Job Description

This includes overseeing the full accounting function up to Annual Financial Statements, payroll functions for the group, annual external audits for all group entities, monthly management reporting, business analytics, cashflow management and planning, procurement of finance and liasing with banks, and controls analysis and improvement. In addition, the successful candidate will be responsible for reporting to regulators (NCR, FSCA, FIC), the submission of statutory returns, while ensuring 17 employees are managed and developed accordingly, and that compliance with the relevant laws and regulations (Companies Act, Income Tax Act and VAT Act), is adhered to.
Key result areas are as follows:
Financial Reporting - Group

• Oversee and manage annual audits
• Review monthly management accounts (MMAs)
• Review monthly salaries
• Review monthly journals
• Review monthly cashbooks
• Review monthly general ledgers
• Manage company cashflows

Oversee SARS compliance - Group

• Income Tax returns
• Provisional Tax returns
• VAT returns
• DWT returns

Oversee CIPC compliance - Group

• Beneficial ownership returns
• Annual returns
• Registered changes

Ad Hoc Reporting - Group

• Working with commercial banks
• Funding
• Covenants
• FICA and annual reviews
• Working with HR in BEE certification
• Stats SA submissions

Oversee finance department functions

• 3rd party collections
• Submissions
• Collections
• Allocations of collections
• Referral agents commission payments
• Business analytics
• Direct deposit allocations
• Insurance underwriter reports
• Bordereaux
• Delta
• Quarterly
• Fund requests by branches
• Loan disbursement approvals
• Petty cash
• Refunds payments
• Staff loans

Loan Management System

• Oversee month end reporting
• Oversee financial support to branches
• Ensuring fees calculations / hand overs / commissions are correct

Statutory Reporting

• National Credit Regulator
• Financial Sector Conduit Authority
• Conduct for Business Returns

Manage Finance Staff

• KPAs and performance management
• Leave planning and scheduling
• Training
• Weekly and Monthly Meetings

Establish & Implement Policies, Procedures, Strategy and Workflows

• Create and implement policies, procedures and workflows to create operational efficiencies and minimise manual processes

General

• Provide assistance on special projects within the finance function
• Assist in obtaining information for ad hoc requests received from both internal and external stakeholders

KEY COMPETENCIES

• Sound business acumen
• Planning and organising
• Following instructions and procedures
• Adapting and responding to change
• Coping with pressure and setbacks

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

• Grade 12/Senior Certificate
• BCom (Hons)/ Equivalent degree or diploma
• Chartered Accountant SA
• At least 5 years' experience post articles
• Microsoft Office (excellent Excel, Word, SharePoint, Teams and Outlook experience)
• Sage Intacct Accounting
• Pastel Payroll & HR 2024
• Group consolidations
• National Credit Act and Financial and Intermediary Services Act

Skills Required