirements: 

• BCom degree or similar 
• 2 years or work experience 
• Own transportation 
• Fluent in English and Afrikaans 
• Systems experience: Xero and CaseWare 

Job description: 

• Overall accounting experience, managing client accounts 
• Technically strong in accounting 
• Preparation of Financial Statements 
• Client liaison and financial presentation 
• Knowledge of Trust Structuring and Administration