Our client in the Manufacturing industry is seeking a Financial Accountant to join their team.

As Financial Accountant, you will be responsible for:

Financial Accountant

RESPONSIBILITIES:
Responsibilities associated with this role include, but are not limited to the following:
Payment:
• First release of all payments.
• In depth review off all payments to be made – daily/weekly/monthly
• Assimilation and verification of required information for the loading of vendor bank
details
• Verification of payee name and payee bank account details on vendor payment
schedules

Financial Reporting:
• Monthly management reporting:
o Preparation of timeous monthly management reporting
? Balance sheets
? Income Statements
• Month and year-to-date
• Actual
• Budget
• Weekly
o Forecast income statements to year end
• Preparation of Actual versus Budget variance reports including full details of
variances
• Inclusion and review of Actual versus Weekly variance reports (including details of
variances)
• Full reconciliation of balance sheet accounts

Board Reporting
• Preparation, review and verification of board packs
Budgets
• Preparation of fully detailed annual budgets
o Income Statements
o Balance Sheets
o Cash Flow Statements
o Capital Expenditure

Annual and Interim Audits
• Address queries raised by the Audit Team

Annual Financial Statements
• Preparation and drafting of Annual Financial Statements
• Constant verification of versions reviewed and changed by the audit team

Income Tax
• Calculations
o Full preparation and calculation of annual income tax
o Monitoring of Income Tax statements from SARS
• Income Tax returns
o Full drafting and preparation of annual tax returns
o Participation in review and commentary of tax returns

VAT
• Monthly reconciliations of VAT calculations
• Preparation and submission of monthly VAT returns
• Monitoring of monthly VAT statements from SARS

Foreign payments
• Prepare details of expected foreign payments and liaise with CEO on forward
exchange cover/Synthetic forward cover requirements
• Maintain FEC/Collar schedule ensuring that updating takes place as soon as cover is
taken
• Review payments, prepare BOP forms and submit to the bank for payment
• Submit clearance documents to STD Bank for foreign payments

Broad Based Black Economic Empowerment (BBBEE)
• BBBEE planning and audits for the company
• Full participation in and supply of all related info/documentation for BBBEE audits

Payroll
• Manually capture and release non-salary batch payments daily/weekly
• Prepare employees tax and deductions schedule from HR related data
• Ensure that employees tax and deductions are paid over timeously
• Prepare salary journals for companies and submit salary journal info to the other
companies to prepare accordingly
• Preparation of weekly clock-in reports and highlighting of timekeeping issues
• Distribution and review of personal telephone call lists for all Finance staff

Other
• Monitor credit card limits and utilisation and availability administration
• Obtain relevant Tax Clearance Certificates
• Maintain capital expenditure project costs

SKILLS/KNOWLEDGE/EXPERIENCE
• Minimum of 5 years in a related position.
• Excellent reporting and communication skills.
• Experience in dealing with escalated queries.
• A high degree of computer literacy, knowledge of standard Microsoft packages
desired.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Attention to detail and accuracy is essential.
• Ability to work on own initiative as well as part of a team.
• Advanced knowledge of excel and computer skills essential
• Experience in manufacturing environment is desirable.
• Professional with strong relationship building skills.
• Strong systems control, organisational, communication and process improvement
experience desirable.
• Experience with integrated aspect of typical modern accounting systems essential.

CORE BEHAVIOURS
• Approachable, enthusiastic, flexible and adaptable.
• Attention to detail with excellent organisational skills and proven ability to handle
multiple tasks / priorities and to support the team to manage their priorities and
tasks.
• Effective time management skills with an ability to work on own initiative.
• Good interpersonal skills with an ability to interact with people at all levels.
• Team player and individual contributor.
• Customer and results focused and be highly committed to providing excellent
standard of service to all Queally customers both internal and external, promoting
the companies professionally and enthusiastically at all times.

Any other responsibilities not specifically mentioned above.

FORMAL QUALIFICATIONS:
• B Com (Accounting) or equivalent in terms of recognition of prior learning