My client is seeking a qualified and experienced Cost and Management Accountant

Salary: 20K-R30k Negotiable - depending on experience and qualifications.

My client is looking for an individual that can take a leadership position in the finance department to ensure the health and well being of the companies financials.

Key Responsibilities:
• Management of the Cashbook, Creditors and Debtors
• Ensure all receipts and payments are captured and allocated correctly on the accounting system.
• Ensure all debtors and creditors invoices are recorded timeously on the system.
• Ensure reconciliations are completed on time
• Prepare monthly revenue recognition reconciliations
• Unbilled revenue reporting
• Monthly Management Accounts
• Monthly flash results prepared
• Monthly and Quarterly Reporting
• Financial reporting packs created and distributed
• Budget & Strategic Planning, review and reporting
• Cash flow analysis
• Reconcile Balance Sheet accounts
• Preparation of various schedules as required for annual audits
• Turnover declarations and reconciliations
• Management of General Ledger
• VAT returns, reconciliation and reasonability
• All VAT accounts reconciled timeously
• Attending to SARS submissions and SARS-related queries
• Management of and reporting on sales and other statistics
• Inventory Management
• Co-ordinate monthly stock count procedures
• Train count team
• Compile monthly stock count file
• Raw materials usage and forecast
• Account for and report on raw material variances
• Control the risks associated with inventory
• Waste management
Fixed Asset Register
• Maintain fixed asset register
• Quarterly/Bi-annual inspection/verification of assets
• Analyse, investigate and report on all production cost variances
• Perform a post review after production by analysing and reporting on all the production related information
• Ensure that the Managers and Directors are formally informed when developments require attention

Experience, qualifications and personal attributes:
• Bachelor’s Degree / Tertiary Qualification in Accounting (Manufacturing experience advantageous)
• Management Experience and ability to direct and supervise
• Proven technical ability, high attention to detail and accuracy
• High sense of responsibility and ability to work independently and in a team
• Self-starter and commitment to timeous and accurate completion of work items
• Ability to multi-task, plan and manage time against work output
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate at all levels with both financial and non-financial management

Computer Literacy:
• Excel (Advanced)
• Microsoft suite of programmes
• SARS E-Filing
• Pastel Payroll (Advantageous)
• Pastel Accounting (Advantageous)