Job Description

Background of the Company
Lindt & Sprxc3xbcngli (South Africa) (Pty) Ltd (Lindt SA) started operations in May 2011 and forms part of the Lindt & Sprxc3xbcngli group of companies. With more than 150 employees, Lindt SA is based in Cape Town with strong regional presence in Johannesburg, Durban and Port Elizabeth and a network of 15 Lindt retail stores.
As global leader in the premium chocolate sector, Lindt & Sprxc3xbcngli looks back on a long-standing tradition of almost 175 years which takes its origins in Zurich, Switzerland. Today, quality chocolate products by Lindt & Sprxc3xbcngli are made at 12 owned production sites in Europe and the USA. The products are distributed by 28 subsidiary companies and branch offices, in around 500 Lindt shops and cafxc3xa9s, and also via a comprehensive network of more than 100 independent distributors around the globe.
Position Purpose
To ensure the Financial Accountant function is managed efficiently by:
Ensuring all reconciliations for our Retail sector is managed timeously
Supporting the Finance Department through the collection, processing, recording, reconciliation and reporting of financial data.
Sifting through large amounts of information to quickly determine relevant facts and figures for decision making.
Key Responsibilities
Build and maintain sound business relationship with:
Fellow Finance Team
Other departments and senior management; and
3rd Parties (SARS, auditors, consultants).
Manage Retail Accounts Mailbox
Ensure all Petty cash/Mall voucher and credit card expenses are valid and process to correct general ledger expense accounts and cost centers.
Upload of HSBC Bank Statements into SAP
Clear outgoing and incoming bank clearing accounts on a weekly basis.
Post prepayment expenses and prepare a monthly prepayments schedule and reconciliations.
Ensure daily MICROS in store cash-up and end of day are done timeously and accurately.
Weekly and monthly reconciling of MICROS actual banking to HSBC.
Monthly preparation of Retail Reconciliations
Card to Bank, EFT, Netflorist, Payfast
New Store Opening and Closing finance support
Ensure SAP NNTS (Net Net Trade Sales) matches MICROS NNTS (Net Net Trade Sales) at all times.
Retail Turnover Certificates Preparation and Send out.
Take full ownership of the following accounting functions:
Fixed assets.
Depreciation
Update Monthly CAPEX report
Update monthly fixed asset register
Prepayments booking, expensing and reconciliations
Recurring Journals
Display cost of goods sold (Display COGS)
Prepare monthly VAT reconciliation and Vat audit documents.
Prepare ad-hoc manual and retail invoices and purchase orders.
Assist Financial Accounting Manager in compiling LICS (Lindt Internal Control System) Retail controls and self-assessments.
Assist the Finance Team in forecasting, budgeting and month-end reporting process and any other ad-hoc requests in line with business requirements.
Assist PWC at interim and year-end audit in accounts payable and operational expenditure.
Any other ad-hoc requests by the Head of Corporate Finance
Personal Characteristics
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills;
Ability to work under pressure;
Reliable, loyal, trustworthy, honest;
Attention to detail; and
Good organizational skills with the ability to work both independently and as part of a team whilst prioritizing workload
Skills and Competencies required
3 years experience in Financial Accounting environment required
BS diploma or degree in Finance, Accounting or equivalent qualification
Highly numerate with excellent analytical skills and attention to detail
Previous experience gained within International FMCG environment advantageous
Strong MS (Outlook, Excel, Word) skills
SAP experience considered to be a distinctive advantage