FINANCIAL MANAGER

A group of companies with a strong manufacturing, projects and engineering basis, wishes to appoint a FINANCIAL MANAGER for one of its BUs to help deliver the aggressive growth targets of the group. The group operates in BUs and consists of a mining and engineering piping systems projects, HDPE pipe manufacturing and rotational moulding company. The FINANCIAL MANAGER will be a key member of the Finance Department and be based in Pretoria. This opportunity offers fantastic personal and career development opportunities for dynamic professional people with a commercial flair. The company operates from Pretoria and Witbank, with its Head Office and factory in Pretoria West where the position is based.

Duties & Responsibilities

• BU Role - Be part of the management team running a BU for optimal profit.
• Financial Reporting monthly and with interim intervals as will be necessary to optimally manage the business. Ensure that the ERP system being Acumatica, is optimally used and implemented. Results to be ready within 3 days after month end.
• Financial analysis: Financial information to be properly analysed and variances explained. Cost savings and business improvement opportunities to be identified.
• Monthly/weekly meeting: Ensure that meetings are set up and have necessary support.
• Audits: Ensure that financial audits are completed within 3 months after year end.
• Business Plan: Drive the business planning cycle to deliver a business and strategic plan which will drive results of the business.
• Debtors/creditors: Actively manage these two areas to mitigate risk and optimize cash flow.
• Internal control: Manage an accurate system to maintain financial and administrative control to achieve above. The rest of your team should know their responsibilities. Regularly check if the procedures are followed.
• Stock takes: Coordinate and analyse monthly stock results.
• Tax Management: PAYE/VAT/Income Tax calculation, filing and payment.
• Cash flow: Cash flow planning and control.
• Human Resources: MIBF/UIF payments. Administration of Wages and Salaries on Pastel
• Legal and other administrative functions including control of cell phones and insurance contracts and policies.
• Petty Cash: Control and administration of petty cash
• People Management: Effectively manage the personnel in your team to ensure that results are achieved, and performance optimized.

Key Performance Indicators

• Management Accounts: Timeously and accurate financial reports – facilitate [decision making]

• Financial Reporting AFS and TAX compliance

• Group contribution: to BU support – [Direct or Indirectly] – Happy Internal customers

• CASHFLOW management and Saving opportunities – SAVE [working capital efficiency]

• Upholding Governance - Procedures (SOP/policies), Segregation of duties [Risk Mitigation of fraud, theft, collusion, mistakes resulting in losses]

• Administrative Function – IT, HR, CIPC, AR, BEEE, Cash and Bank, Acumatica
• CFO Support (Cost minimizing,savings, P&L, ad Hoc)

• CIMA, B. Com Accounting: Honours & CTA or B. Com Financial Management: Honours, or equivalent will be an added advantage
• 5 to 10 years of experience
• Be available immediatly
• Computer literacy: Acumatica, MS Office.
• Good communication skills
• Good work ethic
• Results orientated.
• Attention to detail.
• Analytical
• Innovative
• Be able to take initiative where needed.
• Trustworthy and loyal
• Manufacturing experience
• Must be able to work under presure
• Deadline driven

Market related.

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Subject heading: Financial Manager