Assistant Financial Manager

• Collaborate with the Financial Manager to ensure deadlines are met
• Provide leadership, direction, and management to the Payments, Cashbook, Creditors controller and Credit controller
• Ensuring cashbooks, age analysis, are completed for the monthly management account packs
• Ensure monthly management accounts are accurate and supported with relevant documentation
• Ensure clerks are completing their daily workflows
• Collaborate with the Senior Management Team to contribute financial expertise to organisational strategies
• Review financial systems, internal controls, and procedures
• Liaise with Directors, Finance & Staffing Committees, providing financial reports and information for governance purposes
• Planning and coordinating the external audit process
• Review Annual Financial Statements of the entities within the portfolio
• Identify, develop, and implement effective work processes, procedures, and controls

• Minimum NQF Level 6 in Accounting/Management Accounting (NQF Level 7 advantageous)
• Managerial experience in commercial/corporate/operational environment
• Proven leadership skills essential
• Knowledge of Xero Accounting System advantageous
• Solid understanding of financial processes, systems, and related laws

• Ability to analyse financial data to make informed decisions
• Excellent analytical and abstract reasoning skills
• Deadline oriented
• Excellent administrative skills
• Effective time management skills to handle multiple financial tasks, meet deadlines, and prioritise activities.
• Able to identify system inefficiencies and propose solutions
• Proven organisational skills and good time management
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Strong management skills
• Excellent computer skills

• Solid and positive references
• Clear health record
• Clear credit record
• No criminal record

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