Job Description

A leading agricultural company specialising in the manufacturing and distribution of pesticides, fertilizers, and other agricultural chemicals requires the above to take full responsibility for managing and overseeing all financial and administrative functions of the company to ensure compliance with financial and administrative aspects so that laws and regulations are adhered to.
Minimum requirements for the role:

• A tertiary qualification that being either a BComm or diploma in accounting or related finance qualification is preferred.
• Previous experience having worked as a Financial Manager or a Senior Financial Accountant is essential for the role.
• Previous experience having worked within a manufacturing environment dealing with stock is essential for the role.
• Previous management experience having managed a team of people is preferred for the role.
• The successful candidate must have good communication skills and be able to take initiative.
• Previous experience having worked on pastel or a related ERP System is preferred.

The successful candidate will be responsible for:

• Reporting to the FD taking full responsibility for all financial and administrative functions of the company and ensuring compliance to financial and administrative aspects so that laws and regulations are adhered to.
• Handling, all creditors and debtors functions within the financial department.
• Handling budget processes as well as compiling budget and forecasts as well as cash flow projections.
• Optimising working capital and preparing and presenting financial and management reporting to senior management and directors of the company.
• Managing treasury for the company and giving input to business risk and control management.
• Ensuring compliance with financial and administrative aspects so that laws and regulations are not breached.
• Ensuring the fixed asset register is maintained.
• Ensuring preparation of annual budget plan, collecting of all relevant budget information, preparing a proper income statement, forecasting for quarterly and reporting and annual budgets.
• Preparing accurate income statement forecasting for budgeting purposes.
• Managing and assisting with annual audits and preparing and assisting with annual risk assessments in line with the group requirements.
• Overseeing monitoring and preparing monthly management accounts as well as vat reconciliations.
• Liaising with the production team regarding stock control variances as well as stock on hand and movement of stock between warehouses.
• Updating cash forecasts on debtors and creditors on a daily basis and forwarding it to management.
• Compiling of monthly management reports and sales stats, submitting to management.

Salary package, including benefits, is highly negotiable depending on experience gained.

Skills Required