- Provide technical accounting insights and updates to Barloworld Equipment finance community
- Liaise with auditors on technical accounting opinions and on matters raised
- Compiling technical accounting opinions and position papers
- Reporting to Barloworld Group Finance Technical Accounting Manager on any matters required by Group
- Ensuring BWE is complying and applying International Financial Reporting Standards
- Manage and oversee consolidation of BWE Southern Africa Results
- Support and guidance to Rest of Africa regions on reporting financial results
- Ensuring that southern Africa management reporting is complete and accurate, and deadlines met
- Manage financial reporting system updates and upgrades
- Reviewing and releasing journals done by reportees
- Attending and presenting monthly forex results to Forex Committee
- Reviewing monthly forex results presentation
- Reviewing and signing off all General Ledger reconciliations relating to Treasury team
- Ad hoc quality review of treasury reporting of Rest of Africa
- Implement strategic finance reporting and treasury system initiatives
- Review and approve forex purchases by forex dealer
- Manage and implement and ensure adherence to the Treasury Policy
- Develop, manage, implement and ensure hedging strategy is up to date
- Ensuring accuracy and completeness of treasury reporting monthly including analysis of forex gains and losses
- Manage and oversee consolidation Forex related entries / lines of BWE Southern Africa for budgets and forecast
- Review hedge accounting and adherence to accounting standards
- Attending to ad-hoc requests from Finance Managers and Barloworld Group Finance
- Providing assistance and support during the budget process
- Interacting with internal and external auditors and offering support during financial reporting periods
- Employee / Staff management, development and performance reviews
- Maintenance of good supplier relationships
- Management of the facilities and related processes.
Qualification, Experience and Competencies
Minimum required qualification :
- Chartered Accountant (SA)
Minimum required experience :
- CA(SA) with at least 5 years post article experience
- Minimum two years' experience managing treasury function
- Minimum two years' experience technical accounting reporting
- Minimum two years' experience in managing consolidated reporting
Minimum Required Competencies :
- Strategic Leadership (L3).
- Knowledge and experience in using SAP
- Accuracy and attention to detail
- Strong Technical Accounting experience
- Strong Treasury Management experience and hedge accounting
- Good People Skills
- Ability to work under pressurised circumstances and to meet deadlines
- Experience in managing staff
- Highly proficient in excel and managing complex calculations