Financial Accountant

*Financial Accountant* • Assist the FD in creating a forward thinking financial & administration department which operates as a Value added service to the company; • Assist the FD in the Month end, Quarterly & Year end reporting requirements; • Bookkeeping up to trial balance and assisting in generating monthly management accounts; • Overall Responsible for ensuring that the TB (and subsequent financial reports) are completed on time, materially accurate in all respects and compliant with accounting reporting frameworks (i.e. IFRS); • Responsible for and supervise the daily financial administration (including the team members) and ensuring that data is captured correctly, accurately and on time and hold the team to account to deadlines; • Ensure sufficient cash management and that forecast Cash Plan is kept up to date; • Monthly VAT Submission and review on SARS platform; • Manage Orchestly process – CNR’s completed promptly; • Review the daily, weekly and monthly financial reconciliations (bank, creditors, etc) and ensure expenses are booked accurately; • Assist in the completion of processing data when needed (i.e. Customer invoicing, Processing supplier invoices, ensure all suppliers captured); • Ensure GL allocations are done consistently; • Coordinate payments for local and foreign; • Responsible for ensuring best practise is implemented at all times and raise awareness to areas needing to be looked at; • Be a technical sounding board for complex transactions (i.e. Rates of exchange, FEC, Incoterms, VAT, etc); • Purchasing Foreign Currency via SASFIN Forex; • Maintain adequate documentation trails for all import & export transactions; • Understanding and assisting in the implementation of effective Working Capital Management processes; • Assist in maintaining and managing external relationships with banks, auditors and third party vendors; • Monthly reporting on Onestream, Konsise, and Hoghbond; • Stock management – Stock takes, variance adjustments, and coordination of transactions in Zoho; • Assist in Financial analysis and risk mitigation processes; • Assist in generating Forecast financial data - cash, stock, payments, sales; • Assist in generating, updating & reviewing the annual budget (and track against actuals); • Assist in Annual Audit Requirements: • Bachelor’s Degree in accounting or equivalent qualification • At least 5 years’ experience in similar role Key skills • Highly analytical and ability to apply judgement • Ability to work independently and drive delivery • Excellent written and verbal communication skills • Ability to build and maintain working relationships • Ability to prioritize and delegate tasks • Implement appropriate financial processes and procedures • Strong knowledge of IFRS and all related company taxes • Advanced Excel skills • High level of ethics and integrity