Current Opportunities at GVW Group

• As an Executive Recruiter your mission is to discover, attract, screen and hire highly talented individuals into the GVW Group family of companies. You must operate by the highest standards as it pertains to company culture, proprietary processes and procedures. Reporting to the Director of Talent Management, you’ll develop search strategies and lead engagements to position GVW Group for success today and well into the future. You’ll have the drive, motivation and passion to disrupt the talent landscape and deliver incredible customer and candidate experience. You will have the intellectual curiosity, problem solving capability and drive to build the leadership at GVW Group.

What You’ll Do

• Understand the overall company structure, the goals and challenges of each business unit and what it looks like to be successful in each.
• Teach our culture by embracing it, understanding it, changing with it and finding people to add to the organization that compliment us.
• Continuously engage others- both internally and externally as sources of knowledge in order to continue to learn and become more effective at finding the right people for our organization.
• Develop and Maintain a pool of top talent at all times. Maintain relationships for resources as well as potential candidates/ employees. Create relationships out of this so we become an organization that people are excited about and want to work for.
• Communicate with Supervisors, colleagues, hiring managers with regards to challenges and successes, frustrations and ways they can help, as well as suggestions that may assist them.
• Communicate openly and honestly with each candidate, be transparent when it comes to being a fit for our culture. Provide open and honest feedback to candidates throughout our interviewing and hiring process.
• Ask questions of hiring managers to ensure you are finding what they are looking for.
• Follow all established processes and adhere to budgets for each role as approved. Use resources allocated for the Recruiting Process such as websites, memberships and software, and continually seek ideas for improving overall efficiency. Educate hiring managers on the importance of following our interview and hiring process.

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• We are looking for a dynamic Accounting Professional who is passionate about providing this skill at a highly experienced level to the business. Our ideal candidate has a proven track record reporting insights to senior management to support the decision-making process and comes from a manufacturing environment or similar. Someone who gets excited about combining a love for data, automation, and efficiency with best accounting practices.
• This role will initially be based in our Cape Town offices.
• This role presents an opportunity to work for a global organization with international career prospects to work in the United States.

 The ideal Candidate has the following Experience & Qualifications:

• Honours/Post Graduate Degree in Accounting or similar essential
• CA(SA) or CIMA Preferred
• 5 – 7 years business experience in accounting and reporting
• 3 – 4 years supervisory experience is preferred
• Experience with Manufacturing is preferred.

 Attributes:

• High-energy, experienced accounting professional who can provide unparalleled support to GVW business units
• Strong accounting and reporting skills.
• Detail-focused, highly analytical orientation
• Demonstrated ability to think creatively and hands on approach to solve problems.
• Clear and concise verbal and written communication and presentation skills
• Proven ability to meet deadlines and prioritize tasks.
• Solid understanding of GAAP and internal controls
• Knowledge of Quick Books preferred.
• Proven ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously with a level of success
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel required.

 Additional responsibilities will include, but not be limited to:

• Responsible for the daily execution of financial and accounting functions (including Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable and Cash)
• Reconcile accounts monthly to ensure accurate reporting and ledger maintenance.
• Prepare and analyze financial statements for discrepancies and alert management, as necessary.
• Prepare monthly financial statements for specific business units.
• Assist with external audit activity with banks and tax auditors including planning, preparation, data gathering.
• Proactively interact with various departments throughout the organization to provide information necessary to assist in their decision-making processes, improve profitability and maintain proper accounting procedures.
• Perform additional duties and assist with other projects upon request from management.

As a trusted business advisor to the senior management team, undertake responsibilities such as the following: 

• Work with business unit managers to develop data measurement and reporting system to report and project results against established models.
• Provide insight on business opportunities and risks and financial considerations.
• Provide financial insight into business performance while helping inform and support decision-making processes interfacing with business leaders including Presidents, CFO's, COO's, CTO’s, and Vice President            
• Communicate financial performance to respective business owners and assist the business with ad-hoc requests and special projects.            
• Evaluate data, prepare forecasts, and analyzes trends in sales, operations, manufacturing, information systems, general business conditions and other areas.                                        
• Support/assist in preparation of quarterly forecast and annual budget cycle through the preparation of reporting and analysis.

The ideal candidate will have:

What does it take to be a part of our team?

• CHARACTER: We look for people with integrity, honesty, loyalty, humility, and who do not engage in internal politics.
• PROACTIVE:  You are a doer, self-made and have led big changes.
• RESULTS DRIVEN: You are a “finisher”, get things done, and like to win.
• ENTERPRISING:  You think outside the box, can work in agile, unstructured environments, and don’t reinvent the wheel.
• GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE: You have a global view resulting from work with sophisticated international companies.
• SENSE OF URGENCY: You act with the realization that efficiency is vital to success.
• HIGHLY COLLABORATIVE: Collaboration is the fuel of our business, whether it is between employees, partners, or customers. You are a driving force for continued efficiency among everyday tasks and a necessity for improving the outcomes of business activities.