Group Finance Manager

SUMMARY:
New Vacancy!! Our leading client in the Automotive Sector is looking to employ a Group Finance Manager to join their dynamic team in East London.

POSITION INFO:
Job Description:

General:

• Responsible for the timeliness and quality of the reporting
• Ensures proper analysis is provided in order to support the management team.
• Following corporate and divisional procedures and controls
• Following local accounting principles, rules and tax regulation (including BBBEE)
• Banking relationship
• Interaction with all departments in the company both locally and internationally
• Ad hoc requests as and when received.
• Policies and Procedure review
• AIS Grants

• Cashflow review and management
• Journal entry review
• Balance Sheet Recon reviews
• Payment release on the bank (local/foreign/payroll)
• Month end GL and account review
• Month end meeting analysis, commentary and reporting
• Short term forecast review
• Purchase order authorization
• Internal control/ General Control Framework/ Risk Management
• Payroll review
• BBBEE involvement
• VAT review
• Capex involvement
• Costing/Pricing changes reviewed

• STD costing
• Reporting: Capex DB, Rolling Forecast, Tooling reporting, Overdue reporting
• OS: Intercompany, Sales and Contribution
• Balance sheet reconciliation, Journal entries SOX reports and certificates
• Fixed assets (including supporting preparation of Screenings and Capex)
• Project management and tracking – CEA.07
• CM walk – CAP7
• Internal controls including BS reconciliations.
• Sales prices control
• Payroll review
• Support the development of Forecasts, Budget and MTP plan.
• Following corporate and divisional procedures and controls
• Month end closing – manual journal preparation, accounting control
• Support other departments - Ensures proper analysis is provided to support the management team.
• Responsible for management of local finance department
• Hedging, currency management, cash forecasting

• Financial review Questionnaire and other HO quarterly requirements

• Tax – Year end calculations, Transfer Pricing, Country-by-Country reporting
• AFS review
• Budget coordination, finalization and presentation
• Insurance

• CA (SA)
• Minimum 5 years in charge of a finance department of a manufacturing company with a national/global footprint.
• Highly Motivated Individual with a positive attitude and flexible approach to work.
• An understanding of regulatory and financial reporting regime and IFRS
• Proven track record of clean financial management and administration
• Financial Modelling Knowledge
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability/desire to work in a team
• Strong leadership skills: ability to effectively influence all levels of management +strong analytical and conceptual abilities