Job Description

Position Summary:

The role contributes to all areas of business performance and will provide strong financial leadership. The position is responsible for planning and coordinating regional budget and business planning activities in alignment with corporate policies and practices. The incumbent will provide financial direction to the business and provide recommendations to improve overall business performance. Day to day management of the finance function, financial planning and analysis, treasury, and tax.

Responsibilities:

• Management of the accounting organization: Overseas daily activities, ensures proper control environment is in place, manages team performance and accountable for team development.
• Manage all accounting operations including Billing, A/R, A/P, G/L, Inventory/Cost Accounting and Revenue Recognition
• Manage month-end closing and prepare monthly financial statements and other operational reports for site.
• Analyse variances (Material/Labour/Overheads) and communicates explanations to management with recommended actions.
• Calculating Activity Based Costing and Standard Costing and Pricing.
• Prepare forecasts of income statement, balance sheets, and statement of cash flows for the region.
• Must work across organisation boundaries and all levels of the company to achieve regional and corporate objectives.
• Integrates and trains new staff while leading the continued professional development of the existing team.
• Shares best practices across global finance/plant controller, e.g., process improvements, financial modelling, and procedures changes.
• Provides proactive / unsolicited consultation, interpretation, and education of complex financial and operational matters to various departmental leaders used to drive business decisions.
• Governance: Ensures local delegation of authorities and governance is implemented and enforced that is consistent with Group policies.
• Collaborates with General Manager and senior management to explain results, make improvements, manage projects, identify inefficiencies, understand operations, and lead the development of complex analysis.
• Monitor and implement plant internal controls (in conjunction with corporate policies) as necessary to ensure reporting integrity, safeguard company assets, and identify risks.
• Ensures proper accounting in accordance with Local Generally Accepted Accounting Principles as well as local statutory requirements.
• Lead year end Audit activities.

Requirements:

• CA (SA) (Chartered Accountant)
• 10 years experience in a multinational organisation in Financial Manager / Controller role responsible within the manufacturing environment.
• Demonstrated expertise in MS Office and ORACLE/SAGE/IFS financial software - experience with OneStream and Power BI systems is a bonus.
• Strong financial control and reporting skills and rigorously ensuring that all statutory and corporate obligations are met.
• Good planning and organizational skills.
• Knowledge of budgeting and forecasting techniques as well as proficiency with financial statement analysis and projection.
• Strong analytical skills.
• Experience in handling multiple concurrent tasks and meeting strict deadlines.
• Ability to read, analyse, and interpret financial reports and legal documents.
• Ability to respond effectively to the most sensitive inquiries from the business.
• Ability to effectively communicate with management, public groups, peers, and staff.
• Excellent communication skills, internally and with clients.
• Ability to build relationships with colleagues, clients and staff in charge.
• Must demonstrate the highest standards of personal and professional integrity and character and promote ethical business behaviour throughout the organization.
• Demonstrate appreciation of and sensitivity toward a wide range of cultural and personal differences.
• Demonstrate strong and pragmatic business acumen.

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