Financial Controller

Kocho; Wes-Kaap; Hybrid; ZAR 300,000 - 400,000; Full time

Job summary

A technology adoption services company in South Africa is seeking a Senior Finance Operations Manager to lead the Transactional Finance Team, manage financial operations, and provide support for management accounts. The ideal candidate should have at least 3 years of experience, strong leadership skills, and expertise in cash flow management. This role requires working in the office three days a week with opportunities for process improvement.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in a senior financial operations role.
• Strong leadership and team management skills.
• Experience in developing training programmes.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Transactional Finance Team to manage daily operations.
• Prepare Kocho SA Management Accounts for accruals and reconciliations.
• Support UK Management Accounts Team on month-end close tasks.

Skills

Leadership skills

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Experience in cash flow management

Ability to multi-task

Education

CIMA or ACCA qualification

Tools

Sage Intact or similar accounting software

Job description

Who are Kocho

Kocho recognise that technology on its own does not deliver change and offers technology adoption services alongside excellent technical consulting to enable our clients to achieve their business goals on their journey to Become Greater.

Our head office is in the heart of London’s West End and provides a comfortable working environment with flexible collaboration spaces that encourage our people to Become Greater with the aim to Do What’s Right.

In 2022 we be opened new offices in Cardiff and Cape Town which follow the style of our London space. Kocho is an equal opportunities employer. We make recruitment decisions based on qualifications, skill set and experiences. We consider all suitable candidates regardless of their age, sex, gender reassignment, race, religious beliefs, or lack thereof, marital status, disability or sexual orientation or any other protected characteristic. This is mindset aligns with our company values as we understand that we are Better Together.

The Role:

This position sits within our Finance Team, reporting to the Finance Director and taking full responsibility for Kocho’s transactional process across both South Africa and all UK entities.

You will lead the Transactional Finance Team to manage the day-to-day financial operations of the business, as well as providing in-country technical finance support in South Africa for the Management Accounts Team.

This will involve proactively managing and maintaining:

AR and AP Transactional Processes: This will involve managing the team to ensure good process controls on customer invoices, supplier bills and all associated double-entry, e.g. revenue recognitions, prepayments, accruals and allocations

Kocho SA Annual Filling, Tax and VAT management: this will involve working with an external party to ensure all business commitments are met, no fines are incurred and Transfer Pricing and International VAT Reclaims are processed accurately.

Key Responsibilities:

• Supporting the UK based Management Accounts Team on month end close tasks, specifically items relating to the accurate and timely close of AR and AP ledgers
• Review and approval of AP and AR general ledger data to allow closure of books by working day 4
• Preparation of Kocho SA Management Accounts, including all accruals, prepayments and balance sheet reconciliations
• Overhead analysis for all Kocho Group entities across the UK and South Africa
• Management of all local cash controls; approval and processing of SA payroll, accepting inwards funds from the UK and processing supplier payments as advised by the Kocho Treasury Team
• Effectively leading and motivating the Finance Transactional Team, including weekly 1:1’s and quarterly target reviews in line with the company PDP scheme
• Maintaining strong controls, reducing risk and ensuring departmental process is followed at all times.
• Support with process improvement and automation efforts.

Minimum Requirements:

• 3+ years of experience in a senior financial operations role
• Good understanding of cash flows and experience forecasting either inflows or outflows
• Experience working with Transfer Pricing and International VAT Reclaims
• Strong leadership and team management skills, with ability to delegate effectively
• Confident communicator, able to communicate effectively at all levels of seniority both internally and externally
• Experience in developing training programmes for new or existing employees
• Excellent attention to detail with a no-nonsense approach to errors
• Advanced Microsoft Excel, Word and Outlook experience
• Adaptable and capable of multi-tasking and working to tight deadlines
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment experiencing rapid change
• Ability to take responsibility for team workload, and support in meeting deadlines
• Be in office 3 days per week (Tuesday-Thursday)

Preferable Experience:

• Sage Intact (or other SaaS Accounting Software) experience
• CIMA or ACCA qualified or Part Qualified Accountant