Finance Manager

SUMMARY:
Our client a global operational expertise across industrial hazardous and non-hazardous wastes enables our client to develop an industry specific waste management plan and implement the most optimal waste management solution.

POSITION INFO:
Job Role: Finance Manager

Purpose of the Role:
To direct the financial operations of the company on behalf

Start date: Immediate

Qualification:

• BCom/ BAccSci/ BCompt (Accounting) plus Honours preferable.
• Professional qualification (CIMA, ACCA, MBA or CA(SA))
• Computer literate Google suites and JD Edward compulsory
• At least 5-7 year’s experience as a Finance Manager or Senior in Finance
• Experience in systems implementation
• Should be prepared to travel
• Financial organisation skills
• Proactive team leader and organisational skills
• Critical Cross Field Outcomes:
• Perform all duties to the latest ISO 14001 and 45001 requirements.
• Function as part of a team.
• Ensure total confidentiality of all information, internal and external, pertaining to the business, all its Employees and Management.
• Perform all necessary computer functions.
• Manage teams of people at work.
• Communicate with clients in a professional manner.
• Maintain discipline in the organisation to legal requirements & Company Policies & Procedures/
• Employment Equity, Skills Development Act, Labour Relations Act and Basic Conditions of Employment Act
• Perform Strategic Planning Functions

• Direct the financial operation of the Company on behalf of the shareholders towards becoming a cost effective profitable organisation.
• Manage and Control accounting department effectively and efficiently.
• Authority
• Endure that the Finance and administration department meets its objectives.
• Sound financial management in terms of national and international accounting standards.
• Ensure the Company’s financial procedures and practices are according to Company and Group procedures and practices.
• Duties
• Plan, direct and coordinate overall financial activities for the operations.
• Compile budgets for the company and perform financial forecasts as required by France.
• Manage cash flows for the company
• Check and study financial statements on a regular basis.
• Revise and implement accounting department work procedures
• Monitor and review accounting and financial data for completeness, accuracy and validity
• Maintenance of fixed assets register;
• Assist in formulation and implementation of business strategies
• Expose fruitless and wasteful expenditure in order to improve profitability of the organisation
• Review trial balance on monthly before reporting
• Verify investments and capex decisions
• Report back to Cluster CFO on progress and staff problems within Finance
• Monitor all user departments throughout the organization and ensuring compliance with all relevant standards and statutory requirements, including SARS, GAAP/IFRS
• Tax calculations
• Ensure the Company’s financial procedures and practices are according to Company and Group procedures and practices
• Tax filing and obtaining the necessary tax certificates
• Attend tax queries to and from Tax authorities
• Ensure tax compliance and deadlines are met
• Review of audit files in preparation of external and internal audits
• Coordinate external audits and internal audits for the company
• Draft statutory financial statements
• Responsible for tax & cash flow forecasts, actual cash flow and explaining variances
• Calculation of provisional, income and deferred taxation
• Completing the SOX compliance questionnaire, ensure compliances and report non-compliance to CFO (internal audit)
• Reporting monthly, quarterly and yearly reporting to Paris using internet based reporting tools
• Complete VECTOR & XRT (treasury) packages, review the latter for;
• Formulate, review internal policies and procedures
• Authorise and purchase foreign exchange contracts (FEC)
• Assist CFO with bonds & guarantees
• Calculation of the Mark – to – Market of the open FEC
• Set KPIs and targets for accounting staff
• Coach and mentoring staff
• Complete Stats SA questionnaire on a quarterly, half yearly and yearly
• Review creditors’ payment reconciliation before payment
• Monitoring the daily cash position of the company and invest excess funds to reduce the overdraft position
• Authorise the BOP forms for incoming funds
• Approve the change of supplier banking details
• Calculation of the companies’ net financial result
• Manage the relationships with the banks
• Interact with financial institutions to ensure adequate facilities are available.
• nn) Administration of bank guarantees/bonds.
• oo) Interact with external auditors and ensure that annual external audits are performed and that
• audited annual financial statements are submitted timeously.
• Ensure that:
• All monies are received and banked.
• Proper accounting records are kept.
• All statutory returns are rendered.
• All payments are authorised correctly
• Expenditure is controlled within agreed estimates.
• Participate as a member of the management team.
• Meet all requirements as laid down in the Companies Act and the Articles and Memorandum of
• Association of the Company.
• Communicate the Company vision and channel employees’ energies towards the achievement of that vision.
• Comply with Employment Equity, BEE and Skills Development process
• Serve as a company trustee for the company’s workers trust
• Serve as Public Officer for the company
• Perform any duties as requested by the MD/ CFO