Financial Controller

• Providing clear risk analysis and Balance Sheet management, ensuring compliance to local, US GAAP and government regulations. Further there will be opportunity to influence the strategic direction of the team, constructing business case scenarios to support increased scope of services and/or entities, including the development of robust Service Level Agreements (SLAs) with internal customers and with any third-party service providers.

Key Performance Areas:

• Supervise a team consisting of accountants and clerks (directly and through other managers) helping to ensure a strong control environment whilst delivering first class service levels to their business partners.
• Providing support, mentoring, and coaching to a motivated team with a goal to add to the talent pipeline for Finance functions within the group.
• Contribute and participate in Management and policy decisions affecting the Company, having regard to the accuracy of the financial records.
• Plan, direct and review centralized accounting, cash management and risk management policies and procedures.
• Develop, monitor, and revise policies regarding compliance to Taxation legislation.
• Managing financial reporting and preparation for year-end consolidated accounts.
• Develop and manage Strategic Risk Management Programmes, including coordinating development
• Responsible for strategic planning. To quantify operational intentions, to interpret the financial implications thereof, and to estimate funding and administrative resource requirements.
• Review staff performance and recommend that good staff are well remunerated and poor performance is corrected.
• Ensure that Management intentions are communicated to Finance staff.
• Management of all capital expenditure and disposal requests with regards to approved capital budget.
• Management of the treasury function including relationship with primary bankers.
• Ad Hoc assignments such as due diligence evaluations and post investments audits.
• Evaluating and implementing systems and processes to enhance Business efficiencies, aligned to strategic objectives.
• Implement strategies to maximize positive cash inflows as relates to Rand and Foreign Bank Accounts.
• Liaise between the divisions to facilitate smooth interaction and problem solving.
• Review the performance of staff to develop and maintain staff at a level which is qualitatively and quantitatively consistent with the company requirements for account and administration.

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree in finance, Accounting, or related field
• 5 - 10 years management experience.
• Knowledge of IFRS, US GAAP, SAP Business 1, Hyperion (HFM) and SOX.
• Skills
  • High attention to detail and accuracy with methodical working methods
  • Proficiency in MS Word, PowerPoint & Excel
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Strong written and spoken English
  • Customer focused