Finance Manager

• A degree in Accounting, Finance
• Solid academic results
• CA (SA), CMA
• 2-5 years of experience in a position within the areas of finance, accounting, auditing, tax and internal controls
• Preferred experience in Sage Accounting software
• Expertise in IFRS accounting and internal controls
• General Tax knowledge

• Maintain the accounting function and ERP system
• Maintain the local finance organization and established procedures and controls for all relevant finance processes
• Maintain internal control procedures over all business processes

• Oversee the general accounting function, maintain accounting records including data entry of complete and accurate data for day to day business transactions
• Assist in managing, monitoring and executing all commercial, financial and compliance related tasks
• Ensure the updating of the debt amortization schedules as and when required, the updating of periodic financial and cash budgets and carry out the budget-to-actual variance analysis when required
• Ensure the preparation of accounting documents and monthly schedules
• Ensure invoices, collection of revenues, incoming invoices and reconciliations are correctly accounted for and/or are correctly and timeously processed
• Prepare monthly management accounts
• Prepare the monthly group reporting to the head office
• Assist in the preparation of reports for external reporting (e.g. monthly/quarterly management reports to the BoD and lenders as well as statutory annual financial statements)
• Monitor monthly actual results against the budget and prepare an overall review and analysis of the variances
• Perform other accounting / finance related duties or tasks as assigned from time to time
• Review books of accounts; and monthly management accounts as well as interim and annual financial statements

• Management of the Treasury Function (local banking relations, accounts required and FX risks)
• Intergroup transaction recording, reconciliation and management
• Manage Central Bank and other government approvals for optimal operations

• Prepare the budgeting and forecasting in accordance with operating plans and Group policies
• Annual budget preparation and stakeholder engagement
• Analysis of actual performance to budgeted (monthly)

• Design, implement and maintain the company's books based on group guidelines
• Proposing and implementing cost saving strategies

• Assist in the planning, coordinating and monitoring of the statutory audit of all business units under his/her control
• Prepare working papers to bring ledgers to a routinely auditable standard
• Interact with external auditors at the time of conducting of audits
• Prepare annual (and interim) financial statements
• Management of financial statement audits and other agreed engagements

• Ensure that all direct, indirect (VAT) and payroll tax returns are filed and all taxes, levies and duties are timely and correctly paid and generally responsible for tax compliance
• Manage all statutory tax reporting covering both direct and indirect taxes
• Ensure appropriate handling of importation and customs issues and reporting
• Engage with both tax advisors and tax authorities to address tax issues
• Contribute to ensure tax optimization

• Mentor, coach and manage finance team members
• Assign, delegate and review responsibilities to make sure assigned tasks are clear and executed within timetables
• KPI objective setting, monitoring and feedback
• Assist with personal development goals

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