Financial Manager CA (SA)

SUMMARY:
The Financial Manager is a corporate officer tasked with overseeing the financial risks associated with the Clearing and Forwarding and Cross Border Service divisions.
Additionally, the role involves conducting financial analysis, planning, record-keeping, and reporting for both divisions.

POSITION INFO:
Key Performance Indicators

• Preparation of the annual financial statements.
• Manage the preparation of financial statements, financial reports, special analyses, and information reports.
• Ensure compliance with all acts and matters laid down by the Income Tax Act.
• Ensure implementation and management of cash procedures and systems in the branches are in place to act as checks and balance.
• Ensure compliance with company as well as IFRS budgetary and reporting requirements.
• Assessment of legal contracts.
• Manage and comply with statutory principles and reporting.
• Create, coordinate, and evaluate the financial programs and supporting information systems of the company to include budgeting and conservation of assets.
• Approval of expenditures and position control documents, company budgets, salary reviews, ledger and account maintenance and data entry.
• Submission of budgets and trading results.
• Establish/maintain appropriate internal control safeguards.
• Ensure records systems are maintained in accordance with IFRS.
• Analyse cash flow, cost controls and expenses to guide business leaders.
• Analyse financial statements to pinpoint potential weak areas.
• Ensure performance of management is measured against budgets, business plans, industry norms, prior year’s performance, etc.
• Prepare board reports on a quarterly basis.
• Monthly: provide accurate and timeous reports as requested by management.
• Identify ideas to increase motivation/ competencies.
• Ensure competency of employees for the work required.
• Communicate effectively with team.
• Support the recruitment and induction of new finance employees.

• Knowledge and understanding of the Clearing and Forwarding industry, including full supply chain, import and export process flows.
• Understanding of company policies and procedures, structure and reporting lines and business ethics and values.
• IFRS requirements.
• Business communication.
• People management and employee relations.
• Business understanding/ organisational knowledge.
• Computer skills; MS Office, MIS, and Pastel.
• Highly motivated and driven individual.
• Extremely good communication with internal and external clients/ suppliers.
• Excellent English and Afrikaans oral and written communication skills.
• High degree of accuracy and understanding of basic aspects of costing within the supply chain.
• Strong analytical skills.
• Meticulous attention to detail.
• Ability to work under pressure/deadline driven.
• Well groomed, friendly, professional, and representable.

• Own transport and valid driver’s license
• Office and client facing; available for network opportunities.
• Willing to work overtime and be available after business hours.

• CTA (completed articles) / CA (SA)
• Minimum 3 years management experience required with at least 1 year in a similar environment.