CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

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POSITION INFO:

CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

NELSPRUIT – MPUMALANGA

* Bachelor’s degree in finance necessary and minimum 8 years’ experience in senior financial management.

• The position requires professional scepticism – being aware at all times of possible loopholes in the financial systems (banking, HR, accounting, suppliers, taxes etc) and creating systems that address these possible loopholes.
• Together with the first point – the position requires auditing skills, , such as implementation of segregation of duties etc, when creating effective systems.
• Must be able to create accounting forecasts
• Must have knowledge of statutory requirements for companies, such as Employment Equity, Workmen’s Compensation, Company Taxes (VAT, Income Tax, Customs duties, Employee taxes etc), Companies Act etc.
• Must ensure compliance with all statutory requirements.
• Report on Group costings
• Interpretation of monthly management accounts, Group budget vs actual and group costings
• Report on Depot profitability, Transport costs and back load profitability, and various other sales analyses.
• Constant monitoring of Intergroup loans and servicing them.
• Constant monitoring of Cross border suppliers and customers – their Aging should be as close as possible to 90 days.
• Being available to assist the financial manager in South Africa with any accounting queries