Finance Manager - - Somerset West

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EMPLOYMENT TYPEÂ Â :Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Permanent
SECTORÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â :Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Finance
BASIC SALARYÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â :Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Market Related
START DATEÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â :Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â A.S.A.P / Immediate

REQUIREMENTS:

Relevant graduate financial / management accounting degree
Preferred Qualification: Qualified member of an accounting professional body (or registered candidate completing articles to obtain professional registration; i.e. SAICA, CIMA, SAIPA, ACCA, RAA, CPA, SAIBA, IACAO, IRBA, PAFA)
5 Years of relevant work experience and a minimum of 2 years in a related Senior / Management role
Experience in the renewable energy, construction or project management industries will be advantageous
Practical accounting, tax and audit knowledge
Financial modelling, especially short to medium cash flow forecasting based on project progress environment
Advantageous to have experience in project costing, bill of quantities and/or construction progress claim accounting principles
Fluent in English with excellent communication and people skills
Process driven; strong administrative and analytic skills
Pragmatic in a fast growing and changing environment
Advanced IT software skills (MS Excel, MS Word, Pastel, Xero, Sage VIP Payroll)
Team player, problem solver, independent thinker, efficient learner, and ability to operate unsupervised

DUTIES:

Member of Exco responsible for the finance and accounting function for the group of companies
Providing Board, Exco and Management with group reporting requirements:
Project profitability
Management accounts
Cash flow forecasts
Annual budgets
Feasibility modelling
SARS Tax Clearance (Compliance) at all times
Implement and manage financial data input within daily deadline disciplines to publish daily dashboards view of working capital status (Cash on Hand, Debtors, Creditors, Inventory)
Compile weekly short term cash flow forecasts for 12 weeks rolling lead time as well as monthly medium term cash flow forecasts for 6 months rolling lead time
Interact with project management, procurement, stock control and administrative teams to ensure policies and procedures are complied to on daily basis
Manage revenue collection and overhead expense control
Manage financial control (segregation of duties) with regards to weekly and monthly payrolls
Review and approve monthly trial balance audits within agreed deadlines
Company Secretarial: Compliance and secretarial responsibilities for the group
Responsible for the tax requirements of the group (EMP, VAT, Provisional Tax)
Lead and manage the finance team to support the growth of the company
Develop admin and finance policies and procedures with processes and risk controls
Manage yearend audit requirements for the group
Review and authorize electronic payments within policies and procedures framework
Manage process to obtain guarantees and insurance cover for projects
Manage banking relationships and debt requirements of the group