Senior Manager Financial Controller (Africa) - Woo

Our Client in Woodmead, Gauteng, has a permanent role available for a Senior Manager Financial Controller (Africa). This role will report into the Director – Regional Accounting.

All ethnicities (only SA citizens) with a valid South African ID is welcome to apply.

SKILLS:
Very good command of English (Fluent level) - any additional language advantageous
High degree of trustworthiness and integrity
Very strong supervisory and interpersonal skills demonstrated leadership skills and a team player
Ability to communicate in a professional way with financial institutions, distributors, and local staff
Good all-round knowledge of local corporate and income taxes, local GAAP and US GAAP
Experienced in ERP systems (preferably Oracle) both use and implementation, proficient with Microsoft Office, particularly Excel and Access
 

EDUCATION:
Matric qualification essential.
Degree qualification
Professional qualification, Chartered Accountant or Certified Practicing Accountant
Big 4 experience (Deloitte’s, PWC, KPMG, Ernest and Young)
 

EXPERIENCE:
At least 5 years of experience at managerial level within Finance / Accounting in an International / Multi-national company, preferably with a US parent.
 

Position Summary:
Provides ‘on the ground’ regional financial leadership and management of the Client''s African countries / entities located in South Africa, Zambia, Ghana, Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, and Swaziland
Works closely with the Senior Financial Analysts – Africa and EMEA GBS staff located in Krakow, Poland to ensure up-to-date and compliant accounting records for both US GAAP and local statutory purposes
Monitors the Service Level Agreement / Service Partnership Agreement (SLA / SPA) and Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s) for the Client African entities are maintained to agree upon standards and takes appropriate corrective action when deviations take
Provides oversight of tax affairs (direct and indirect), statutory accounting and fiscal issues and ensuring adherence to all local fiscal and corporate regulations in all Client African entities
Works closely with the EMEA SOX team to ensure African entities comply to corporate finance policies, internal controls and required standard reports, including all SOX controls
Works closely with the EMEA Ethics and Compliance (ECO) team to ensure African entities comply with all ethics and compliance policies
Works closely with the EMEA FSP team to ensure financial systems for African entities are maintained and that all Helpdesk Tickets and Change Management Requests are monitored and implemented in a timely manner
Assists the Client Finance and Operations Director assigned to African entities on ad hoc projects Job
Responsibilities:
Overseeing the Client''s African financial matters

Works closely with the EMEA GBS staff to ensure up-to-date and compliant accounting records for both US GA