Purpose of the Role:

To assist the Head of Finance with various accounting operations of the company, to  include the production of periodic financial reports, the maintenance of an adequate system of accounting records, and a comprehensive set of controls and budgets designed to mitigate risk. To enhance the accuracy of the company’s reported financial results and ensure that reported results comply with generally accepted accounting principles or international financial reporting standards.

Key Performance Indicators for this role (but not limited to):

• Assist in overseeing the operations of the accounting department, including the design of a supporting structure adequate for recording and processing day-to-day transactions to achieve the department’s goals and objectives.
• Provide leadership and mentoring to all staff in the finance department ensuring they are adequately skilled and trained to achieve success in their respective
• Manage and ensure that all production processes and procedures are followed to ensure that the production goals are
• Develop and drive continuous
• Assist in the management of various financial accounting functions, including inventory, debtors, creditors, VAT, fixed assets, general ledger, company taxation, cash flow, forex and
• Review and submission of weekly and monthly results to the company
• Review and submission of monthly management accounts to the company
• Preparation on quarterly board
• Budgeting and
• Monitoring and interpreting cash flows and predicting future
• Facilitating the half-year and year-end audit process (June and December)
• Liaison with external and internal
• Governance and Compliance including improving internal
• Performance management of Finance staff, including setting of KPI’s.
• Manage finance related systems and internal
• Assist with the management of Net working capital and forex exposure
• Provisional and income tax computation
• Ensure tax and legal
• Assist with ad hoc projects.

Role Capabilities:

• Excellent communication skills (both oral and written) and facilitation skills with the ability to work with others to achieve objectives.
• Excellent Management skills whilst adhering to standards, efficiency, effectiveness, and results
• Excellent problem-solving skills as well as interpersonal communication
• Excellent presentation and report writing

Personal Capabilities:

• Problem solver and ability to work under
• Ability to work within and lead a diverse
• Accuracy and attention to
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to plan work and meet
• Excellent attention to
• Good verbal and written communication
• Excellent numerical and financial calculation skills.
• Excellent analytical
• High level of Computer literacy, especially Excel and ERP
• Good people management skills (motivation, team building, discipline).
• Self-motivated and able to work without
• High levels of personal
• Excellent planning and organizing
• Deadline driven and results
• Ability to work on own initiative, prioritize work and handle

Qualifications and Experience:

• Qualified Chartered Accountant/SAIPA/CIMA or equivalent
• Demonstrated knowledge related to Accounting and Enterprise Systems, Taxation legislation,
• Minimum of 3-5 years post articles experience within a similar
• Knowledge of Syspro will be
• Experience within the FMCG environment would be

A Consultant will be in touch if you are shortlisted for the position. Please consider your application unsuccessful should you not have been contacted within 2 weeks. We will keep your CV on our database and contact you should you match the criteria of any other vacancies.