Finance Manager - Newlands Cape Town at PPS

Job Advert Summary    

• Responsible for all financial reporting, ensuring sound financial controls and supporting the Executive in being an efficient and effective finance business partner.
• We are looking for a go-getter with a pragmatic approach and an excellent track record of achievements both academically and in leadership roles. “I can” attitude with the motivation and determination to prove themselves. 

Minimum Requirements    

• 5 – 8 years’ experience in Financial Services 
• Chartered Accountant - (CA)SA
• Preference for articles experience in the Big 4 or Financial Services Industry
• Sage Accounting (Pastel) & Payroll or similar knowledge of accounting and payroll systems
• Microsoft Office – Specifically Teams, Outlook, Word and Excel
• Great excel skills – incl. lookups, pivot tables, conditional formatting
• Attention to detail and high level of accuracy
• Ability to work independently
• Accountability and responsibility for accuracy of work
• Self-starter, takes initiative and be proactive
• Diligence and numeracy ability
• Time management and organizational skills
• Ability to meet deadlines
• Willingness to learn
• People management skills

Duties and Responsibilities    

• Responsible, under supervision of the Finance Executive, for preparation of AFS for four private companies, long term incentive scheme trust and group consolidation, as well as review of a collective investment scheme in terms of IFRS reporting
• Responsible for liaison with shareholder regarding year end process and AFS
• Assist in preparation of audit schedules
• Review aged debtor and supplier analysis
• Monthly reporting to group with respect to management accounts
• Review all month end fee calculations - service fees, asset management fees, administrative fees and payroll transaction processing
• Review of reconciliations and investigation of statement of financial position accounts specifically all bank account reconciliations
• Review service fees and rebates and loading in banking system
• Monthly journals review
• Management accounts preparation and draft commentary for month end
• Review excel add-ins management accounts and compare month on month numbers
• Responsible for VAT review, submission and payment thereof on a monthly basis per legal entity
• Review and reconciliation of intercompany calculations and invoices
• Review of teams work to ensure that reconciliations are correctly performed
• Assist finance team with relevant queries and provide pro-active coaching
• Manage finance team and performance appraisals
• Responsible for review of monthly payroll, EMP201 & UIF calculations, submission and payments
• Monthly database updates and preparation of flow and asset reporting
• Provide inputs to executive team with budget analysis
• Assist with modelling of strategic initiatives
• Drive automation of day-to-day financial systems and continually enhance controls
• B-BBEE quarterly reporting and quantification of recommended Group spend

Closing Date    
2023/07/07