Job Description

Our client based in Somerset West is looking for a Finance Manager with 5 years relevant work experience to join their team.

A recent professional profile photo is to accompany your application
EMPLOYMENT TYPE : Permanent
SECTOR : Finance
BASIC SALARY : Market Related
START DATE : A.S.A.P / Immediate

REQUIREMENTS:

• Relevant graduate financial / management accounting degree
• Preferred Qualification: Qualified member of an accounting professional body (or registered candidate completing articles to obtain professional registration; i.e. SAICA, CIMA, SAIPA, ACCA, RAA, CPA, SAIBA, IACAO, IRBA, PAFA)
• 5 Years of relevant work experience and a minimum of 2 years in a related Senior / Management role
• Experience in the renewable energy, construction or project management industries will be advantageous
• Practical accounting, tax and audit knowledge
• Financial modelling, especially short to medium cash flow forecasting based on project progress environment
• Advantageous to have experience in project costing, bill of quantities and/or construction progress claim accounting principles
• Fluent in English with excellent communication and people skills
• Process driven; strong administrative and analytic skills
• Pragmatic in a fast growing and changing environment
• Advanced IT software skills (MS Excel, MS Word, Pastel, Xero, Sage VIP Payroll)
• Team player, problem solver, independent thinker, efficient learner, and ability to operate unsupervised

DUTIES:

• Member of Exco responsible for the finance and accounting function for the group of companies
• Providing Board, Exco and Management with group reporting requirements:
• Project profitability
• Management accounts
• Cash flow forecasts
• Annual budgets
• Feasibility modelling
• SARS Tax Clearance (Compliance) at all times
• Implement and manage financial data input within daily deadline disciplines to publish daily dashboards view of working capital status (Cash on Hand, Debtors, Creditors, Inventory)
• Compile weekly short term cash flow forecasts for 12 weeks rolling lead time as well as monthly medium term cash flow forecasts for 6 months rolling lead time
• Interact with project management, procurement, stock control and administrative teams to ensure policies and procedures are complied to on daily basis
• Manage revenue collection and overhead expense control
• Manage financial control (segregation of duties) with regards to weekly and monthly payrolls
• Review and approve monthly trial balance audits within agreed deadlines
• Company Secretarial: Compliance and secretarial responsibilities for the group
• Responsible for the tax requirements of the group (EMP, VAT, Provisional Tax)
• Lead and manage the finance team to support the growth of the company
• Develop admin and finance policies and procedures with processes and risk controls
• Manage yearend audit requirements for the group
• Review and authorize electronic payments within policies and procedures framework
• Manage process to obtain guarantees and insurance cover for projects
• Manage banking relationships and debt requirements of the group

HOURS:

• Monday to Thursday : 8AM - 5PM
• Friday: 8AM - 1PM

Should you meet all the requirements, apply on our website at today.
Should you not hear back from us within 10 working days, please consider your application as unsuccessful. We will retain your credentials for future similar roles.

Status Staffing