Senior Finance Officer

Sappi; Umhlanga Rocks; On-site; ZAR 450 000 - 600 000; Full time

Job summary

A global wood fibre solution company is seeking a Senior Finance Officer in Umhlanga Rocks, South Africa. This role involves supervising a finance team, processing financial transactions, and ensuring compliance with accounting standards. Ideal candidates will have a degree in Accounting, 3-5 years of relevant experience, and advanced skills in Excel and SAP. The company offers excellent growth opportunities and a diverse working environment.

Benefits

Access to online training

Multi-cultural working environment

Opportunities for personal growth

Qualifications

• 3 to 5 years of experience in a financial or accounting environment.
• Understanding of IFRS is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Supervise and manage finance team performance.
• Process financial transactions accurately and timely.
• Conduct reconciliations of accounts.
• Analyze and extract reports from SAP.

Skills

Advanced MS Excel

Team management

Financial analysis

Problem-solving

Education

3-year diploma or degree in Accounting (NQF 6)

NQF 7 degree in Accounting

Tools

SAP

Job description

We are hiring!

We’re on the lookout for an experienced Senior Finance Officer to perform a variety of financial and accounting tasks to ensure the accuracy, integrity, and efficiency of the company’s financial records. This role supports the month-end close process, ensures compliance with internal controls and policies, and provides timely and accurate financial information to stakeholders.

As a Senior Finance Officer, you will be responsible to:

• Supervise, mentor, and manage the performance of a respective finance team.
• Provide coaching and guidance to direct reports to enhance their performance and ensure they meet set standards. This include conducting performance reviews, having development conversations, and reviewing their development plans.
• Perform accurate and timely processing of financial transactions, including verifying, creating, changing and posting invoices and journals.
• Conduct thorough and regular reconciliations of various accounts, including general ledger accounts, bank accounts, and sub-ledgers, to identify, investigate, and resolve discrepancies.
• Run, extract, and analyse various reports from SAP, exporting data to MS Excel for further review and submission to management and other departments.
• Ensure strict adherence to company policies, procedures, and internal controls (e.g., ,POPIA, IFRS).
• Following up on uncleared transactions, investigating variances in reports, and providing guidance and solutions to both internal departments and external stakeholders.
• Assisting with ad-hoc general finance related queries.

What are we looking for?

• A relevant 3-year diploma or degree in Accounting (NQF 6) is essential. An NQF 7 degree in Accounting will be an advantage.
• A minimum of 3 to 5 years years of relevant experience in a financial or accounting environment.
• MS Office with advanced competency in excel
• SAP certification preferable and any related information systems.
• Understanding of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) will be advantageous.

What’s in it for you?

• An excellent opportunity to work, learn & grow with us. With our culture of learning & development, you can access thousands of online trainings
• A multi-cultural & international environment to share and collaborate with colleagues from more than 68 nationalities in 31 locations globally.
• A unique opportunity to join a global wood fibre solution company. We are constantly innovating toward a circular economy working to achieve our sustainability goals & reduce our carbon foot print.