EE Accountant (CA)

The Person:

• CA (SA).
• Pref. Big Four articles (neg).
• Minimum 2 years’ post articles commercial experience.
• Experience in a fast-paced environment, the key!
• Excel whizz.

• Financial Reporting and General Ledger:
  • Develop and manage financial systems/models.
  • Provide Financial analysis and support to management and all operational areas of the business.
  • Conduct year-on-year review of revenue and expenses to identify gaps.
  • Perform month-end processing, consolidation and producing of accurate financial reports to specific deadlines to Regions, Group and Board.
  • Handle the approval of journal entries, general ledger reconciliations, collate, prepare, and interpret reports, budgets, accounts, financial statements and provide and interpret financial information.
  • Participate and contribute in the review of Regional quarterly year-end schedules and prepare year-end accounting pack.
  • Prepare Financial and Regulatory reports.
  • Prepare quarterly reporting including Audit committee, BBBEE, Risk and Sustainability.
  • Review Board pack.
  • Review payroll data and records monthly, re accuracy, completeness and compliance.
  • Submit Workmens’ Compensation return of earnings online.
  • Prepare, reconcile, review and submit monthly tax and statutory returns.
• Budgets and Forecasts:
  • Prepare Consolidated, Regional and Head Office budget templates.
  • Assist the Regions to prepare and present their annual budgets to management.
  • Prepare the budget upload files for submission on company financial system (Oracle).
  • Detailed first level review of National budgets.
  • Assist Regional Finance teams with queries.
  • Facilitate and manage external and internal financial audits, including queries.
• Debtors, Creditors, Banking and Cash Management:
  • Manage creditors, debtors and cash flow processing.
  • Debtors - review customer margins nationally.
  • Manage forex banking portfolio, review of related revenue and margins nationally.
  • Stock control, review of WIP, ensure stock takes are properly undertaken and the results reviewed and reported.
  • Oversee claims and incidents nationally, manage process with insurance.
• Financial Control:
  • Protect company assets (working capital & fixed assets).
  • Review all acquisitions and disposals into asset management system as well as related tax and accounting rates/information.
  • Prepare FAR and reconciliation of assets.
  • Monitor Customs and bond store compliance nationally.
  • Apply close monitoring practices to detect and prevent fraud.
  • Promote good Corporate Governance.
  • Facilitate BEE audit and improve BBBEE status by facilitating enterprise development and improving non-compliant spend.
  • Prepare finance risk profile and develop plans to reduce and minimise.
  • Ensure that all purchasing procedures and authority limits are within approved limits.
  • Keep abreast and report changes in financial regulations and legislation.
  • Consolidate and submit insurance declarations to Group quarterly and annually.
• General Financial:
  • Oversee national projects to improve processes in Finance, Operations, Payroll and other areas of the business that link into Finance.
• Cost Accounting:
  • Prepare and review details product costing analysis for all new products.
  • Analyse all current products and make recommendations for the financial recovery on distressed products.
  • Calculate and propose potential price increases.
  • Identify improvement opportunity and make recommendation for improvement.
  • Participate in continuous improvement initiatives.

• Proven leadership ability.
• Sound numeracy skills.
• High attention to detail and accuracy.
• Self managed.
• Proactive.,
• Organised.
• Strong computer skills - MS Office Suite; SAGE 300 People, SAGE ESS, K2 Workflow, IDU Budget tool.
• Deadline and oriented.
• Responsible problem-solver.
• A positive attitude.
• Good business sense.
• Good communication and interpersonal skills.