Finance Manager

Ad Talent Africa; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 600 000 - 800 000; Full time

Job summary

A global pharmaceutical company is seeking a Finance Manager in Johannesburg to manage financial results, oversee audits, and ensure compliance with tax obligations. The ideal candidate has a CA (SA) or CIMA and at least 5 years of post-articles experience outside of auditing. Strong Excel skills are essential for effective cash flow and budget management.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of post-articles experience outside of auditing.

Responsibilities

• Ensure accurate financial results preparation each month.
• Budget preparations and cash flow management.
• Coordinate year-end audits and manage tax submissions.

Skills

Advanced Excel

Education

CA (SA) or CIMA

Job description

A global pharmaceutical company has an opportunity for a Finance Manager to join the team.

Main Purpose of Job

• To ensure accurate financial results are prepared and presented at the end of each month
• Preparing cash flow forecasts and monitoring working capital movements
• Coordinating year end audits
• Responsible for all tax and VAT calculations and submission
• Budget preparations
• Overseeing the debtors collections

Key Performance Areas

• Responsible for the full finance function of large trading entities and smaller property companies
• Preparation of the monthly management reporting pack
• Processing of all monthly journals for finalisation of monthly pack
• Monthly processing of payroll journals
• Ensure that all balance sheet reconciliations are produced on an accurate and timely basis and to include bank reconciliations, Debtors, creditors, and all inter‑company accounts
• Monitoring actual vs budget spend and analysing the variances
• Review of credit card pastel processing and allocations
• Responsible for system integrity checks
• Review of monthly supplier reconciliations for foreign and local suppliers
• Review and authorise of all local and foreign payments
• Responsible for loading new products on pastel
• Responsible for maintaining the chart of accounts on pastel
• Debtors – Overseeing the debtors team and ensuring that collections are inline with the forecasts and debtors days are managed within the provided targets for public and tender
• Company Taxes – Follow up on SARS correspondence; Reconciliation and completion and submission of VAT 201; Completion and submission of EMP 201; Reconciling and submission of EMP 501; Attend to VAT and PAYE queries for all companies; Income tax calculations for all companies; Provisional tax calculations for all companies; Drafting of letters for SARS objections, audits queries, provisional taxes
• Financial Audit – Collation of all supporting documents for annual financial statements; Preparation and review of annual financial statements; Manage annual financial audits for all companies and liaising with auditors
• Conducting daily huddles with staff
• Liaising with banks on queries where necessary
• Weekly and daily analysis for debtors’ collections
• Stringent and detailed cash flow management including weekly cash flow forecasts
• Annual budget preparation
• Implement, maintain, and improve financial controls, policies and procedures and systems where necessary. Mapping processes on sweet process.

Minimum Requirements

• CA (SA) or CIMA
• Post articles experience – min 5 years outside of auditing
• Advanced Excel