Contract Accountant

Your responsibilities will include:

• Serve as a finance business partner to the Takealot delivery team and Takealot insurance team
• Supports the co-ordination and preparation of Takealot Logistics budgets and financial forecasts and actual vs budget cost tracking
• Recommendation and Implementation of financial processes, improvement measures and Internal Control procedures.
• Develop and document business processes and accounting policies to maintain and strengthen internal controls
• Continuous improvement of TDT and insurance reporting, automation of reporting and building robust financial models and processes that aid decision making
• Analyse and identify data sets required to support model tracking
• Engage with different business stakeholders on project initiatives, costs analysis etc.
• TDT month end reporting. Prepare monthly management accounts and cost centre reports (Actual vs. Budget) and distribute to stakeholders. Reporting on variances, performance indicators, trends and financial ratios
• Preparing & reviewing of monthly B/S recons
• Monitor, prepare and report on capital expenditure (Actual vs Budget, Capex Utilisation and Return on Investment) per project
• Monitor all delivery costs and volumes, investigate variances
• TDT expense and cost centre allocation and purchase order approval management and tracking
• Maintaining insurance register
• Managing junior staff

Attributes required:

• Good communication skills, interpersonal skills
• Work under pressure
• Accuracy and attention to detail
• Deadline driven
• Problem solving skills

Qualifications and Experience:

• B.Com (Hons) / B. Com (Logistics) / B. Com (Finance)
• CA(SA) / CIMA beneficial
• 3-5 Years’ Experience in a similar role / environment (ideally within Supply chain)
• Advanced Excel and Google Sheet skills