takealot.com, a leading South African online retailer, is looking for a highly talented Financial Accountant (TDT) to join our team in Cape Town. We are a young, dynamic, hyper growth company looking for smart, creative, hard-working people to join us. We offer a market related package and a great work environment with a promise that you won't be bored, as long as you are prepared for a challenge and want to build something great.
This role reports to the Financial Manager - Logistics.
Your responsibilities will include:
Serve as a finance business partner to the Takealot delivery team and Takealot insurance team
Supports the co-ordination and preparation of Takealot Logistics budgets and financial forecasts and actual vs budget cost tracking
Recommendation and Implementation of financial processes, improvement measures and Internal Control procedures.
Develop and document business processes and accounting policies to maintain and strengthen internal controls
Continuous improvement of TDT and insurance reporting, automation of reporting and building robust financial models and processes that aid decision making
Analyse and identify data sets required to support model tracking
Engage with different business stakeholders on project initiatives, costs analysis etc.
TDT month end reporting. Prepare monthly management accounts and cost centre reports (Actual vs. Budget) and distribute to stakeholders. Reporting on variances, performance indicators, trends and financial ratios
Preparing & reviewing of monthly B/S recons
Monitor, prepare and report on capital expenditure (Actual vs Budget, Capex Utilisation and Return on Investment) per project
Monitor all delivery costs and volumes, investigate variances
TDT expense and cost centre allocation and purchase order approval management and tracking
Maintaining insurance register
Managing junior staff
Attributes required:
Good communication skills, interpersonal skills
Work under pressure
Accuracy and attention to detail
Deadline driven
Problem solving skills
Qualifications and Experience:
B.Com (Hons) / B. Com (Logistics) / B. Com (Finance)
CA(SA) / CIMA beneficial
3-5 Years' Experience in a similar role / environment (ideally within Supply chain)
Advanced Excel and Google Sheet skills
If you meet the above criteria and are an Extraordinary Mind, come and join us!
Takealot is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants from the previously disadvantaged groups and people with disabilities will be given preference.
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