Senior Financial Accountant

This is your chance to step up as a Senior Financial Accountant!

You'll handle accounting, governance, and group reporting, working closely with various stakeholders to keep things running smoothly.

Key Areas You'll Be Owning:

Leadership

• Be a role model and live our values.
• Help team members understand the business's commercial aspects.
• Build strong relationships with the team and other stakeholders.
• Create a balanced and positive work environment.
• Manage resources wisely to meet business targets.
• Stay calm and focused in high-pressure situations.
• Align team goals with the company's objectives.
• Drive efficiency using tools like Excel and PowerBI.

Financial Control

• Oversee Shared Service, Transactional, and Accounting functions for accurate month-end reporting.
• Manage Working Capital (Debtors, Creditors, Cash) accurately.
• Review and approve creditor payments and bank transactions.
• Handle banking relations and ensure a stable financing environment.
• Coordinate external audits and financial statements.
• Keep company secretarial documents updated and compliant.
• Prepare and submit tax returns on time.
• Assist in managing insurance policies to mitigate risks.
• Ensure monthly financial reports are accurate and timely.
• Maintain asset registers, company vehicles, cell phones, expense claims, and petty cash.
• Lead the budgeting process with Sales and Logistics.
• Implement internal controls and policies for efficient processes.

Trade Finance (Transactional)

• Manage weekly payment processes.
• Handle foreign exchange requirements and improve FEC Summary sheet efficiency.
• Align processes and controls between departments.
• Work with the sales team to ensure accurate invoicing.
• Act as Finance Representative.
• Record and validate FEC transactions.
• Assist with pre-season cost setup to ensure accurate cost recovery.
• Lead end-of-season pool reconciliation.
• Report to various stakeholders accurately.
• Assist with exceptional claim pay-out calculations and confirm accuracy.

What We're Looking For:

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting / Management Accounting (Honour's degree preferred).
• Registered with SAICA or CIMA (essential).
• Driver's License (essential).

Experience

• Experience in a commercial multinational company (preferred).
• ERP system experience (preferred).
• Inventory experience (preferred).

Skills

• Leadership and management experience (essential).
• Financial planning and analysis experience (essential).
• Ability to work with and analyze large data sets (essential).
• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail (essential).

Competencies

• Ability to work independently.
• Innovative problem-solving skills.
• Rational and analytical approach to problems.
• Building trust with colleagues.
• Coping well under pressure.
• Effective negotiation and time management skills.