Financial Accountant

Recruitment Matters; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 600,000 - 1,000,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment agency seeks a Financial Manager in Cape Town to oversee financial reports, budgets, and reconciliations. The role involves preparing consolidated financial statements, managing cashflow targets, and ensuring compliance with accounting standards. Ideal candidates should have a B Comm Honours and CIMA qualification, coupled with advanced accounting skills.

Qualifications

• B Comm Honours or equivalent required.
• CIMA qualification preferred.
• Advanced accounting expertise necessary.

Responsibilities

• Prepare individual and group consolidated financial statements.
• Review cashflow against targets monthly.
• Manage annual expense budget and control expenses.

Skills

Administrative ability

Numeric Ability

Budgeting skills

Processing and synthesis ability

Education

B Comm Honours or equivalent

CIMA qualification

Advanced Accounting expertise

Tools

CaseWare

Job description

Our client is seeking a Financial Manager to produce accurate and timeous month end, quarterly and annual results.

Responsibilities:

• Prepare individual and group consolidated financial statements.
• Review cashflow vs cashflow targets on a monthly basis.
• Update and review the "open to buy" targets.
• Prepare and control annual expense budget based on company parameters.
• Manage and control expenses per budget.
• Prepare financial section of the Board Pack.
• Analyse and review discrepancies.
• Ensure that all expense is accounted for and accrued in the correct period.
• Check that management accounts are issued within 5 working days of the new month.
• Ensure that hours worked are reconciled.
• Ensure that volumes delivered and cost per kg is reconciled.
• Take accountability for all accounts to be fully reconciled and any reconciling items to be addressed.
• The accuracy of all balance sheet account reconciliations in terms of raising accruals and pre-payments.
• Calculate premiums and finance charges.
• Complete postings.
• Co-ordinate and manage Botswana payroll.
• Manage and co-ordinate promotional items.
• Produce breakdown of logistics methods.

Skills:

• Administrative ability.
• Numeric Ability.
• Budgeting skills.
• Processing and synthesis ability.

Qualifications:

• B Comm Honours or equivalent.
• CIMA qualification.
• Advanced Accounting expertise.
• Understanding of company policy.
• Operational understanding.
• Creditors knowledge.
• Reconciliations.
• F8 Knowledge.
• Ratio Analysis.
• Free cashflow.
• Consolidated results.
• Knowledge of CaseWare.
• Analysis and review ability Processing and synthesis ability.
• Understanding of cash flow process.
• Understanding of cash flow process.
• Knowledge of FHG Accounting processes.
• Stock purchasing process understanding.
• Understanding of FHG commission structure.
• Audit process knowledge and understanding.
• Experience in the production of Management accounts.