Financial Controller

Oneplan Underwriting Managers (Pty) Ltd.; Gauteng; On-site; ZAR 600 000 - 900 000; Full time

Job summary

A financial services company in Gauteng is seeking a Financial Controller to oversee accounting functions, manage cash flows, and ensure compliance with financial regulations. This role requires strong analytical skills and experience in financial reporting. Ideal candidates will have a Bachelor's degree in Finance or Accounting and significant experience in a financial controller position.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Financial Controller or similar role.
• Strong knowledge of accounting principles and cash flow management.
• Experience with financial reporting and analysis.

Responsibilities

• Oversee day-to-day accounting functions.
• Integrate finance operations and manage cash flows.
• Develop financial strategy and ensure compliance with regulations.

Skills

Financial analysis

Accounting principles

Budgeting

Cash flow management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance or Accounting

Job description

Overview

Main purpose of the job

A Financial Controller who will be tasked with overseeing day-to-day accounting functions, integrating finance operations, forecasting and budgeting, handling tax matters, preparing financial reports, and ensuring organisational financial stability.

Finance Operations

• Develop account reconciliations, journal entries, data compilation and analyses ensuring accuracy and timely delivery.
• Develop regular financial statements, prepare special projects and perform analysis for senior management.
• Design periodical, weekly, and quarterly sales reports and administer general ledger reconciliations.
• Maintain accuracy in all asset files, balance sheets and provide support to all work
• Perform variation analyses for all technical accounting problems
• Manage schedule for all filing deadlines and assist to close all procedures and ensure compliance to procedural and reporting standards.
• Provide assistance to manage all ad hoc projects and assist management on all accounting activities.
• Monitoring and balancing cash flows into and out of a business to meet obligations and optimise investment.
• Ensuring invoices are properly approved and coded in the general ledger.
• Coordinating with external financial, compliance and tax auditors.
• Identifying efficiencies and opportunities for cost reductions across the business.
• Analysing financial data.
• Monitoring internal controls.
• Overseeing and preparing income statements.
• Streamlining accounting functions and operations.
• Developing financial strategy, including risk minimisation plans and opportunity forecasting
• Cash flow management
• Ensuring compliance with statutory law and financial regulations
• Developing financial reviews

Reconciliation

• Perform verification and reconciliation of accounts.
• Process and reconcile transactions of complex nature.
• Process, verify and reconcile input documentation.
• Maintain appropriate files, reports, documentation and data.
• Reconcile and rectify customer ledger accounts.
• Reconcile accounts receivable records with sales invoices.
• Maintain regular contacts with internal and external customers.
• Reconcile and verify bank deposits and payments.
• Ensure follow-up action as and when necessary.
• Adhere to corporate standards and procedures in reconciliation clerical activities.
• Regular budget consolidation
• Providing financial reporting and analysis to guide decision-making.
• Ensuring the accurate and timely administration / completion of the reconciliation process in line with company policies and procedures

Reporting

• High-level financial reporting and analysis
• Developing financial reviews
• Preparing timely and error-free documentation that gives evidence of the organisation or company’s financial standing
• Protecting the integrity of the organisation reporting process by producing and maintaining correct and up-to-date financial statements and data
• Coordinating with various departments and monitoring annual and quarterly deliverables for external auditors
• Reviewing and analysing financial stats, data, and reports from various departments

Work collaboratively

• Build a culture of respect and understanding across the organisation
• Recognise outcomes which resulted from effective collaboration between teams
• Build cooperation and overcome barriers to information sharing, communication and collaboration across the organisation
• Facilitate opportunities to engage and collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to develop joint solutions

Self-Management

• Follow through to ensure that personal quality and productivity standards are consistently and accurately maintained
• Demonstrate consistent application of internal procedures
• Plan and prioritise, demonstrating abilities to manage competing demands
• Demonstrate abilities to anticipate and manage change
• Demonstrate flexibility in balancing achievement of own objectives with abilities to understand and respond to organizational needs