Purpose of the Role:- To prepare the monthly management accounts for companies and branches within the group.
- Account reconciliations.
- Processing of invoices.
- Annual audit preparation and providing information to auditors.
- Statutory reconciliations â e.g. SARS, COID and Stats SA.
- Ad hoc projects and assignments.
- Assisting management with specific queries and resolution thereof.
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Duties / Responsibilities:- The on-time submission of monthly management accounts in accordance with the financial reporting calendar.
- Management accounts to be analysed with explanations of all variances to the branch budgets.
- Ensuring that all ledger accounts are properly analysed and supported, where applicable, by verifiable reconciliations and/or other schedules.
- Processing of sundry invoices. This relates to services and/or recoveries that do not get processed through the underlying payroll system as well as inter-branch and/or inter-company recoveries.
- Preparation of journals including all relevant supporting schedules and, especially, the reasons for the journals.
- Ensuring that all transactions are correctly allocated in the general ledger, not only to the correct ledger account number, but also to the correct branch.
- Accruals and provisions raised as required.
- Maintaining the fixed asset register on Sage 300.
- Reviewing the trade creditor reconciliations applicable to the relevant branches.
- Providing detailed input into the annual budgets and, if applicable, reforecasts.
- Preparing the VAT reconciliations.
- Providing information relevant to the branches to branch managers.
- Preparation of information and reports as and when required by the Financial Director or other executive management.
- Preparation of information and reports to support submissions for B-BBEE scorecard purposes.
- Ensuring inter-company accounts are balanced.
- Internal audit and other verification processes conducted as and when required.
- Preparation for the annual audit in accordance with group requirements including the completion of audit packs that support each balance together with analytical reviews of expense items.
- Providing the auditors with supporting information/documentation as required.
- Record administration â ensure that all documents are filed/uploaded and retained both from an audit point of view as well as in line with statutory document retention requirements. Good housekeeping.
- Processing of inter-branch / inter-company transactions.
- Ensuring that system generated information for interface into Sage 300 is correct e.g. interface of payroll information.
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Qualifications / Experience:- Bachelor of Commerce Degree in Finance / Accounting.
- A minimum of 3 yearsâ relevant financial reporting experience.
- 4 yearsâ relevant accounting experience preparing management accounts.
- Computer proficiency â MS Excel (non-negotiable).
- Sage 300 / Accpac working experience.
- Ability to work after hours when required in order to meet reporting deadlines.
- Own vehicle.
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Competencies:- Generic Management â planning, organising and controlling (scheduling) work with problem solving skills.
- Business Communication & Administration â business correspondence, meetings, administration, policies and procedures.
- Technical Specific Competencies:
- Understanding & knowledge of Statutory Requirements
- Understanding & knowledge of accounting
- Basic knowledge and understanding of client contracts
- Preparing/reviewing reconciliations
- Understanding & Application of Company Financial Policy
- Knowledge & Understanding of Group Internal Control
- Performing Financial Administration
- Behaviour Competencies â analytical, structures, systems, creative and adaptability thinking.
- Decision making / problem solving Competencies â judgement and decisiveness.
- Action Orientated (result) Competencies â initiative, persistence, innovation, achievement and service orientated.
- Interpersonal Competencies â relations, communication, assertiveness, empathy, persuasion and organisational awareness.
- Intrapersonal Competencies â stress and self-mastery.
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Desired Traits and Attributes:- Conscientiousness
- Orderly
- Creative
- Resilience
- Drive
- Responsibility
- Emotional Maturity
- Self Confidence
- Flexibility
- Self-control/discipline
- Independence
- Self-awareness
- Integrity
- Stress Tolerance
- Numerical Reasoning
- Trustworthy
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