Group Financial Manager

• Relevant tertiary qualification and CA (SA)

• Minimum 5-8 years experience in a manufacturing / FMCG environment
• Experience in all areas of financial planning, budgeting, analysis and financial management.
• Demonstrated and proven track record of implementing and improving accounting systems, processes, management information and financial reporting
• Advanced skill in MS Office (especially MS Excel)
• Acumatica (ERP experience and knowledge (advantageous)
• Financial / Risk management skills

• Oversee and manage the financial operations of the Company
• Contribute and participate in strategic and tactical processes in the business, including financial modelling to support new business development, and other strategic initiatives.
• Provide financial analysis and insights to management regarding the historic and forecast performance of the business, through the management accounting process.
• Maintain high quality financial disciplines and controls throughout the Group and ensure that measures to mitigate risk are effectively implemented.
• Develop and maintain systems, policies and procedures necessary to ensure effective and efficient financial management of the Group.
• Coordinate and facilitate governance and compliance across the company in accordance with industry and the Company's frameworks in order to monitor and mitigate financial and other risk.
• Preparation of financial and management reports on a monthly basis and ensure the financial results of the business are complete, accurate and timeously recorded in accordance with applicable accounting standards, relevant legislation and Company guidelines.
• Manage the external Audit and oversee the preparation of the annual financial statements.
• To ensure that financial and reporting obligations of the Factoring House (Investec), regarding customers are met timeously and accurately on a weekly and monthly basis.
• Ensure a sustainable working capital position by applying systematic cash flow forecasting, rigorous cash flow management metrics.
• Oversight of the debtor process and ensure that the relevant processes are adapted depending on the nature of the customer’s profile.
• Oversee and review creditors reconciliations.
• Approve and release of daily COD payments.
• To continuously identify and implement improvements regarding processes and reporting.
• Custodian of profitability and efficiency through oversight of inventory.
• Overseeing annual stock take and calculating the provision for obsolescence.
• Super user of ERP system, includes working with consultants to continuously improve and customise the system, as well as support users with any issue they might experience or identify.
• Facilitate and finalising of the Annual BBEEE audit.
• Preparing of all Provisional tax and Income tax as well as Dividend Withholding tax calculations/returns.
• Solving of tax queries from the South African Revenue Services.
• Oversee the customs RLA system in conjunction with the clearing agent in respect of the rebate store.
• Perform VAT reconciliations.
• Oversee vendor and application process.

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