Accountant

SUMMARY:
Our client, a well-established, longstanding Freight and Logistics company, part of a JSE listed group, seeks your commercial finance experience to work alongside the Finance Director in managing the finances and reporting of the Business Unit.

You will assist in providing direction to the Regions and Financial activities of the business. This is your chance to step up?

POSITION INFO:
The Person:

• CA (SA).
• Pref. Big Four articles (neg).
• Minimum 2 years’ post articles commercial experience.
• Experience in a fast-paced environment, the key!
• Excel whizz.

• Financial Reporting and General Ledger:
  • Develop and manage financial systems/models.
  • Provide Financial analysis and support to management and all operational areas of the business.
  • Conduct year-on-year review of revenue and expenses to identify gaps.
  • Perform month-end processing, consolidation and producing of accurate financial reports to specific deadlines to Regions, Group and Board.
  • Handle the approval of journal entries, general ledger reconciliations, collate, prepare, and interpret reports, budgets, accounts, financial statements and provide and interpret financial information.
  • Participate and contribute in the review of Regional quarterly year-end schedules and prepare year-end accounting pack.
  • Prepare Financial and Regulatory reports.
  • Prepare quarterly reporting including Audit committee, BBBEE, Risk and Sustainability.
  • Review Board pack.
  • Review payroll data and records monthly, re accuracy, completeness and compliance.
  • Submit Workmens’ Compensation return of earnings online.
  • Prepare, reconcile, review and submit monthly tax and statutory returns.
• Budgets and Forecasts:
  • Prepare Consolidated, Regional and Head Office budget templates.
  • Assist the Regions to prepare and present their annual budgets to management.
  • Prepare the budget upload files for submission on company financial system (Oracle).
  • Detailed first level review of National budgets.
  • Assist Regional Finance teams with queries.
  • Facilitate and manage external and internal financial audits, including queries.
• Debtors, Creditors, Banking and Cash Management:
  • Manage creditors, debtors and cash flow processing.
  • Debtors - review customer margins nationally.
  • Manage forex banking portfolio, review of related revenue and margins nationally.
  • Stock control, review of WIP, ensure stock takes are properly undertaken and the results reviewed and reported.
  • Oversee claims and incidents nationally, manage process with insurance.
• Financial Control:
  • Protect company assets (working capital & fixed assets).
  • Review all acquisitions and disposals into asset management system as well as related tax and accounting rates/information.
  • Prepare FAR and reconciliation of assets.
  • Monitor Customs and bond store compliance nationally.
  • Apply close monitoring practices to detect and prevent fraud.
  • Promote good Corporate Governance.
  • Facilitate BEE audit and improve BBBEE status by facilitating enterprise development and improving non-compliant spend.
  • Prepare finance risk profile and develop plans to reduce and minimise.
  • Ensure that all purchasing procedures and authority limits are within approved limits.
  • Keep abreast and report changes in financial regulations and legislation.
  • Consolidate and submit insurance declarations to Group quarterly and annually.
• General Financial:
  • Oversee national projects to improve processes in Finance, Operations, Payroll and other areas of the business that link into Finance.
• Cost Accounting:
  • Prepare and review details product costing analysis for all new products.
  • Analyse all current products and make recommendations for the financial recovery on distressed products.
  • Calculate and propose potential price increases.
  • Identify improvement opportunity and make recommendation for improvement.
  • Participate in continuous improvement initiatives.

• Proven leadership ability.
• Sound numeracy skills.
• High attention to detail and accuracy.
• Self managed.
• Proactive.,
• Organised.
• Strong computer skills - MS Office Suite; SAGE 300 People, SAGE ESS, K2 Workflow, IDU Budget tool.
• Deadline and oriented.
• Responsible problem-solver.
• A positive attitude.
• Good business sense.
• Good communication and interpersonal skills.