Financial Manager

SUMMARY:
An exciting opportunity has become available for a Strong Financial Manager in a rapidly growing IT services company based in Cape Town.

POSITION INFO:

Duties & responsibilities:

• Monitor cashflows and liquidity risk and provide back up and support to the Accounts Manager on matters relating to payments and banking control
• Monitor debt collection and credit risk and provide back up and support to the Accounts Manager on matters relating to debtors control
• Monitor payments to creditors and creditors balances and provide back up and support to the accounts manager on matters related to creditors control 
• Assist the company in achieving its financial objectives by:

-       undertaking financial and cash-flow planning

-       advising on best-practice, with the support of Exco

-       preparing annual budgets or any other bespoke budgets and schedules suitable for               analyses

• Take responsibility for financial reporting including:

-       preparation and presentation of monthly management accounts to Exco

-       any other reports and analyses as required from Exco and/or other HOD''s e.g. sales, targets and expenditure reports and analysis 

• Provide back up and support to the accounts manager on maintaining accuracy, validity and completeness of accounting records in QuickBooks, with special reference to processing of journals, accruals, provisions etc
• Manage the financial year end close out and preparation of the annual audit/review/compilation file and act as liaison with the external auditors/reviewers/compilers and tax advisors
• Ensure compliance with income tax, VAT and employees tax laws and regulations
• Ensure that insurance coverage is appropriate
• Ensure compliance with other laws and regulations relevant to financial and corporate governance e.g. Companies Act, Close Corporations Act, CIPC regulations
• Organise the team and their duties in a way that achieves synergy across the department.
• Monitor and manage team performance
• Review and implement standard operating processes in line with finance best practices
• Prepare monthly management reports and build budgets and cash flow models
• Work with management to build costing and pricing models for the various internal divisions
• Work with the HOD’s to drive progress and ensure the departmental targets are achieved
• Introduce new ideas and measures to increase the company profitability
• Monitor staff salary costs per department and adjust departmental targets as required

Skills required:

• High attention to detail
• Assertive, Innovative and ability to problem solve
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills - ability to communicate effectively with management, clients and colleagues
• Able to meet deadlines and work under pressure when required
• Ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously

Technical skills and experience required:

• Degree in accounting / finance
• Previous Financial Management experience in a similar role essential – 3 to 5 years
• Completed articles under a SAICA, SAIPA or CIMA learnership programme essential
• Experience or understanding of Companies operating internationally highly advantageous  
• Sound computer skills using Microsoft products
• QuickBooks experience an advantage
• Experience in leading a finance team

If you meet these criteria, please apply now!

We appreciate your interest, however if you have not had any response within 2 weeks, please consider your application unsuccessful. Your profile will be kept on our database for future suitable positions.

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