Our client in the Telecoms Industry is looking to hire a Financial Manager.

Duties and Responsibilities
• Client and vendor payment approvals and allocations
• Customer collections including the control of any automated collection system such as the bank’s ACB module.
• Banking status and reconciliations
• Ensuring SARS, Bank and any other documentation required is completed in order to efficiently run the business (e.g. Bank guarantees, Letter of Credits, etc.)
• Sales and stock reporting and analysis
• Ensuring client and vendor queries are efficiently resolved
• Resolving legacy queries
• Petty Cash control
• Budget & Expense planning and reconciliations
• Payroll submissions to Payroll department
• Payroll monthly submission to Talenger and review of payroll reports
• Monthly payroll reconciliation on Provident Fund and Medical aid
• Stock reconciliations
• Cashbook reconciliations
• Journal entries and reconciliations
• General ledger reconciliations
• Fixed Asset control
• Overseeing and signing of Purchase Orders, Stock receipts, Picking Slips, Invoices, Returns and other documents required
• Electronic Banking Administration
• Document Administration (Paperless)
• Policies and Procedures Administration and implementation
• Electronic Database Administration
• Risk analysis & control
• Threat identification of any part or process of the business that affects profitability and reporting such to the Executive Committee.
• Trial Balance & management accounts reporting
• Statutory returns reconciled and submitted.
• SARS E-filing control and maintenance
• Ensuring the company’s annual and/or interim audits are efficiently and speedily carried out with all queries resolved. Ensuring all documentation is in order and audit packs complete.
• Ensuring data integrity of the company’s accounting system
• Ensuring subordinates are tasked correctly and accurately and reporting on such activities.
• Ensuring all personnel that are assigned duties fulfil them accurately and quickly with form timelines given.
• Daily processing of all cashbooks
• Pay fast management (Payments, credits and reconciliation)
• Oversee daily processing of all documentation according to company requirements
• Oversee daily cash-ups of all transactions
• Oversee and manage debtors and creditors reconciliations
• Manage debtors’ collections
• Creditor’s payments management (Monthly recon and ensure all slips are received)
• Timorous completion of all reconciliations and payments
• Negotiating and booking of rates on forward exchange contracts
• Notify suppliers of FEC’s booked
• Controlling all company documentation according to specified system
• Ensure all monthly and weekly deadlines are met
• Prepare management accounts on a monthly basis
• Finalise month end figures for monthly management accounts
• Prepare and maintain trial balance and balance sheets
• Analyse information regarding income and expenses from financials
• Report variances of financials and do the necessary to rectify them
• Monthly creditor payments
• Controlling and verifying the GP of all companies
• Analyze and interpret financial information
• Calculate commissions for sales representatives
• Prepare salary deductions and overtime schedule
• Calculate rebates and Ongoing Revenue
• Oversee stock takes and verify variances
• Issue and manage daily cycle count for all retail stores
• Manage staff and ensure deadlines are met
• Manage and load promotions in Pastel for Retail Stores
• Cash management and banking to be done regularly
• Manage and Control cost pricing and retail prices for Retail Stores (Including price changes)
• Oversee and approve landed cost calculation on stock importation
• Monthly submission of VAT201s and turnover reconciliation
• Monthly submission of EMP201s and salary reconciliation
• Monthly balance sheet recon and ad hock reporting
• Weekly finance report
• Maintain company policies and procedures and ensure this is adhere to
• Other duties and responsibilities will be added on according to the needs of the company when required

Requirements
• Pastel Partner / Evolution “non-negotiable”
• Advance Excel “non-negotiable”
• Cashbook experience
• Debtors and Creditor experience
• Bookkeeping up to Balance Sheet

• Balance sheet recons and preparation for annual audits
• Strong analytical and reconciliation skills
• Problem solving skills and ability to make decisions
• Payroll experience
• Stock management experience
• Experience dealing with multiple currencies and foreign creditors
• At least 2 years’ experience in a management role
• Knowledge of ethical accounting practices and ensure they are adhered to
• Should have good oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to efficiently lead, delegate and motivate subordinates
• Ability to work fast and accurate in high pressure and deadline driven environment
• Ability to manage and mentor subordinates
• Ability to work independent without management supervision
• Ability to work in a team
• Attention to detail
Pre-Requisites
• Tertiary or equivalent
• Completed articles will be an added advantage
• Clean ITC check
• Clean criminal check