Our client in the Automotive Industry is seeking a Financial Manager with the following skills.

Minimum Qualifications:

• BCOM Degree
• A suitable relevant tertiary qualification in Accounting, Financial (or similar)
• Must be able to work in a Corporate Dealer Group environment

Working Experience:

Must have over 3 years’ experience as a Financial Manager at a Dealership. Experience with both new and pre-owned cars sales. Extensive CRM , DMS, Financial and Payroll systems expertise in industry that will allow you to champion the systems and processes needed to drive the financial portfolio. Advanced excel skills.

Digital Literacy:

• MS Offices: Word, Excel, PowerPoint
• Industry related platform experience · Accounting software
• Payroll Software

Key Areas of Responsibility:

• Financial control and performance management
• Preparation of Budgets and forecast processes
• Income and Expense Management
• Risk Analysis and Management
• Assist with internal & external audits across the business
• Process month-end journals and full recons of balance sheets
• Posting of cashbook, creditors & debtors' transactions to the general ledger
• Asset Management (Maintain fixed Assets and working assets)
• Authorize requisitions (payments/credit notes/invoice reversals ect)
• Daily cashflow management
• Audit & F&I Bordeaux reports
• Manage the sales recon and commission process
• Prepare and submission of commission sheets
• Process and payroll related matters
• Daily audit of petty cash, WIP of both parts & workshop departments
• Workshop financial management and support- must have experience - not negotiable
• Prepare management packs, reports of shareholders
• Back-end journals (Service, maintenance & warranties supplier invoices)
• Bank Reconciliation
• Floorplan Management
• Demo depreciation management
• Daily operation cash (DOC), Reporting or Management
• Systems and process champion for the DMS, Financial Systems and Payroll Systems

Role Description:

• Provides a seamless Financial Management support to the business.
• Continuously ensuring the financial wellbeing of the business and ensure your team is able to drive as a shared service support function across the business.