Financial Manager - Bedforview - Dealership Exp.

Bonafide Human Capital; South Africa; On-site; ZAR 900,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Highly competitive salary

Executive bonus structure

Medical aid & retirement fund

Professional development

Dynamic Sandton environment

Job summary

Bonafide Human Capital seeks a Financial Manager for a Johannesburg, South Africa position. You will oversee credit management and cash collection, coordinating with sales and finance to minimize overdues and bad debt while ensuring SOX compliance.

You will lead and develop a team, implement credit policies, and manage end-to-end reconciliations with a focus on timely KPI delivery. The role requires a Finance degree and ERP experience, with salary benchmarks and benefits provided.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in credit and collection management or financial accounting.
• A business perspective to the context of credit decisions.
• Experience leading and developing a team.
• Able to analyze data and derive insights into action with a focus on delivering to timelines and KPIs.
• Great interpersonal, teamwork and communication skills.
• Able to influence, negotiate and apply commercial acumen.

Responsibilities

• Run the month-end close to a fixed timetable: accruals, prepayments, journals and balance sheet reconciliations.
• Prepare monthly management accounts and the management pack with variance commentary.
• Own the accounting module of Odoo through implementation and go-live: chart of accounts, tax setup, journals, bank feeds and period close.
• Test and sign off the finance side of the system before go-live and coordinate with the systems admin.
• Reconcile intercompany balances and related party loans monthly with signed schedules.
• Prepare VAT returns and support income tax and SARS correspondence.
• Oversee debtors and creditors: age analyses and statements; ensure timely cash flow forecasting.

Skills

Credit management

Cash collection

Data analysis

Team leadership

Interpersonal skills

Negotiation

Education

Finance Degree

National Diploma in Credit Management

Tools

Odoo

ERP systems

Advanced Excel

Job description

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Job Description

Johannesburg, South Africa
Full time
R-

You will oversee credit management and/or cash collection activity. Working with the sales and finance functions, you will minimize overdues, and clear claims and deductions in an accurate and timely manner, monitoring and mitigating our risk and minimizing bad debt write-offs.

What you will bring

• Significant experience in credit and collection management or financial accounting
• A business perspective to the context of credit decisions
• Experience leading and developing a team
• Able to analyze data and derive insights into action with a focus on delivering to timelines and KPIs
• Great interpersonal, teamwork and communication skills
• Able to influence, negotiate and apply commercial acumen

More about this role

The key purpose of the role is to assure Customer Finance Service quality for customers; coordinate and manage country Customer Finance Specialists; provide recommendations and outcomes that will enhance key management, organizational performance of local organization; ensure customer satisfaction in Finance Service. Establish and Guarantee credit policies and manage credit exceptions with regard to the OTC process. Ensure compliance and SOX standards maintained.

Education / Certifications:

• Finance Degree / National Diploma in Credit Management
• 7-10 years in credit control environment
• 3 years in a leadership role

Job specific requirements:

• Accountable Finance Service quality for Customers
• Responsible for Bill to Cash performance
• Participation in regular customer meetings
• Invoicing Management: Monitor paper invoice distribution, approve credit/debit memo, manage escalation for issues and exceptions
• Alignment with Customer Collaboration on Finance solutions
• Monitor adherence to BTC processes global/local standards
• Plan, coordinate and follow up on supervised personnel work
• Establish department personnel needs included in the department development plan
• Project coordination (ex: automated cash application)
• Account Receivables
• Audit management and GCP management

Benefits

• Highly competitive salary and executive bonus structure.
• Comprehensive medical aid and retirement fund contributions.
• Opportunities for professional development and executive training.
• Dynamic work environment in Sandton.
• Potential for long-term career growth within a reputable automotive group.

• Our client operates in the ICT sector, providing technology-related solutions.

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor\'s Degree in Accounting, Finance, Commerce or related field.
• A minimum of 3 to 5 years\' experience in a financial accounting role, including running month-end closes and balance sheet reconciliations.
• Working experience of at least one ERP or accounting system, and advanced Microsoft Excel.
• Sound knowledge of IFRS or IFRS for SMEs, VAT and payroll tax.

Advantageous

• Completed articles (SAICA, SAIPA, CIMA or ACCA), or a professional designation such as Professional Accountant (SA) through SAIPA, or CA(SA).
• Experience of Odoo, particularly of an implementation or migration.
• Experience of inventory accounting and costing in a manufacturing environment, ideally pharmaceutical, food or FMCG.
• Experience of multi-entity group accounting and intercompany reconciliations.
• Experience preparing lender or funder reporting packs.

Key Responsibilities:

• Run the month-end close to a fixed timetable: accruals, prepayments, journals and the balance sheet reconciliations behind every account.
• Prepare monthly management accounts and the management pack for the financial manager, with commentary on variances against budget and prior period.
• Own the accounting module of Odoo through implementation and go-live: chart of accounts, tax set-up, journals, bank feeds and period close.
• Test and sign off the finance side of the system before go-live, and work with the systems administrator on any configuration change that affects the books.
• Work with the stock controller to reconcile the stock count to the general ledger every month and investigate every difference.
• Maintain standard and batch costing for finished goods, raw materials and packaging. Support product pricing reviews with accurate cost data.
• Reconcile intercompany balances and related-party loan accounts across the group every month, with signed-off schedules that agree on both sides.
• Maintain the supporting schedules for loans, interest and security arrangements, ready for audit.
• Prepare VAT returns and support the financial manager on income tax, provisional tax and SARS correspondence.
• Review payroll before it is paid and reconcile PAYE, UIF and SDL submissions (EMP201 and EMP501).
• Oversee debtors and creditors: age analyses, customer account statements, credit control follow-up, and the matching of supplier invoices to orders and goods received.
• Prepare the weekly cash flow forecast and the payment run for approval. The assistant financial manager prepares payments but never releases them: release always requires two authorised signatories.

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