Assistant Financial Manager - Edenvale Verfied

Salary Negotiable Edenvale, Gauteng Edenvale, Gauteng more than 14 days ago 18-06-2018 9:03:04 AM
13-08-2018 9:03:04 AM
Our client a large group of companies and motor dealerships seeks an Assistant Financial Manager to join their team. The succesful candidate will already be in the motor industry as an Assistant FM.

Due the company's BBBEE regulations, preference is given to suitable EE candidates for this role.

We kindly request you do not apply if you are not from the motor trade industry as this is a minimum requirement that is non-negotiable. You will only be wasting your time applying as we will overlook you.

Minimum requirements:
* Tertiary qualification - finance/ accounting related, advantageous
* Must have Autoline and/ or Drive experience
* Hyperion experience advantageous
* Minimum of 3 years’ finance experience in same or similar roles within the motor industry a MUST
* Valid driver’s licence
* Deadline driven individual who can work independently and as part of a team
* Motor Vehicle dealership Experience a MUST!
* Advance experience in Microsoft Excell
* General knowledge of generally accepted accounting policies
* Must be able to travel on a national basis

Responsibilities:
* Custodian of company assets
* Assessing potential risk timorously
* Ensuring company policies and procedures are adhered to

Trading Accounts:
* Check that accurate Flash Reports are sent by the 3rd working day of the month, before 17:00
* Check that branches are balancing their D O C to the trading accounts on both units and values
* Check trading accounts - investigate excessive expenditure
* Check GP %’s
* Check ratios e.g.: parts days, new and used stock days
* Check that the Add Info is correct and submit
* Where problems are picked up - assess where it went wrong, inform/train staff on ensuring it does not get repeated
* Identify any potential risks to company, report to management and put in procedures to prevent from happening in future

Debtors:
* Vehicle debtors to be reviewed on a regular basis
* Check the Credit Note reports for any manipulations
* Open Debtors to be followed up on a regular basis and queries attended to Inter-co debtors to be followed up and monies collected by deadline
* Get involved with Importers and FM’s of other divisions where there are problems
* Ensure that all vehicles are delivered by the last working day and if not delivered, that the invoice is credited on last working day
* All new debtors’ applications to be reviewed

General:
* Assist with all Budgets, as well as do the necessary consolidated schedules required
* Required to stand in and/ or support when the RFM is on leave or absent for whatever reason
* Put in the systems deemed necessary to streamline processes - where you see shortcomings
* Required to visit branches, on a regular weekly and monthly basis
* Assist with various AD HOC reporting for Head Office
* Required to have regular meetings with your Regional Financial Manager
* Communication within your complete region - of all issues
* Assist with the training of all Regional Admin staff in all aspects that arise
* Assist with and do various weekly, monthly and quarterly reporting to the Regional Director and to Head Office
* Assist with the full Financial Yearend processes to ensure that everything is covered and reported correctly
* Assist with the preparation of data/ information for the Quarterly Board Pack and Quarterly Risk Meeting
* Implementing new company policies and procedures as instructed or discussed
* Consolidation of results for Dealerships
* Visiting dealerships to ensure that all policies and procedures are adhered to and that segregation of duties is adhered to
* To develop Systems and reports that easily assist Management in the management of their businesses
* Ensuring accuracy of all Dealerships’ Monthly commissions and authorization
* Be actively involved in Internal and External audit reporting
* Reviewing monthly General Ledger audit files
* Assisting Dealer Principals and Accountants with queries
* 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
* 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, NATIS’ & key controls)
* Ensure that costs are controlled, analysis and all cost savings are achieved
* To review the month-end files for each dealership on a monthly basis and ensure that there are no anomalies on the balance sheet accounts and that any queries are resolved in a timeouts manner
* Carry out additional reasonable duties from time to time at the discretion of management
* Should your application be short-listed, you will be contacted for an interview and/ or a psychometric assessment.

If you have not received an invitation to attend an interview by 25/06/2018 please consider your application unsuccessful.