Financial Accountant

SUMMARY:
FINANCIAL ACCOUNTANT - FMCG MANUFACTURING

Reporting Structure: Financial Manager

Role description:
Perform the financial function for each business unit in support of the Financial / General Manager. 
Provide on time and accurate financial reporting to allow for appropriate business decisions making and manage issues arising from financial performance deviations.  To ensure adherence to sound corporate governance practices, compliance with statutory financial legalization and enhance financial performance based on continuous improvement processes.

POSITION INFO:
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Perform reporting of financial data against budgets and/or set targets for the business unit.
• Assist Financial/General Manager with root cause analysis, action plan compilation, tracking and controlling of all non-conformance in the prescribed format.
• Ensure all costs posted to the account in line with budget allocation.
• Collate and review all actual results with budget in system for accuracy.
• Perform reviews of actual results compared to budget - including management analysis split between staff, system, process, controllable, non-controllable and semi-controllable.
• Assist with distribution of actual results compared to budget including detail to HO on a monthly basis, including action plans.
• Compile month-end audit file including supporting documentation and ensure sign-off on completeness and accuracy thereof.
• Perform self-assessment on functional audit and ensure sign off by the Financial/General Manager.
• To ensure that there is compliance to IFRS, statutory legislation and company policy and procedures.
• Ensure/perform management of all fixed assets.
• Ensure monthly capital expenditure schedules are reconciled to GL.
• Ensure VAT allocated correctly when purchasing any assets.
• Ensure that all general ledger journal entries are properly authorised, substantiated by proper documentation, proper descriptions and posted to the correct GL account in the correct period.
• Ensure that consumable items recorded and usage captured at the correct values.
• Ensure/Perform new creditors accounts opened according to the company creditors’ policy document terms and requirements.
• Ensure that all delivery of goods and services accrued for in the income statement.
• Cashbook reconciliation.
• Perform weekly inter-company reconciliation and prepare monthly balancing confirmation.
• Process customer returns and credit notes.

• B Compt with completed articles + 3 years practical experience in a manufacturing environment or equivalent.
• Good verbal and written communication and presentation skills.
• Problem solving, numerical, analytical and deadline orientated.
• Good understanding of commercial and business awareness.
• Negotiation and ability to influence and manage staff and external parties.
• Ability to work under pressure, assertive, proactive.
• Internal and external customer service orientated.