SUMMARY:
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POSITION INFO:
FINANCE & ACCOUNTING MANAGER
We are looking for a detail-oriented and experienced Finance & Accounting Manager. If you pride yourself on accuracy, timeliness, and regulatory compliance we would love to talk to you!
SCOPE OF WORK
Bookkeeping & Accounting
- Perform full monthly bookkeeping and accounting processes
- Manage the full finance function across four entities, including entities with multi-currency bank accounts
- Reconcile monthly bank statements to customer receipts and supplier payments
- Capture and post supplier and customer invoices to correct GL accounts
- Process and reconcile intercompany invoices
- Maintain and update the fixed asset register, including registering new assets
- Process petty cash journals
- Prepare accrual schedules with supporting documentation
- Clear and reconcile suspense accounts
- Maintain accounts payable age analysis and clear outstanding balances
- Resolve supplier queries and discrepancies
- Assist with annual audit preparation and supporting documentation
- Reconcile and maintain cash flow, published weekly (month-to-date)
- Link invoices to purchase orders (via XERO and/or Excel)
- Prepare weekly and monthly payment runs in line with approved cash flow
- Prepare and maintain monthly Profit & Loss statements
Payroll & Statutory Compliance
- Process monthly payroll using SimplePay
- Onboard new employees and process terminations and final settlements
- Prepare and submit EMP201 and EMP501 returns
- Prepare and submit bi-monthly VAT returns
- Manage UIF, VAT, ETI Claims and COID registrations and ongoing compliance
- Maintain and update annual leave records
- Manage CIPC compliance, including:
- Company registrations
- Director/member changes
- Annual returns
- Share certificates and MOI documentation
- Preparation of resolutions
Administration
- Draft and submit standard business and financial resolutions
- Manage general financial and administrative duties as required
- Briefing management and owners on the financial status of the business as it relates to performance and cash flow, including forecasting and recommendations to improve.
- Preparing financial statements for the banks.
- Submitting monthly performance statements to malls and brands.
Deliverables & Reporting
- Management accounts submitted by the 7th of each month
- Monthly bank reconciliation reports for all bank accounts
- Payroll reports prepared, submitted, and filed by the 25th of each month
- Invoices and Cash Flow Management
- Payment Terms / Supplier Contract Management
- VAT and statutory submissions completed in line with SARS deadlines
- Monthly status update email submitted by the last working day of each month
- Ongoing weekly and monthly bank, receipt, and payment reconciliations for control and reporting
- Monthly P&L prepared and published for management review
REQUIREMENTS
- At least 2 years of finance/accounting experience (end-to-end function)
- Relevant tertiary qualification - completed matric critical
- Comfortable managing multiple entities and multi-currency transactions
- Confident working independently and meeting deadlines
- Excellent attention to detail and accuracy
- Experience with XERO, Excel, and SimplePay (highly beneficial)
- Other system experience (but not mandatory) – GAAP, PILOT, MICROS
- The position is remote HOWEVER you will be required to be ONSITE FOR 6 DAYS PER MONTH
