Financial Accountant (Takealot Delivery Team)

Takealot

Cape Town, Western Cape
Permanent
Full-time

1 month ago

, a leading South African online retailer, is looking for a highly talented Financial Accountant (TDT) to join our team in Cape Town. We are a young, dynamic, hyper growth company looking for smart, creative, hard-working people to join us. We offer a market related package and a great work environment with a promise that you won't be bored, as long as you are prepared for a challenge and want to build something great.This role reports to the Financial Manager - Logistics.Your responsibilities will include:

Serve as a finance business partner to the Takealot Delivery Team (TDT) and Takealot Franchisee Network
Supports the co-ordination and preparation of Takealot Logistics budgets, financial forecasts, scenario planning and actual vs budget cost tracking
Recommendation and implementation of financial processes, improvement measures and Internal Control procedures.
Develop and document business processes and accounting policies to maintain and strengthen internal controls
Continuous improvement of TDT and the Franchise Network reporting, automation of reporting and building robust financial models and processes that aid decision making
Engage with internal and external stakeholders, including the Franchise Network, on project initiatives, costs analysis, SOP implementation etc.
TDT month end reporting. Preparation of delivery cost and revenue calculations, approval of invoices, posting of accruals. Investigating and reporting on variances, performance indicators, trends and financial ratios
Preparing & reviewing of monthly Balance Sheet recons
Manage internal purchases and sales TDT operating stock and assets provided to Franchisees and owned network facilities
TDT expense and cost centre allocation and purchase order approval management and tracking
Managing junior staff
Ad hoc tasks, as required by senior management

Attributes required:

Good communication skills, interpersonal skills
Work under pressure
Accuracy and attention to detail
Deadline driven
Problem solving skills

Qualifications and Experience:

B.Comm Accounting/ Finance. B.Comm. Logistics specialisation is beneficial
CA(SA) / CIMA beneficial
1-3 years' experience in a retail / logistics environment beneficial
Advanced Excel and Google Sheet skills

The Environment:
employees are entrepreneurial and dynamic, smart, customer-centric, fun and have the shared ambition of being the leading e-commerce company in Africa. * We have fun, work hard, take ownership, work in teams to create solutions, and are always open to direct feedback/new ideas on where we can improve

We are short on ego and high on output
We are doers and not only thinkers, it's all in the execution after all
We love what we do and what we are creating

We seek to Employ an Extraordinary Mind who:

is respectful but forthright
is an expert at doing, who can not only design but also execute
is analytical, able to use data to make decisions
is competitive, self-directed and strive to be the BEST (GREAT requires a lot of work and does not only happen during business hours
is passionate about the potential of e-commerce and delivering a world-class customer experience
is entrepreneurial, thrives under change and accepts it is a constant and always looks for solutions to do something better and faster
is business SMART. Able to think about problems from a business perspective using technical and product input;
is curious and challenge the status quo
is innovative and enjoys iteration
is collaborative
will be at the cutting edge of developing new concepts for
thinks like an owner of the business
is SMART, has INTEGRITY and is HARD WORKING

If you meet the above criteria and are an Extraordinary Mind, come and join us!Takealot is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants from the previously disadvantaged groups and people with disabilities will be given preference.Apply for this Job

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