Jobs at Sea Harvest Corporation (Pty) Ltd

JOB PURPOSE: 

• The Tax & Reporting Accountant will be responsible for various technically oriented finance and tax related project deliverables, compilation of reporting packs and annual financial statements; direct tax returns and general tax administration as well as the optimization of the use of the ERP within the finance department.  This role will assist the Finance Manager in the management of all areas of the finance department including but not limited to:

KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS:

IFRS Reporting

• Preparation of monthly general journals
• Preparation of monthly income and deferred tax journals
• Assisting with quarterly, half year and year-end deliverables (including Board Reporting)
• Preparation of subsidiary statutory financial statements

Budgets/Forecasts

• Preparation of balance sheet for forecasts and budget
• Preparation of the budgeted cashflow statement
• Preparation of the cash flow forecast

Tax Reporting & Administration:

• Ensuring the completeness and accuracy of the Wear & Tear register
• Reviewing of all tax schedules
• Preparation of provisional tax calculations for all SA entities
• Preparation of responses to SARS tax queries
• Reconciliation of tax GL accounts
• Maintenance of all SA Group tax opinions
• Maintenance of E-filing profile
• Preparation of tax returns for all SA entities
• Maintain overall view of tax compliance in Group (VAT, PAYE, Income tax)

General:

• Quarterly and annual SARB reporting
• ERP champion in finance driving automation and optimisation
• Other finance related projects
• Assisting the Finance Manager in the overall management of the finance department
• Assisting with Financial Year End deliverables, including the financial audit.
• Banking admin and profile maintenance

KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS & ABILITIES:

• CA (SA) qualification.
• 2+ years’ relevant working experience
• Computer literacy – MS Office (With a high proficiency in MS Excel).
• Strong IFRS knowledge and experience.
• Strong interest in tax
• Leadership and managerial skills
• Excellent knowledge of group accounts and consolidations.
• Team player (very important). Does not work in isolation. Collaborative personality.
• Strong interpersonal skills; Good decision – making skills.
• Good verbal and written communication skills; Good planning and organisational skills.
• Innovative; Analytical; Conceptual thinking.
• Work independently and as a part of a team; Business understanding; Initiating action; Drive and energy.
• Ability to adapt and respond to change; Determination to meet Company goals and objectives; Creative thinking and problem – solving; Self – motivated.

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JOB PURPOSE & DIMENSION:        

• Responsible for various technically oriented statutory reporting deliverables, most notably: monthly, quarterly, interim and year end reporting packs and annual financial statements; co-ordinating the audit (across the Group); review of tax computations and general tax administration for Sea Harvest Group and its subsidiaries.
• To deliver financial statement and internal management reporting finance related project deliverables.

KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS:
Statutory Reporting:

• Lead the preparation for monthly, quarterly, interim and year end reporting pack for the Group
• Formulate Group control strategies, integration of new businesses acquired, and purchase price allocation for business combination purposes
• Review consolidation journals and reconciliations, including PPA and related goodwill, the foreign currency translation reserve, and intercompany transactions and balance confirmations
• Accounting for complex transactions throughout the Group, including acquisitions and disposals of subsidiaries and restructuring transactions
• IFRS updates and accounting position papers across the Group.
• Manage interim and year end external audit for the Group and subsidiaries
• Prepare Annual and Interim Financial Statements and financial reporting elements of the Integrated Annual Report
• Review subsidiary Annual Financial Statements
• Preparation of high-quality reports for presentation to the Audit and Risk Committee
• Presentation of financial statements and other reports to the Audit and Risk Committee
• Review of the monthly consolidation using the system, perform analytical procedures and follow up on unusual transactions and variances
• Manage the team, support and develop team members and provide technical accounting support to subsidiaries
• Work with the operations team on monthly cash flow and debt forecasting, and covenants management
• Manage internal controls over financial reporting) on behalf of the CFO and for audit and risk committee reporting
• Aligning subsidiaries reporting to the Group’s requirements and policies
• Perform and manage the annual assessment of goodwill impairment in various CGUs
• Implementing recommendations from the JSE Pro Active Monitoring

Budgets / Forecasts:

• Managing the annual corporate and group forecast, finance strategic plans and budget submissions to Exco/Board
• Manage the preparation of the consolidated balance sheet, income statement and cash flow statement for forecasts and budgets

Reporting tool (Adaptive):

• Drive further automation and optimisation of financial reports within the Group
• Maintaining and implementing the reporting tool to newly acquired subsidiaries

Tax Reporting and administration:

• Co-ordinate all tax matters in the Group
• Co-ordinate all SARS queries
• Reviewing of tax schedules
• Review of provisional and final tax calculations for all Group entities
• Assist with the preparation of responses to SARS tax queries
• Maintenance of all Group tax opinions

Other

• Researching new IFRS standards and updating the teams
• Drafting accounting position papers
• Other assignments as required by Group Exco and/or Board/Divisional finance teams
• Training and team development

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPEREINCE:

• (CA) SA qualification
• Minimum of 7 years post articles experience
• Group consolidation/reporting role and Listed Group experience to an advantage
• Computer literacy – MS Office (with a high proficiency in MS Excel)
• Strong IFRS knowledge and experience
• Strong interest in tax
• Strong interpersonal skills & ability to work independently & as part of a team
• Good decision-making skills; Good verbal and written communication; planning and organisational skills
• Innovative; Analytical & Conceptual thinking
• Business understanding; Determination to meet Company goals and objectives
• Initiating action; Drive and energy; Creative thinker; Problem solver; Self-motivated