The successful candidate will be responsible for the sourcing, collation, processing andreporting of all information required by the EPR regulations.
In addition to this the successfulcandidate will be responsible for assisting the Financial Manager with general matters whenrequired.
This entails:
Processing of membership applicationsResponding to membership queriesCompleting members' onboarding forms for their systemsUpdating of membership details on the Company's system and membershipregisterAssist 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 responsibilityfeesPreparation of all information required for the biannual auditsConduct internal biannual financial audits and make these audit reports availableto the department upon requestMake the internal biannual audit reports available to the external auditor andsubmit to the DFFE timeouslyIn conjunction with the financial manager, appoint an independent financial auditorto annuallyconduct an external audit of the financial records and all other information asrequired by the EPR regulations; andinclude the internal biannual audit findings in the annual audit reportSubmit the annual audit report to the Department within 60 days after finalisationof the audit, which annual audit report must be uploaded onto the South AfricanWaste Information Centre (SAWIC) for public accessDevelop and maintain a register of all membersCollect, record, manage and submit data to the South African Waste InformationSystem as required in regulation 8 of the EPR RegulationsKeep records of the quantity of identified products.Manage system for compensation of reclaimers, payment of transport subsidiesand 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); andStrong accounting knowledgeWork accuratelyMeet deadlinesBe able to recognise errors in data suppliedEducation and Experience:
Matric/Grade 12 with Mathematics (Essential)Minimum of 2 years in a finance related roleBCom or equivalent tertiary qualification (Finance and Accounting modules wouldbe advantageous)Proven track record in performing reconciliations within finance