Job Description

The Faircape Group constitutes a group of companies with interests in a number of activities including Telecommunications, fibre provisioning an ISP, Water, and Electricity Utility Management and infrastructure installation, Property Management, Healthcare, and Retirement.

Faicape currently has a great opportunity for a Financial Manager that has become available. The Financial Manager will take responsibility for the planning, implementation, managing and running of all the finance activities of a portfolio in Faircape Group.

We are centrally located, with modern offices just across from Cavendish in Claremont.

If you would like to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment where opportunities are endless, then apply now!

Duties include but are not limited to the following:

Leadership, Direction & Management

• Provide leadership, direction, and management of the finance and accounting teams
• Management and involvement with the day-to-day operations of the payments teams, the debtors and invoicing team, and the management accountant teams
• Ensuring the monthly management accounts are meaningful, and that all supporting documents are attached for any variances.
• All operations matters, work as part of the Senior Management Team to contribute financial and operational expertise in the development and implementation of organizational strategies, policies, practices, etc.
• Responsible for reviewing financial systems, internal controls and procedures
• Manage the processes for financial forecasting and budgets
• To interact with Directors, Finance & Staffing Committees by providing financial reports and information to ensure sound financial and operational governance
• Ensuring cashbooks, age analysis, are completed for the monthly management account packs
• Planning and coordinating the external audit process
• Review the Annual Financial Statements of all entities
• Solution driven and have the ability to identify, develop & implement effective work processes, procedures and controls.

Strategy

• Provide strategic recommendations to the CEO and members of the executive management team

• Define financial requirements against mandated goals and objectives
• Improve operational systems, processes and policies - specifically, better management reporting, information flow and management, business process and organisational planning
• Play a significant role in long-term planning, including an initiative geared toward operational excellence
• Develop financial goals and objectives for the team
• Develop financial policies and procedures for operational efficiency

Reporting

• Reporting to the Group Financial Manager
• Set budgets for each company and division.
• Analyse monthly accounts
• Produce financial reports related to budgets, account payables, account receivables, expenses, etc as per due dates scheduled
• Oversee the preparation of all financial reporting
• Ensure all department deliverables are met on time
• Monitor the actual use of financial resources against the approved budget
• Produce financial reporting that shows the organizationxe2x80x99s financial position, operating performance and cash flow over a period time through the use of financial statements
• Create management reports on a regular basis that are relevant to decision making processes

Qualifications:

Minimum NQF Level in Accounting/Management Accounting

Experience and Knowledge:

• Relevant experience in commercial / corporate / operational environment in a managerial role
• Proven leadership skills is essential (experience in managing a corporate finance team/department)
• Knowledge of Xero Accounting System would be an advantage
• Solid knowledge of financial processes, systems and related laws

Skills and Attributes

• Experience in a commercial environment, including developing & implementing effective work processes, procedures and controls
• Excellent computer skills (experience in Google drive, docs, sheets advantageous)
• Leadership skills
• Dynamic, energetic, driven
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Excellent analytical and abstract reasoning skills, plus excellent organisation skills
• Able to identify system inefficiencies and propose solutions
• Attention to detail
• Technical financial acumen
• A self-starter who shows initiative and can work independently to solve problems.
• Able to perform under pressure
• Responsible individuals who can commit to deadlines and will ensure that they are met.

Specific Requirements

• Clear health record
• Clear credit record
• No criminal record
• Written employment references preferable

Normal working hours are Mondays to Fridays from 08h00 until 17h00 with a 45-minute lunch break. The company allows employees, by approval of the direct manager, to work flexi-time between 07h00 and 18h00.

We offer Barista produced coffee available all day to all our staff at Claremont.

Faircape offers a market-related salary from R 45 000.00 Cost to Company per month.

To see more about Faircape and what we have to offer go and look at our wonderful website - https://faircape.co.za/why-work-with-us/

Should you not receive a response within 2 weeks of applying, please consider your application unsuccessful.

Faircape Group