Head of Accounting

Job Position: Head of Accounting

Ref: 5223

Location: PE/Gqeberha

Salary: Commensurate with qualification and experience

Email your CV to ***email_hidden***

Qualifications / Requirements:

• Chartered Accountant CA (SA) or B.Com Accounting Honours Degree with completed Articles
• Completed Articles with strong financial reporting experience
• Minimum of 5 to 7 years’ experience in a financial accounting environment
• Experience in complex regulatory, audit and reporting environments preferred

Technical and Behavioural Competencies:

• In-depth knowledge of financial guidelines, IFRS and accounting principles
• Strong financial and analytical capability with strategic thinking ability
• Ability to translate complex financial data into executive-level insights
• Excellent communication, collaboration and stakeholder engagement skills
• Strong leadership and people management capability
• High level of integrity and sound business judgment
• Commercial and business acumen

Key Performance Areas:

• Overall responsibility for financial accounting and reporting, including preparation and transmission
• Oversight of the preparation of Company and Group consolidated annual financial statements
• Overall accountability for inventory accounting and control, product and component costing
• Ensure integrity of management accounting data to support decision-making
• Oversight of accounts payable management
• Ensure adherence to IFRS and accounting guidelines
• Responsibility for accounting and claims processes under the Automotive Production and Development Programme (APDP); Production Incentive (PI) benefits and EUR1 calculations
• Management of Automotive Investment Scheme (AIS) benefit applications and claims
• Liaison with Group Accounting, External Auditors, Benefit Fund Administrators and Government stakeholders
• Contribute to the development and implementation of accounting systems, policies and procedures
• Provide strategic financial leadership and act as a trusted Business Advisor

Email your CV to ***email_hidden***

Qualifications / Requirements:

• Chartered Accountant CA (SA) or B.Com Accounting Honours Degree with completed Articles
• Completed Articles with strong financial reporting experience
• Minimum of 5 to 7 years’ experience in a financial accounting environment
• Experience in complex regulatory, audit and reporting environments preferred

Technical and Behavioural Competencies:

• In-depth knowledge of financial guidelines, IFRS and accounting principles
• Strong financial and analytical capability with strategic thinking ability
• Ability to translate complex financial data into executive-level insights
• Excellent communication, collaboration and stakeholder engagement skills
• Strong leadership and people management capability
• High level of integrity and sound business judgment
• Commercial and business acumen

Key Performance Areas:

• Overall responsibility for financial accounting and reporting, including preparation and transmission
• Oversight of the preparation of Company and Group consolidated annual financial statements
• Overall accountability for inventory accounting and control, product and component costing
• Ensure integrity of management accounting data to support decision-making
• Oversight of accounts payable management
• Ensure adherence to IFRS and accounting guidelines
• Responsibility for accounting and claims processes under the Automotive Production and Development Programme (APDP); Production Incentive (PI) benefits and EUR1 calculations
• Management of Automotive Investment Scheme (AIS) benefit applications and claims
• Liaison with Group Accounting, External Auditors, Benefit Fund Administrators and Government stakeholders
• Contribute to the development and implementation of accounting systems, policies and procedures
• Provide strategic financial leadership and act as a trusted Business Advisor

Salary: Commensurate with qualification and experience