Financial Accountant at AVI Limited

This position will provide a financial accounting and administration service to Snacks factory in Rosslyn and report to the Factory Financial Manager.

Duties and responsibilities:

Financial Controls

• Manage and monitor company accounting procedures and policies, and internal controls, according to internal standards.
• Implement and communicate Corporate Governance charter / sound accounting practices to management on site.
• Consolidate budgets, plans and forecasts for site with adherence to strict deadlines.
• Manage expenditure in relation to approved budgets.
• Analyse and report to local management and head office all operational variances from budget on expenditure items.
• Monthly maintenance of general ledger, and authorise timeous adjustments wherever necessary.
• Address any queries with accounts payable on request.
• Ensure month end procedures are adhered to according to predetermined deadlines.
• Working capital management and reporting.
• Review of IT authorisation / access controls and release strategies.
• Assist with completion of annual insurance declaration.

Financial Reporting

• Prepare monthly management accounts required by management.
• Report on Income Statement variances and provide necessary commentary.
• Review General Ledger transactions and report on budget vs. actual.
• Report on irregular variances that have been investigated.
• Report on site performance measurements.
• Ad hoc project work.

Asset Management

• Prepare, submit and track Capex workflows for the acquisition, transfer or disposal of fixed assets.
• Conduct regular audits on fixed assets to ensure accuracy of fixed assets register.

Capital Expenditure

• Assist with compilation of the annual Capital Budget.
• Oversee the authorisation and financial aspects of the acquisition of fixed assets.
• Account for any over expenditure on acquisitions.
• Process workflows for the updating of fixed assets register.
• Preparation, assistance and review of EVA (Economic Value Added) Capital Expenditure Proposals.
• Post Capex Evaluations.

Audits

• Handle internal & external audits.Generate ABC models on SAP for budgets & forecasts.
• Generate ABC models on SAP for budgets & forecasts.