Financial Analyst

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POSITION INFO:

Position Purpose

• Responsible for closing month-end General Ledger, as well as providing accurate, reliable, and complete historic financial information to all stakeholders timeously.

Minimum specifications / requirement areas

• BCom (Degree) or equivalent
• CA(SA) will be advantageous
• 2-3 years in financial management environment.
• Experience in Consumer Products or FMCG (Fast Moving Consumer Goods) environment will be advantageous
• Detail-orientated with the ability to perform tasks accurately and comprehensively.
• Good judgement and decision-making ability
• Ability to self-manage workload and work independently.
• Ability to interact with all levels of management in the organisation and establish and maintain effective relationships.
• Key Culture Attributes: Demonstrates the importance of safety, quality & teamwork; effectively leads and communicates because our people matter

Key performance areas

• Responsible for the month-end General Ledger closure for the company and all small companies
• To prepare (if applicable) and process all non-system journal entries.
• Responsible for intercompany process for the company
• Prepare sub-ledger reconciliations for HO and small companies
• Review sub-ledger reconciliations prepared by other functions within Shared Service Centre
• Consolidate the company financial information for month end actuals
• Prepare and perform balance sheet variance analysis for the company (incl. small companies) for month end actuals
• Timeous and accurate response to all matters raised regarding General Ledger close
• Generate the final trial balance
• Ensure full compliance with the Companies Act and relevant IFRS’s.
• Prepare year end reporting packs
• Prepare tax pack
• Prepare annual financial statements for the company & its subsidiaries
• Respond to audit inquiries timeously
• Attend and perform stock counts
• Attend and perform asset verification
• Responsible for capitalisation (additions), disposal and depreciation of fixed assets
• Ensure that internal controls per FCFQ are in place and effective
• Reviewing and implementing appropriate internal financial controls and ensuring audit findings are timeously addressed.
• Manage the interim and final external audit FCFQ reporting process, ensuring that the entities score the relevant IA findings and that scoring is fair and appropriate
• Prepare a consolidated view of the entity FCFQ for the company
• Drive financial reporting and internal control improvement initiates across all operational sites by coordinating development focused workshops and interventions.
• GHG reporting