FINANCE MANAGER - CA (SA)

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FINANCE MANAGER - CA (SA) - Claremont/Newlands, Cape Town Competitive Package on Offer and negotiab

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FINANCE MANAGER – CA (SA) – Claremont/Newlands, Cape Town

Competitive Package on Offer and negotiable based on Qualification and Years of relevant experience required

Our Client, a Global Investment Firm, is currently in search of a financially astute, highly assertive and results orientated finance professional to join their dynamic and innovative finance team.

One would describe you as a highly organised and analytical individual who has solid technical accounting knowledge with strong numerical skills, sense of urgency and the ability to thrive in a fast paced environment.

Main Purpose of the role:

The primary focus of the Finance Manager is to manage and take full ownership of the assigned legal entities from an operational, audit, tax and compliance perspective. The role also supports the Senior Finance Manager in executing various financial accounting aspects of the Group entities which are multi-currency and domiciled in multiple countries.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage Accounts Payable and Accruals
• Verify invoices
• Review expense claims, credit card reconciliations and creditors reconciliations
• Code and allocate invoices per chart of account and capture entries in the accounting system (Microsoft Dynamics) for review
• Capture payments made and reconciled creditors age analysis, ensuring creditors paid per payment terms
• Maintain creditors database
• Assist in preparing expense reports for monthly reporting
• Maintain records of creditors invoices and other supporting information for audit and tax purposes
• Manage Sundry Debtors
• Prepare sundry debtor recovery invoices for review
• Banking & Treasury
• Prepare bank payments, including international payments
• Reconcile bank accounts (USD, EUR, ZAR, SGD, COP)
• Journal Entries
• Prepare and post entries for Bank, Debtors, Creditors, and general journals
• Maintain records for audit and tax purposes
• Operations support and reporting
• Assist with the internal and external audit
• Assist with business planning and forecasting
• VAT/Corporate Tax/Withholding tax
• Assist with preparation of VAT returns
• Maintain fixed asset registers and IFRS16 lease calculations
• Audit
• Prepare monthly management accounts and annual audit pack for the Namibian Investor and Group holding company
• Ensure supporting documentation readily available for audit
• Prepare reporting packs, annual integrated report and annual financial statements in terms of IFRS
• Assist with Namibian (Investor 3) Group audit
• Assist team with special ad-hoc reporting requirements and requests

Qualification and Experience required:

• Qualified CA(SA)
• Minimum 3-4 years' post-article experience gained ideally within the Financial Services / Investment / Asset Management / Renewable Energy / Global Consulting / Multi-National context would be highly advantageous!
• Proficient in MS Office suite (Word, Advanced Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook) with the ability to generate financial reports in Excel via different data sources
• Proven people management experience
• Strong knowledge of complex accounting standards (IFRS 9)
• Strong knowledge of accounting systems (particularly Microsoft Dynamics)
• Experience in a multicurrency environment
• Excellent report-writing and communication skills

Please email an updated copy of your CV to Nicole Spamers: and Andrea Jones: