Job Description

The incumbent is required to assist the financial manager in actively managing the financial function.
Knowledge

• Financial management systems, including policies and procedures to include financial, administrative, operational & H.R. systems
• Pastel Accounting and MS Office
• Labour Legislation
• National Bargaining Council agreements
• Recognition agreements and procedures
• Health & Safety legislation and procedures

Skills
1. Planning Competencies

• Demonstrate practical planning ability
• Managing change in financial processes
• Apply analytical skills to facilitate effective work scheduling

2. Management Competencies

• Task planning
• Organising resources
• Managing utilization of resources and administration activities
• Problem solving skills

3. People Management Competencies

• Motivating sub-ordinates C
• oaching skills Counselling skills
• Communication skills
• Managing performance
• Behaviour Based Safety (BBS) skills
• Managing conflict
• Promoting diversity
• Building an effective team

Setting/agreeing performance standards

• Monitoring performance
• Measuring performance
• Giving performance feedback
• Taking the necessary action following measurement and gap analysis

4. Communication Competencies

• Compiling data for reports
• Attend departmental meetings

5. Self-Management Competencies

• Pursuing learning opportunities and self-development
• Time-Management

6. Business Competencies

• Interpretation of financial information
• Maintaining financial systems
• Competent in MS Excel, Word, and Outlook

Authority Levels
Under the direction of the Finance Manager, the incumbent has authority to act within predetermined guidelines, policies and procedures.
Planning
Determines the scheduling of tasks within the debtors, creditors, bank and cash book functions for optimal performance.
Originising
Arranges, delegates, and organizes the work to achieve the purpose of the job so that the work is performed effectively by those who are responsible

• Delegating effectively
• Organizing daily tasks to meet deadlines
• Development and formal training of subordinates according to Workplace Skills Plan
• Development of relationships between employees

Leading
Influences subordinates so that they perform effective work for which they are held accountable.

• Decisions are made and problems are resolved expeditiously
• Communicating with people regularly
• Motivating people
• Selecting people
• Developing people

Controlling
Assesses and regulates the work in progress and results achieved so that corrective action is taken to ensure that all departmental objectives are met.

• Implementing performance standards
• Measuring performance according to standards
• Evaluating performance on a regular basis (BBS) Correcting performance when required
• Manages financial systems diligently

Manages the processes of the financial department

• Monitors regulatory requirements and applies preventative and corrective action
• Manages the debtors, creditors and petty cash disbursement functions
• Manages the reconciliation of financial functions
• Manages the monthly stock take process and variance reports
• Manages journal entries

Manages the soft issues
Understands, accepts, and implements the Company's Human Resources values, policies, and procedures
(communication, HIV/Aids, BEE etc.)

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