Group Financial Manager

SUMMARY:
We are looking for a Group Financial Manager who will be responsible for managing the Finance division and for implementing tactical initiatives to support strategic decisions.

POSITION INFO:
Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• 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 , 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.
• Superuser 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.
• Oversee credit approval process.

• Essential: Relevant tertiary qualification and CA (SA)
• Minimum 5- 8 years experience in a manufacturing/ FMCG environment with a financial leadership role
• Managing a medium size finance team.
• Demonstrated and proven track record of implementing and improving accounting
• systems, processes, management information and financial reporting.
• Knowledge and experience in all areas of financial planning , budgeting, analysis and overall
• financial management.

• Proven and sound financial and risk management skills
• Ability to lead and manage change
• Exceptional problem-solving ability
• Ability to communicate, present and influence at all levels of the organisation, including management and executive level
• Advanced skill in Microsoft Office, especially MS Excel.
• Acumatica (ERP) experience and knowledge - advantageous
• Results driven and able to meet deadlines in a fast-paced work environment
• Ability to perform under pressure