Financial and IT Manager

Minimum requirements:
Grade 12.
Finance Degree (or equivalent).
Must have 5 years’ experience as a Senior Financial Manager.
Experience working within an organization with regional/international business.
Audit or Accounting experience in a senior role.
Experience in working in the automotive industry or manufacturing environment.
Knowledge of the Autoline Kerridge ERP System.
An advanced level of written and verbal communication/presentation skills is essential.
Must be detail orientated.
Basic Management skills.

Duties and responsibilities:
Overall responsibility for the financial matters of the SA division.
Working closely with group finance in Thailand and the divisional management team, to develop and implement strategies and controls across the organization.
In addition, the position will oversee all aspects of the accounting, financial, and reporting functions of the business including managing the Finance and Supply Chain departments.
Finance
Ensure the accuracy, and usefulness of financial reporting for the company, the board of directors and appropriate governmental agencies; oversee the preparation and communication of monthly and annual financial statements.
Develop cash flow projections and ensure availability of funds as needed.
Control cash, investments, and assets in line with best practice standards.
Develop banking and supplier relationships to best support operations’ business needs.
Develop and utilize forward-looking, predictive models and activity-based financial analyses to provide insight into the organization’s operations and business plans.
Planning, Policy, and Business Relations
Coordinate the development and monitoring of annual budgets, financial business plans and forecasts.
Participate in company policy development as a member of the senior management team.
Engage the finance committee of the board of directors to develop short-, medium-, and long-term financial plans and projections where required.
Represent the company to financial partners, including but not limited to financial institutions, investors, suppliers and auditors.
Remain up to date on best practices and corporate governance standards.
Business Development
Support the Country Manager in identifying best for business financial products and services as required.
Take ownership of Budget preparation, monitoring, and associated reporting.
Develop product pricing strategies that maximize profits considering competitive price positions.
Assist in establishing appropriate marketing cost budgets to achieve budget sales and profits.
Ensure all employees have appropriate PPE and ensure record keeping for all PPE received.
Accounting, Tax, and Financial Administration
Oversee the accounting department to ensure proper maintenance of all accounting systems and functions; supervise the company’s finance staff.
Ensure maintenance of appropriate internal controls and financial procedures.
Coordinate audits and proper filing of tax returns and maintain professional and productive relationships with relevant tax authorities and officials. Ensure full and timely claim returns on the company’s VAT payments.
Ensure legal and regulatory compliance regarding all financial functions.
Information Technology and Business Systems
Responsible for managing the local company’s IT and business systems infrastructure, ensuring the business has the IT capabilities sufficient for its needs.
To ensure effective coordination between the company and Group IT, avoiding duplication of effort and optimizing areas for systems deployment and development.
Ad hoc duties required by an authorized person.
HR Responsibilities:
Manage, coach and development the staff within the finance and Supply Chain departments.
Provide support, where required to managers in the organization.
Compile, manage and review departmental staff objectives in line with company policy.
Identifying training needs.

COMPETENCIES
Leadership – Forward thinking and proactive with judgment, direction setting and achieving of targets. Able to lead management and operational teams, creating a climate in which team members have a desire for results and are able to realize their potential.
Management – Able to identify direction for self and others, motivating and effectively managing staffing and resource requirements. Capacity to use judgment and evaluate situations in order to make decisions following through to appropriate action and results.
Achieving Results – Results driven, able to make sound judgments over competing priorities, use initiative and actively assess the course of action to set and accomplish targets.
Analytical Thinking – Able to simplify complex problems, processes or projects into component parts and explore and evaluate them systematically.
Flexibility – Adapts easily to change and responds flexibly to a changing and evolving environment, provides momentum when driving change and involves others when building plans for change.
Resilience - Ability to work under pressure and manage personal effectiveness in face of challenge. Demonstrates an approach to work that is characterized by commitment, energy and motivation.
Teamwork – Able to build and maintain effective working relationships with a diverse and multi-cultural workforce in a variety of locations, working cooperatively with others. The ability to build and contribute to a team as well as work independently within a given framework.
Communication – Strong communication, influencing and presentation skills both verbal and written. Able to get one’s message understood by adopting a range of styles, tools and techniques appropriate to the audience.