Vacancies at JLL

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Day to day management of the finance function to:

• Manage all accounting operations including billing, A/R, A/P, GL, IC and revenue recognition  
• Cash collection, cash management, capital expenditure and SARB regulations
• Manage in/outsourced functions where appropriate
• Assist in coordinating and directing the preparation of the budget and financial forecasts and report variances
• Prepare and publish timely monthly financial results / assist in board packs
• Coordinate the preparation of regulatory reporting including the preparation of statutory accounts
• Research technical accounting issues for compliance
• Support month-end and year-end close process including reconciliations
• Ensure quality control over financial transactions and financial reporting
• Manage and comply with local reporting requirements and tax filings where applicable, as well as SOX compliance.
• Develop and document business processes and accounting policies to maintain and strengthen internal controls
• Undertake financial analysis to support decision making
• Create additional analyses and reports as requested by management

Skills and Competencies:

• Ability to self-manage
• Desire and ability to identify potential problems, solve independently, or within appropriate timeframe escalate to correct level
• Reliable and capable, able to run financial management function with minimal supervision from finance manager once established
• Self-starter who takes ownership of tasks and objectives
• Attention to detail, desire to produce high quality work
• Very deadline driven
• Appreciation of importance of stringent control environment applicable to US listed company
• Understanding of the level of reporting and control environments of a multinational
• Clear communicator
• Strong ability to plan and organize

Experience:

• Must have 3+ years multinational financial accounting experience in South Africa, as well as some experience in financial accounting in the rest of Africa
• Experience in dealing effectively with tax authorities (SARS)
• Preferable experience in a people business – e.g. consultancy
• Extremely strong excel skills
• Knowledge of Black Economic Empowerment regulations advantageous
• Experience of Peoplesoft system advantageous

Education Qualifications:

• University graduate with a recognized professional accounting qualification

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Main Responsibilities

• Delivery of compliant, professionally formed proposals within customer defined timeframes and objectives
• Identifying areas in client briefs which require further information to then issue questions directly to the client/stakeholders to facilitate additional clarity to strengthen our response
• Finalising and submitting pitches in line with the client's instructions
• Coordinate and review / edit proposal input from a variety of stakeholders
• Confident in using MS office for template management in line with company branding.

Required Skills and Qualifications

• BSc/BA in business administration
• 2-3 years’ experience with pitch preparation
• Proficient in MS Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word etc.)
• An analytical mindset with problem-solving skills
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills
• Highly organized, scheduling and managing timelines and milestones
• Highly organized in keeping accurate records and centralized files for work submitted