Job Description
Purpose
Motus Renault Multifranchise is looking for a Regional Finance Manager. The role includes planning, managing, and monitoring the implementation of all financial management practices, activities, and processes to deliver on approved operational financial plans and continuously enhance service delivery. Provide direction, review, and report up the line.
Position Overview
Specific Role Responsibilities
GENERIC JOB OUTPUTS
Ensuring all Internal and Head Office deadlines are adhered to;
Be actively involved in Internal and External audit reporting;
Ensuring information and reports received from Accountants are accurate;
Training of Accountants, mostly on accounting issues, VAT, and policies and procedures;
Reviewing monthly General Ledger audit files;
Assisting Dealer Principals and Accountants with queries;
Preparation of financial information and reports for Regional Director (Board packs and presentation);
Ensuring payments are made timeously and accurately with correct authorisations in place;
Ensuring that expenses are recognized in correct periods and disclosed correctly;
Ensuring completeness, validity, and accuracy of provisions and accruals;
Assisting Accountants with setting and monitoring of Annual budgets and Quarterly targets for all dealerships;
Ensuring accuracy of all Dealerships' Monthly commissions and authorization;
Ensure that you have correct Staff in the correct positions;
Visiting dealerships to ensure that all policies and procedures are adhered to and that segregation of duties is maintained;
Implementing new company policies and procedures as instructed or discussed;
Consolidation of results for Multifranchise Dealerships;
To develop Systems and reports that assist Management in managing their businesses;
To ensure that required functions are correctly carried out by Accountants and Dealership management;
To assist Accountants in obtaining the assistance from Dealership Management to carry out their functions effectively;
To try and establish best practice amongst Dealerships;
Ensure that all Company assets are managed properly (vehicle stock takes weekly, Daily parts perpetuals, two wall-to-wall stock takes annually, two fixed assets counts annually, NATISs & key controls);
Analyze financial accounts and financial ratios;
Advise Regional Director and Dealer Principals of areas for possible improvements;
Oversee payroll reporting to ensure correct designations and departments are being used;
To ensure that costs are controlled, analysis and all cost savings are achieved.
Qualifications and Experience
Minimum Experience
10 years experience in a similar environment.
Accountant/ Financial Manager with motor industry retail experience.
Minimum Qualification
Finance Related Degree
Other Requirements
Computer Literacy Business Applications Industry legislative compliance/ knowledge. Valid driver's license
Autoline/ Kerridge or DRIVE experience mandatory
EXCEL advanced
General knowledge of generally accepted accounting policies
General knowledge of HR issues and disciplinary procedures
Skills and Personal Attributes
Skills and Expertise Required:
Communication: Able to communicate professionally at multiple levels in a professional, diplomatic, polite, and rational manner even when under pressure.
Interpersonal competence; effective at working with people.
Financial Accounting
Competent application of accounting fundamentals and principles.
Financial and Accounting Controls experience
Financial and commercial acumen/ thinking
Sound knowledge and understanding of accounting and tax concepts, financial statements, trial balance, financial recordkeeping process, and books or accounts of the company.
Interrogates transaction initiating information or data, and understands, records or enters transactions onto the system.
Analyses and reconciles financial information and data, resolves accounting issues, and reports on such.
Compiling and presenting reports.
Planning and organising
Problem-solving and judgement skills
Decision making and action-oriented.
Conflict handling
Time management, including the ability to respond to and resolve queries and issues in the minimum amount of time.
Able to work independently and under pressure.
Personal Attributes:
Professional
High level of detail and accuracy
Energetic and self-motivated
Resilient and hard-working
Deadline driven
Systematic and methodical
Empathetic when dealing with personnel matters.
Someone who upholds professional ethics and values.
Must be assertive and comfortable sharing views and ideas in the interest of good financial management of the business.
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