About The Role

Must be able to identify, analyse, organize and solve problems and issues in a timely and effective manner.
Impressive planning, organisational, project management and time management skills.
Must be able to take accountability.
Must show strong leadership skills.
Must be able to take initiative.
Must be results oriented.
Ensure daily, weekly and monthly reporting is done accurately and timeously and contains appropriate content to enable effective decision making. Ensure achievement of company’s strategic objectives, goal plans and targets. From time to time lead special projects. Performance management of your direct reports. Timeous backup of financial records (hard copy and data). Effectively deal with internal audit, external audit, SARS audit, BEE audit. Provide a support role to the Group Financial Manager
Preparation of annual budgets
Preparation/review of monthly management accounts including analysis/commentary
Preparation/review of the annual financial statements
Preparation/review of monthly working paper files and high-risk balance sheet reconciliations
Ensure that routine transactions (expenses, asset purchases, cash book entries, sales etc.) are processed timeously by junior team members
Preparation/review of non-routine transactions (depreciation, impairments, provisions, finance costs/income, discounting, lease straight lining, management fees, administration fees etc.) and complex transactions
Review of and approval of payments, together with accurate capturing of invoices in the accounting system, ensuring IFRS and tax compliance
Review of annual taxation computations
Timeous preparation and payment of provisional taxation payments
Review of the monthly VAT and Payroll returns
Timeous settlement of inter-company trade accounts, loan accounts, shareholder loans, bank loans, bank facilities, creditors, SARS (Income Tax, PAYE, VAT) in line with agreed payment terms
Ensure that all inter-company balances are reconciled monthly
Liaise with the various departments and regional/operational managers to ensure efficient reporting
Liaison with external auditors during interim and year end audit to ensure all queries are responded to
Timeous collection of loans receivable, inter-company trade accounts and trade debtors
Effective management of working capital. (Assist in the continuous improvement in supplier terms and customer terms).
Effective tax planning and cash flow management
Identification of control weakness, designing of internal controls and implementation thereof
Timeous corrective action against internal audit and external audit findings
Adequate provisioning of impairments on stock (slow moving, damaged, loss of market share, obsolete, expired, NRV

People

Living HW values of Service Excellence, Commitment, Integrity, Accountability, Enthusiasm, Ubuntu and Innovation
Direct supervision and mentoring of the junior finance team
Creation and maintenance of roles and job descriptions and KPIs for your direct report subordinates, including annual performance reviews
Sourcing, attendance and performance of training as and when needed for staff
Adequate recognition of staff efforts
Sustainable morale and team building initiatives
Talent retention
Promote declaration of all gifts and non-acceptance of kickbacks. Instances to be reported immediately
Promote declaration all conflicts of interest upfront
Promote a culture of confidentiality within the business with regards to the protection of personal information
Ensure all personal information of loan applicants and suppliers and other stakeholders is not shared and is maintained in a secure environment
+2 Years commercial experience
Pastel Evolution (or similar software)
Microsoft Office