CV Desk Jobs: Financial Manager - Support
Duration: Permanent
Salary: R60K per month (incl benefits)
Location: Randburg, Gauteng
Scope and general purpose of the job: Responsible for the Finance, Accounting and Consolidation function of the Group providing direct support to the CFO.
Responsible to: Chief Financial Officer
Responsible for: Financial Department, specifically Accountants, Creditors Supervisor & Debtors Supervisor.

Key Characteristics and Requirements:
- CA(SA)
- Minimum of 5 years experience in a similar role is a strong requirement.
- Previous experience in hospitality or a catering environment would be beneficial.
- Team leader
- Staff Management
- Strong planning and administration skills
- Work unsupervised, self-starter
- Very strong Excel skills
- Work overtime when required especially during month-end and year-end
- Attention to detail is a must
- Sound understanding of a financial control environment and the management thereof.
Ideal candidate:
The ideal candidate is a CA(SA) with strong management and leadership skills and can operate under challenging conditions.

Key Performance Area Performance:
Financial reporting
-Ensure accurate and complete monthly consolidation of financial results of the Company including all divisions.
- Review of monthly financial results and commentary for accuracy.
- Participate in monthly financial reporting meetings with regions/units.
- Accurate and timeously submission of monthly financial results to Group within the set deadlines.
- Set monthly deadlines and ensure adherence to thereof.
- Ensure the preparation of monthly balance sheet recons timeously and accurately.
Working Capital & Cash Flow:
- Cash flow monitored and managed daily to ensure sufficient funds are available to pay creditors within agreed payment periods.
- Review of Company debtors regularly ensuring no debtors remain within their payment terms.
- Review monthly debtors’ reports ensuring accurate and timeously submission to the Group.
- Review of supplier recons and performing first release on the bank.
Budgets:
- Assist in co-ordinating the annual budgeting process.
- Assist with review of annual budget.
- Accurate and timeously submission of annual budget to the client.
Forecast:
-Ensuring the Company financial results forecast is updated accurately and timeously.
- Accurate and timeously submission of forecasts to the client.
YE Packs:
YE Packs - Annual completion of YE Packs together with supporting schedules accurately and timeously.
Annual Financial Statements:
Annual completion of Financial Statements accurately and timeously within the set deadlines for all the legal entities within the Group.
Fixed Asset Management:
Ensure proper fixed asset management in the Company.
- Ensure the Company’s fixed asset and asset tax registers are accurate and kept current at all times.
- Ensuring quarterly asset counts are performed and fixed asset registers updated accordingly.
- Ensure adherence to internal controls regarding fixed assets including but not limited to additions, transfers and disposals.
Statutory Returns Payments:
- Monthly submission of VAT returns accurately and timeously.
- Monthly submission of payroll returns including but not limited to EMP201 return accurately and timeously.
Tax:
- Accurate and timeously submission of provisional and annual tax returns.
Insurance:
- Accurate and timeously submission of annual insurance declaration.
Approve Spend:
- Approve purchase orders where applicable ensuring spend is controlled and in line with Company Policies and Procedures.
Cost management:
- Overview and review of company expenses, ensuring that expense budgets are adhered to.
External Parties and Commercial Management:
- Regular meetings with external parties where required, such as banking representative.
- Commercial supporting to the business, including the review of contracts and legal agreements.
Staff Management:
Manage and oversee the finance team ensuring regular support provided where needed.