Accountant Manager – Finance

SPECIFICATION  

• Taking responsibility for all strategic and long term financial and business planning. Developing a strong financial team capable of meeting business objectives  
• Providing financial support in delivering strategic initiatives  
• Delivering and updating on business policies and procedures  
• Take responsibility of the budgeting and forecasting for the company  
• Manage the procurement system  
• Manage supplier/partner support systems  â¯ 

Responsibilities 

• Reporting  
• Monitors the monthly, quarterly and annual reporting for all legal entities in accordance to a schedule of deadlines for corporate and statutory reporting  
• Assures that all financial reports contain accurate information and provides insight in in the numbers with appropriate management information  
• Take responsibility for the planning supervision and monitoring of all general ledger, accounts payable, accounts receivable, cost accounting, tax and treasury activities  
• Legal Compliance  
• Makes sure that all VAT and other legislation is applied correctly  
• Acts as an expert point of contact for questions and issues concerning VAT and other legislation  
• Monitors the annual production of all statutory and legally required reports, tax returns and insurance information  
• Forecasting and Budgeting  
• Organises the annual budgeting and planning cycle and supervises the collecting of data from every department concerning their input on the annual plan/budget for the upcoming profit plan year  
• Sets up the budget based on the input from every department and every operational entity  
• Quarterly compiles forecasts on profit and loss statements, balance sheets and cash flow requirements  
• Implements and monitors internal controls procedures  
• Critically analyses all systems in the accounting area and proposes as well as implements improvements if necessary  
• Risk Management of the balance sheet.  
• Monitors and takes appropriate actions on accounting/financial and internal control risk areas/issues identified.  
• Reviews all financial processes and operations of the organisation in order to identify potential threats and the likelihood of their occurrence and initiates appropriate actions to address the most likely threats  
• Take responsibility  for the financial planning processes including the annual budget, rolling forecasts and three year plan  
• Build and operate effective and efficient processes to understand the key financial drivers of REDISA  
• Develop relevant financial models that can be used for scenario planning and opportunity evaluation  
• Manages internal controls procedures – establishes policies process and internal controls  
• Meet finance deadlines  
• Provide appropriate objective performance management systems for measuring the attainment of departmental and divisional goals  
• Provide insightful and valuable ad hoc analysis for affected stakeholders   
• Liaise effectively with other departments   
• Liaise effectively as required with external stakeholders and provide meaningful responses to their enquiries,   
• Manage performance and development and set priorities and goals for employees  

Qualifications / Skills:  

• CA (SA) – Highly experienced Accountant 
• 10+ years 
• Dedicated and very focused on details  
• Ability to implement new processes and run with new projects  
• Hands on attitude 
• Self starter  
• Communicate at all levels of the organisation  
• Build relationships internally and externally  
• Ability to deliver through managing the delivery of others and self  
• Excellent planning and organising skills.