Finance Integration Lead

SUMMARY:
An established international manufacturer of specialised agrochemicals is seeking an experienced Finance Integration Lead to project manage the efficient and timely integration of finance related activities of two entities and the timely delivery of a legal entity merger for a period of 18 months.

POSITION INFO:

Minimum requirements for the role:

• Must have a CA or CIMA or equivalent qualification
• Working experience in mergers and acquisitions is essential
• Must have 8 years working experience in Finance, Tax, Audit or Compliance
• Previous experience in working with multiple teams and 3rd party providers will be required
• Must have process management and compliance knowledge within a complex, matrix organization and across different functions
• Project management and ERP / SAP experience in a decentralised environment will be an added advantage
• Good understanding of practical issues and trade-offs faced at country level will be required

The successful candidate will be responsible for:

• Project managing all finance integration related activities and ensuring completion in timely manner.
• Reviewing current accounting practices and ensuring alignment with IFRS the company’s accounting manual.
• Preparing necessary calculation required for legal entity integration and ensuring transaction are appropriately recorded.
• Managing Finance processes in South Africa and ensuring all these processes / activities follow local and group compliance standards.
• Ensuring timely and accurate recording of all business transactions in ERP system according to the IFRS accounting rules used for Group, Statutory and Tax reporting.
• Participating in operational review meetings between 3rd party providers, the European Finance Operation Team and the Country Finance Lead to facilitate correctness of data in the ERP system.
• Reviewing area of risk as per the Due Diligence report and implementing corrective actions.
• Ensuring data and output provided by the outsource partner are reliable and meeting defined performance indicators.
• Ensuring all financial and defined management reporting to fulfil reporting requirements, including legal, VAT, social insurances and statistical information.
• Preparing relevant journal entries in local entity books.
• Understanding the end to end processes (eg Accounting to Reporting, Procure to Pay etc) and key internal controls for these processes and ensuring the processes operate effectively.
• Ensuring high quality data provided for tax reporting and deadlines are kept.
• Managing internal and external tax audits, providing proper preparations for inspections.
• Ensuring the Statutory / Tax financial statement is prepared in high quality and in line with local regulation and deadlines.
• Building relationships with clients to provide excellent planning, consulting and expertise.
• Managing innovative tax planning programs.
• Identifying all tax risks and implementing processes to manage tax and compliance risks.
• Managing tax provision and tax compliance processes.
• Suggesting innovative solutions for process improvement, using best practices.
• Managing and coordinating tax audits.
• Ensuring all company records are up to date in accordance with Companies Act, and facilitate Directors minutes.
• Using best practices and knowledge to improve processes/services.
• Delivering relevant management reports and /or services to ensure accurate recording of all business transactions in ERP system according to the IFRS rules for group reporting and local GAAP rules for statutory reporting.
• Supporting continuous improvement and efficiency in relevant processes and Service Excellence.
• Actively involved in month end closing and year end processes.
• Building and maintaining strong relationship with stakeholders
• Managing timely feedback according to the standard on finance personnel, 3rd party providers and the European Finance Operation Team.

Salary package, including benefits, are highly negotiable depending on experience gained

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