Accountant | Fixed Term Contract

Job Description

A fixed-term contract opportunity has arisen within the Menswear division which includes Markham, Fabiani, G Star, and Relay of the company for an Accountant.

This role will report to the Head of Finance in Menswear to provide financial compliance, reporting, planning, and cost management across the division.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Support the Business Partner and Management Accountant in analysing management reports and financial performance of the divisions against its specific budgets.
2. Assist with preparation and analysis of standard monthly management reports (OPEX and CAPEX), and provide interpretation and commentary for review.
3. Support with year-end procedures and reports.
4. Assist with recharges of overhead costs to other divisions in the group and related queries.
5. Populate journal templates and supporting documentation to submit to the Record to Report function within Shared Services (including but not limited to accruals, year-end journals, intercompany entries).
6. Perform sundry cost centre management activities.
7. Prepare ad hoc or tailored financial reports required by the division.
8. Perform business unit specific finance activities, or ad hoc finance activities requiring contact or physical interface with colleagues in the divisions.
9. Support the Finance and Systems Management CoE on new systems or projects requirement gathering, testing, and deployment.
10. Provide assistance to non-financial line managers and reporting on all financial aspects relating to their area / cost centres on both OPEX and CAPEX, including supplier queries.
11. Assist in reconciliation of monthly financial results to the Integrated financial plan and rolling 12 months forecast and provide analysis and understanding of these results.
12. Assist in the finalisation of the month-end close off process and Budgets.
13. Assist line managers with SAP BPC budget tool capturing and balancing.
14. Assist in the preparation and completion of various monthly & quarterly excel spreadsheets for reporting purposes.
15. Provide Coupa and Sharepoint support to Business.
16. Assist in reconciling COUPA GRIR to services rendered / goods delivered.
17. Other ad-hoc duties and allocated project.

Qualifications and Experience:

1. Diploma, Graduate Degree, or Post Graduate Degree.
2. 4+ years post qualification experience.
3. BCom / Hons Degree in Financial Management Accounting or equivalent.
4. Thorough Knowledge of Accounting procedures and principles.
5. Experience in budgeting, reporting, and financial risk management.

Skills:

1. Reconciliation and Analysis.
2. SAP.
3. COUPA.
4. Accounting and Reporting.
5. Auditing.
6. Budgeting.
7. Expense Management.
8. Financial Risk Management.
9. Excellent project management skills.
10. Strong business communication skills with an ability to work well in a collaborative environment with senior executives.
11. Ability to draft commentary, analyse information to establish key messages, present information both visually and in writing.

Behaviours:

1. Creating & Innovating - Producing creative, original ideas for dealing with specific tasks, procedures, delivering quality and improving efficiencies.
2. Applying Expertise & Technology - Has an in-depth and up-to-date knowledge pertaining to own field of expertise, including specifics of procedures and task executions.
3. Sharing knowledge and expertise openly and freely, providing guidance advice on relevant technical or professional issues.
4. Analysing - Methodically evaluates and compares data, information, and opinions from various relevant, related, and unrelated sources.
5. Recognising and extracting pertinent points, key issues, and irregularities within data, information, and opinions considered.
6. Judgment & Decision Making - Takes responsibility for quality work output and making effective decisions.
7. Relating & Networking - Establishes effective relationships with key stakeholders, identifies, connects with and builds affiliations with a collection of potentially beneficial individuals and groups that perform similar tasks within or outside of the organization.
8. Presenting & Communicating - Expressing information, ideas and opinions concisely, confidently and in an appropriate manner that targets and engages the audience and helps them understand and retain the information and message, whether in an individual or group setting.
9. Coping with Pressures & Setbacks - Displaying resilience, working productively in a stressful environment, controlling emotions in difficult situations, handling criticism effectively and relieving stress in a manner that is beneficial to self, others and the organization.
10. Working with People - Works effectively with teams, builds team spirit and energy.
11. Shows a commitment and makes time to ensure that they listen to and consider the views, thoughts, and feelings of others.
12. Recognises own emotions and their effects.
13. Knows own strengths and limitations.
14. Is open to candid feedback, continuous learning and self-development.

Preference will be given, but not limited to candidates from designated groups in terms of the Employment Equity Act.

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