A diverse finance team within a creative and manufacturing environment is in need of a Finance Controller to maintain and manage all finance and accounting operations, ensuring accurate financial reporting and analysis to support strategic decision-making.
Key Responsibilities:
Accounting Operations: Oversee billing, A/R, A/P, GL, reconciliations, cost accounting, and revenue recognition processes, ensuring compliance and accuracy.
Financial Reporting: Prepare timely monthly management accounts with comprehensive analysis, highlighting key trends and variances.
Budgeting & Forecasting: Develop accurate budgets and forecasts, monitor performance, and provide insightful variance analysis.
Regulatory Compliance: Coordinate regulatory reporting, ensuring adherence to local government requirements and tax filings.
Technical Accounting: Research and resolve complex accounting issues, ensuring compliance with relevant standards and regulations (IFRS).
Financial Close: Lead month-end and year-end close processes including assisting with the preparation of the annual financial statements, ensuring timely and accurate completion.
Internal Controls: Maintain and strengthen internal controls over financial transactions and reporting, mitigating risk and ensuring data integrity.
Cash Flow Management: Manage working capital, prepare cash flow projections, and optimize cash flow to support operational needs.
Process Improvement: Design and document efficient business processes and accounting policies, driving continuous improvement.
Audit Support: Assist with the preparation of the annual audit file, ensuring a smooth and efficient audit process, liaise with the auditors and manage the audit process.
Costing & Pricing: Support costing and pricing exercises, providing accurate financial data to inform decision-making.
Additional Support: Prepare monthly journals, assist with cost-saving initiatives, contribute to B-BBEE compliance efforts and other tasks as they may arise.
Core Skills:
Technical Proficiency: Strong computer skills, including Sage or SAP and Microsoft Office Suite (intermediate to advanced Excel skills).
Analytical Mindset: Proven ability to analyze complex financial data, identify trends, and provide actionable insights.
Organizational Excellence: Highly organized, with the ability to multitask and prioritize effectively to meet deadlines.
Communication Skills: Excellent verbal and written communication skills, capable of conveying financial information clearly to diverse stakeholders.
Detail-Oriented: Meticulous attention to detail, ensuring accuracy and precision in all financial tasks.
Process Improvement: Demonstrated ability to design and implement efficient systems and processes, driving operational effectiveness.
Intellectual Curiosity: A natural inquisitiveness and passion for learning, staying up-to-date with industry trends and best practices.
Non-negotiable Requirements:
Experience with ERP systems, preferably Sage X3 or SAP.
Experience within a manufacturing industry is preferable.
Understanding of IFRS and South African tax and regulatory environment.
Intermediate to advanced Excel and Google Sheets skills.
Candidates from an accounting/finance qualification:
CA - 0 to 2 years commercial experience.
SAIPA - 2 to 5 years commercial experience.
CIMA - Management level - 0 to 2 years commercial experience.
ACCA - 0 to 2 years commercial experience.
Candidates from an atypical background:
Bachelor's degree in Data Science, Statistics, or a closely related quantitative field - 1 to 3 years in a data analysis or data science role with exposure to financial or business data.
Bachelor's degree in Economics, ideally with a concentration in finance or a related field - 1-3 years of experience in a role requiring quantitative analysis, financial modeling, or economic forecasting.
Transferable skills to a finance role and strong numerical acumen.
MBA with a concentration on finance - 0 to 2 years experience in similar role or a role with strong financial elements.
Experience in developing and implementing business intelligence or analytics solutions preferable.
Experience with data and financial analytics preferable.
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