Accounting Supervisor

Job Purpose:

As accounting supervisor, your main responsibility would be to provide the necessary financial information to plant management and internal control environment for the plant to produce quality product profitably and consistent with the company’s leadership model. This role reports directly to the Plant controller. 

Minimum Requirements:

• Minimum 5 years of proven experience in a similar position
• Successful experience in an industrial environment
• Experience with accounting software

Responsibilities:

Daily:

• Staff Queries
• Review of EFT prior to authorization
• Process any necessary journals
• Sub ledger reconciliations of creditors and inventory
• PPV follow up of the day’s differences
• Ensure creditor master file changes are properly done and signed off

Weekly:

• Review Lex and CVS submissions relating to creditors
• Follow up all QN’s and airfreight claims have been issued to suppliers on timely basis
• Review GRNI with logistics, perform verification and sign off the GRNI

Monthly:

• Ensure that Local & Foreign creditors recons have been reviewed and check SAP payment listing prior to payment
• Review Inter company reconciliations and authorize necessary adjustments
• Maintain the general ledgers
• Balance and close off creditors and stock subsidiary ledgers on SAP and deal with queries
• Post month end journals & reversals
• Month end close reconciliation and applicable duties
• Income statement – prepare and do necessary adjustments
• Review the completion of the VAT returns and ensure timeous submission. Comply with Sox requirements and with European reporting
• General ledger reconciliations – Stock, Accounts Payable, Stock & Expense Accruals, Other Creditors, Forex, VAT control accounts
• PPV reconciliation with balance sheet and income statement on monthly basis. Close out PPV items with purchasing on daily basis.
• Prepare roll forward of stock and creditors
• Compiling information for forecasting & update purposes
• Accuracy of stock-take cut off

Reporting

• Assist in preparation of the budget
• Compiling various reports on a monthly and annual basis
• Internal Control
• Ensure SOX compliance for the finance department in terms of creditors and inventory
• Ensure invoices are processed within 5 days of receiving the documents to process the invoices

Hyperion

• Assist Financial manager in monthly hyperion reporting – update, forecast, close
• Adhoc reporting
• Other items
• Income tax returns – complete schedules and handle queries (both RSA and US)
• Prepare for audits (final, interim and royalty)
• Check AFS to SAP and adjust where necessary.
• Quarterly Attest preparation on a quarterly basis.
• Staff reviews every quarter.
• Controlling staff HR issues – leave forms, overtime etc

Competencies/Skills:

• Strong computer skills, MS Excel in particular
• Solid knowledge of bookkeeping and accounting principles, laws and regulations
• Excellent analytical skills to manage large amounts of data
• Attention to detail and accuracy
• Team management skills
• Ability to prioritize work