• Preparation of month end management accounts, including (but not limited to) all aspects involved in the month end close process, such as reviewing and finalising the month end queries ensuring that the Financial Controller is able to prepare the final management accounts, financial pack and cash flow statement.
• Send Management Accounts out to all Managers at month end for their review.
• Reviewing the month end reports for reasonability and reporting on and highlighting variances where necessary.
• Reviewing, preparing and loading all foreign payments for approval by the Directors.
• Reviewing the general ledger recons prepared by the Assistant Accountant
• Review of monthly creditors reconciliations. Retain responsibility for all local and foreign creditors recons and payments.
• Responsible for ensuring all entries (additions, disposals, retirements) to the fixed asset registered are appropriately done by the Assistant Account.
• Review bad debt provisions monthly.
• Review Credit Guarantee submission.
• Review settlement discount provision.
• Maintain foreign beneficiaries on the companies CFC account.
• Prepare the monthly obsolete stock provision workings.
• Reconcile foreign petty cash monthly and be responsible for the safeguarding of it. Arrange foreign petty cash for staff travelling.
• Send the required monthly reports to the companies bankers to ensure compliance with any loan covenants.
• Review and authorisation of journal vouchers prepared by the General Ledger Clerk and Assistant Accountant within the authority matrix.
• Preparation of statutory payments (Income Tax, VAT, PAYE, SDL, UIF, Workmen’s Compensation).
• Review the monthly Provision Account calculations prepared by the Assistant Accountant.
• Review the Fixed and Intangible Asset Registers, maintained by the Assistant Accountant Review petty cash reconciliations.
• Review and post corporate credit card journals.
• Review payment proposals.
• Preparation of the year end audit files.
• Assist with the preparation of the Annual Financial Statements.
• Attend and assist with company stock counts when required. Supervise three staff members (Assistant Accountant, Creditors clerk and General ledger clerk).
• Deal with general finance and business queries as they arise.

Management Accounting Responsibilities (advantageous):

• Assist with Capex justifications and motivations.
• Analyise data for both the sales and operations teams, providing value added commentary and suggestions for improvements.
• Assist the Financial Director by creating meaningful metrics and identify trends and anomalies driving changes in customer behaviour (sales) as well as operational costs.

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

• B.Com with Accounting Major with 2+ years relevant work experience
• CIMA / cost & management accounting experience advantageous
• Ideally, someone with manufacturing experience and who has effectively managed people.

Please email Michelle de Marigny: michelled@srgfp.co.za

Correspondence will only be conducted with short listed candidates.

Should you not hear from us within 14 days than please consider your application as unsuccessful.