The successful candidate will be responsible for the sourcing, collation, processing and reporting of all information required by the EPR regulations.
In addition to this the successful candidate will be responsible for assisting the Financial Manager with general matters when required.
This entails: Processing of membership applicationsResponding to membership queriesCompleting members' onboarding forms for their systemsUpdating of membership details on the Company's system and membership registerAssist with the invoicing and debtors management of membersFollowing up on member glass tonnage declarationsCapturing tonnage detail on the Company systemPreparing reports for managementPreparing reasonability checks on members' volumesSupporting the Financial Manager with the monthly management accountsReconciliation of tonnages collected and recycled for reporting to the DFFECompleting interim and annual reports for the DFFELiaison with the company auditors for EPR auditsDevelop and maintain a system to collect the extended producer responsibility feesPreparation of all information required for the biannual auditsConduct internal biannual financial audits and make these audit reports available to the department upon requestMake the internal biannual audit reports available to the external auditor and submit to the DFFE timeouslyIn conjunction with the financial manager, appoint an independent financial auditor to annuallyconduct an external audit of the financial records and all other information as required by the EPR regulations; andinclude the internal biannual audit findings in the annual audit report Submit the annual audit report to the Department within 60 days after finalisation of the audit, which annual audit report must be uploaded onto the South African Waste Information Centre (SAWIC) for public access Develop and maintain a register of all members Collect, record, manage and submit data to the South African Waste Information System as required in regulation 8 of the EPR Regulations Keep records of the quantity of identified products.Manage system for compensation of reclaimers, payment of transport subsidies and payment to third parties for servicing of glass banks and wheelie bins. Personal Attributes And Skills:
Analytical; Decision making / Independent thinking; Presentation skills; Strong communication skills (verbal and written) in English; Advanced computer literacy skills (Microsoft word/excel); and Strong accounting knowledge Work accurately Meet deadlines Be able to recognise errors in data supplied Education and Experience:
Matric/Grade 12 with Mathematics (Essential); Minimum of 2 years in a finance related role; BCom or equivalent tertiary qualification (Finance, and Accounting modules would be advantageous); Proven track record in performing reconciliations within finance.