Financial Officer

Successful Accounting Firm providing Financial and Managerial Solutions to the Agricultural Sector requires a Chief Financial Officer who will manage 2 Staff Members. Responsibilities include:

• Managing and overseeing the Bookkeeping and Financial Management of numerous Blue-chip Clients
• Monthly Financial Reporting for all Clients
• Financial Recommendations to the Chief Executive Officer
• Examine General Ledgers to ensure that they are accurate and comply with laws and regulations
• Prepare, discuss, and submit to the CEO financial statements to ensure that they are accurate and comply with laws and regulations (5th day of the previous month)
• Compute taxes owed, prepare tax returns, and ensure that taxes are paid correctly and on time
• Ensure account books and accounting systems are done efficiently and use accepted accounting procedures
• Prepare the Financial procedures to be used in the company
• Organize and be a hands-on part of the bookkeeping processes in Pastel for the clients in the Company
• Oversee / Manage junior financial officers
• Organize and maintain financial records
• Assess financial operations and make best-practices recommendations to management
• Suggest ways to reduce costs, enhance revenues, and improve profits
• Ensure that billing of Agreements with Clients on behalf of the clients and Firm is done regularly, as per Agreements
• Manage the Cash flow of all clients
• Manage the preparation and capturing of payments due into the bank accounts of all clients (plus-minus 38 bank accounts and 7 investment accounts)
• Manage the registration and amendments of clients
• Manage the opening of bank accounts and the amendments of signatories appointed by the clients
• Register SARS Responsible persons for the clients as per the regulations

Candidate should be registered with SAIPIA

Qualifications:

• SAIPA Registered
• Full Accounting function
• Management Accounts
• Managed Staff
• Fluent in Afrikaans and English
• Computer Literacy - Pastel highly advantageous