Job Purpose:

Maintain & manage all finance & accounting operations and prepare forecasts and financial reports.

Reporting

• Manage all accounting operations including Billing, A/R, A/P, GL and, Cost Accounting, and Revenue Recognition
• Prepare and publish timely monthly management accounts with supporting commentary
• Preparation of budgets & forecasts and report variances
• Coordinate the preparation of regulatory reporting
• Research technical accounting issues for compliance
• Support month-end and year-end close process
• Ensure quality control over financial transactions and financial reporting
• Manage & maintain working capital and preparation of cash flow projections
• Manage and comply with local government reporting requirements and tax filings
• Develop and document business processes and accounting policies to maintain and strengthen internal controls
• Assist with preparation of the annual audit file in line with audit requirements
• Assist with costing and pricing workings and exercises
• Prepare and process monthly journals
• Assist with cost saving initiatives
• Assist with B-BBEE compliance

Minimum qualifications

• Chartered Accountant (CA) SA or and Computer literate, administratively strong, attention to detail
• Highly proficient in Excel, Word and the normal office Windows packages

No. of years of experience needed:

• Newly qualified CA or 1 -2 years’ experience in a similar role.

Core skills needed:

• Strong computer knowledge including, but not limited to Sage or SAPP and Microsoft Office Suite (Intermediate to advanced spreadsheet based skills).
• Have a strong analytical mind that is efficiency and solutions driven.
• Ability to manage a team.
• Ability to set deadlines and achieve them.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong literacy and numeracy knowledge.
• Great organisation skills and problem solving abilities.
• Must be organized, able to multitask & have good time management skills.
• Critical analysis.
• Understanding of the nature of data.
• Securing and safeguarding, information and data in both a digital and physical environment.
• Initiative.
• Ability to design systems and processes.
• Experience with Sage X3 - beneficial.
• Experience with robotics automation - beneficial.
• Experience in a logistics environment - beneficial.