Senior Financial Accountant (Automotive), KuGompo City

SUMMARY:

We are seeking a Senior Financial Accountant (Automotive) for a permanent vacancy based in KuGompo City, Eastern Cape

POSITION INFO:
Applicants are required to meet the following criteria: BCom Accounting CIMA or CA(SA) required Minimum 5-10 years' experience in senior position: Finance Manager, Financial Controller, etc. in Automotive\/Manufacturing industry Skills - IFRS compliance Accounting for tax & VAT MS Office with advanced Excel Solid ERP experience (BPCS advantageous) The successful applicant would be responsible for, but not limited to: Financial reporting - Prepare financial reports and returns for internal and external use. Provide financial analysis and support to plant management and all operational areas of the business. Review and action Financial variances (Budget \/ Forecast \/ Estimate). Ensure compliance with IFRS. Submission of monthly and annual reports on reporting platform (Onestream) Audits and YE Processes - Prepare and plan Year-end Statutory Audit (external and internal) in line with the consolidated Audit plan. Support with reporting Accounting, Audit and Tax Packs information. Support in providing information on internal audit, and closure of findings stemming from internal audit. Support with BBBEE audit. Statutory returns and taxes - Prepare Government Incentive Applications\/Submissions (AIS, APDP, PI, etc). Prepare BBBEE reports and information. Support with AFS preparation & reviews. Manage tax submissions to SARS with the support of tax consultants. Payroll accounting - Perform Payroll Accounting function, which includes: Review and Approve Payroll Payments Prepare wages and salary related journals from HR reports. Maintain Payroll Recons. Capex, tooling and fixed assets - Prepare & maintain a CAPEX and Tooling reports & register tracking actual spend against approved spend, planning future profitability & cash flows of the projects. Prepare CAPEX requisition with all relevant information regarding the CAPEX project. CAPEX analysis with project launch comparison Support useful life and residual value of Fixed Assets analysis. Lease accounting Continuous improvement - Lead the financial reviews of Continuous Improvement initiatives in the WAVE system for all South African plants, which includes: Review of initiative calculations. Verification of measure information. Tracking of actual savings against planned savings. Identify improvement opportunities and make recommendations for improvements. Participate in Continuous improvement initiatives. General ledger and other - Perform complex accounting oversight - IFRS 16, etc. Support process of WCA, PAYE and Provisional\/Income Tax returns. Review B\/S recons and VAT reviews. Review Controllers Monthly Journal Entries Prepare Provision and Accrual Journals Ensure timely and accurate closing of GL. Performs other finance related duties as assigned. Salary: Market related plus benefits To apply email detailed CV and supporting documentation through to If you have not received a response within 7 working days, please consider your application unsuccessful