Accountant with Business Management

Optimisation, Innovation and Excellence are the three words which most immediately characterise RULA Bulk Materials Handling (Pty) Ltd. We are an intensely entrepreneurially driven organisation. Established in South Africa since 1970 and locally owned since 2001, we have become a major player in the bulk materials handling sector for both pneumatic and mechanical solutions. RULA Bulk Materials Handling (Pty) Ltd offers turnkey bulk materials handling solutions from concept design to commissioning and hand over. The cornerstones of our business are Projects, Professional Services, and In-house Products. We are a turnkey bulk materials handling project specialist. We develop projects for our clients from concept stage through to commissioning, and beyond to operation and maintenance. We embrace difficult challenges and strive to find solutions where others flounder. We rely on the diverse skill-set of our people to achieve our clients’ goals. Our in-house skills include all engineering disciplines and project resources. Our competitive advantage lies in our wide in-house scope, meaning minimal reliance on subcontractors, quick response times, and effective feedback on our designs.

The Role

You Will Be Responsible For

• Preparing reports, budgets, commentaries and financial statements
• Liaising with managerial staff and other colleagues
• Supervising a team of accounting administrators
• Creating business strategies to generate shareholder value
• Creating financial models of new business opportunities to identify income-generating opportunities and risks
• Analysing current business operations to verify the relevance of the specific action and/or entity in terms of profitability and contribution to the organisational architecture
• Analysing and interpreting financial information in the statement of financial position and statement of financial performance on a monthly, quarterly and annual basis in a group of companies
• Forecasting estimates for the predicted use of financial resources against the budgeted financial resources during a given fiscal year or period of a project
• Monitoring the actual use of financial resources against the approved budget and identifying variances during projects
• Reporting findings and action taken to the appropriate authorities
• Complying with the legal and statutory framework of policies, business processes, procedures and standards pertaining to recording, classifying, monitoring, and reporting on the use and disposition of financial resources
• Establishing, maintaining, and applying an institution-specific framework of policies, business processes, procedures and standards pertaining to recording, classifying, monitoring, and reporting on the use and disposition of financial resources
• Creating management reports on a regular basis that are relevant to decision-making processes, measuring performance against measures and targets (output and outcomes) established during finance management planning, against budget objectives, and/or against financial management performance standards used within the industry
• Evaluating and analysing findings, and exploring options for corrective action
• Completing and processing credit applications from suppliers and customers
• Reviewing all invoices issued on accounting package
• Reconciling bank statements, client and supplier accounts
• Issuing invoices to the relevant client for payment – receiving details of invoice to be issued from project manager/engineer
• Issuing statements monthly and sending out for payment timeously
• Following up on outstanding payments not received within the ageing period – late payments to be reported to project engineer/Management
• Liaising with debtors/creditors to address account-related queries
• Verifying discrepancies and resolving billing issues
• Project SD&L Administration
• Forex payment administrations
• Supplier price negotiations
• Commercial Property Lease agreements, OTP’s, Transfers
• Consolidating SARS queries
• Submission of CIPC annual Returns
• Monitoring project values, annual subscriptions of CIDB
• BBBEE Audit preparations and research
• Customer vendor registrations
• Supplier assessments and applications during project tenders
• Weekly updating and indices, annual renewals of SEIFS PIPS
• Managing a team of 6-10 people

Ideal Profile

• You have at least 5 years experience within an Accountant role, ideally within the Agribusiness, Manufacturing and Metals & Steel industry
• You have working knowledge of
• Experience in industrial, mining and manufacturing industries
• Understanding the statutory requirements regarding the establishment, and maintenance of companies, close corporations, joint ventures, trusts etc.
• You possess strong analytical skills and are comfortable dealing with numerical data
• You pay strong attention to detail and deliver work that is of a high standard
• You are a self-starter and demonstrate a high level of resilience
• Being mindful of impeding risks and losses
• Able to handle various complex assignments
• Must have experience related to the requirements and responsibilities set out in the responsibilities of the position

What's on Offer?

• Opportunity within a company with a solid track record of performance
• Opportunity to make a positive impact