Finance Manager - Engineering - Manufacturing

Progessive International; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 300 000 - 600 000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a skilled financial manager with robust technical accounting and ERP expertise. This role involves overseeing financial reporting, managing the general ledger, and ensuring compliance with financial regulations. You will lead audit preparations and collaborate closely with the Financial Director to deliver accurate budgets and forecasts. If you are passionate about finance and thrive in a dynamic environment, this opportunity offers a chance to make a significant impact on the company's financial health and success.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of experience in financial management roles.
• Strong technical accounting and ERP knowledge required.

Responsibilities

• Oversee financial reporting and ensure accuracy of month-end processes.
• Lead year-end financial audit preparations and coordinate the audit process.
• Manage and develop finance team in line with corporate culture.

Skills

Financial Management

Technical Accounting Knowledge

ERP Knowledge (preferably Embrace)

MS Office

Excel Skills

Job description

• 3-5 Years of Financial experience in a financial management role
• Very strong technical accounting knowledge.
• Very strong ERP knowledge (preferably Embrace).
• MS Office knowledge, with intermediate to advanced Excel skills.

RESPONSIBILITIES :

1. Review of Debtors and Creditors Age Analysis.
2. Weekly and Monthly review of general ledger, ensuring that all income statement and balance sheet transactions are correctly accounted for and that all required reconciliations are completed and signed off at month end.
3. Review and control of general ledger payroll reconciliations and monthly reporting.
4. Ensure that the individual monthly financial reports together with the consolidated MFRs are presented to the Financial Director timeously and accurately for review, approval and monthly reporting.
5. Compilation of monthly Cash Flow reporting on the 4th working day of every month.
6. Compilation and review of all forex transactions, adhering to the groups hedging policy.
7. Quarter and Year End : Ensure timeous and accurate quarter end and year end reporting as per guidelines and timelines.
8. Assisting with stock counts and investigating variances.
9. Work closely with the FD to ensure that an accurate budget and forecasting results are delivered biannually by preparing supporting schedules.
10. Work closely with the FD to ensure an accurate compilation of the consolidated year-end pack by preparing supporting schedules.
11. Lead the Year End Financial audit preparations and coordination of the audit process.
12. Completion and submission of ITR14 on an annual basis if required.
13. Internal Control : Continuous review and adjustment of internal controls to ensure that the company control environment remains effective and relevant.
14. Conduct all internal audits at branches, leading a finance team to assess risk and timeously report to the Financial Director.
15. Ad hoc projects : Assist with ad hoc projects as requested from time to time, including but limited to parts price adjustments, special costing projects, etc.
16. Staff Management : Manage, develop and guide direct reporting staff in line with DD corporate culture.
17. Monthly Financial Reporting :

• Manage and oversee the company’s daily accounting activities to maintain the company’s general ledger.
• Ensure timeous and accurate full monthly financial reporting which includes :

Reviewing and authorization of month-end processing journals.

Review, authorization and releasing of all supplier payments.

Review and control of Fixed Asset Registers.

Review of VAT201 reconciliations and returns, ensuring accurate monthly reporting and submission to SARS.

Together with HR Manager, review of Payroll Statutory Returns and Payments, ensuring payment deadlines are met to avoid interest and penalties.

Ensure the finance department meets all financial reporting deadlines.

Review of cashbooks and daily reconciliations to bank statements.

Daily review and balancing of debtors, creditors, and inventory modules to general ledger.

Monitoring and review of monthly expenses to approved budgets, reporting any areas of concern.