Finance Manager – Northern Suburbs CT
Job description
Leading importer and distributor of promotional apparel and headwear is looking for an experienced and dynamic Finance Manager to drive its finance and administration operations. The role reports directly to the Managing Director. Knowledge and an understanding of imports/exports would be preferable, but not a necessity.
Job responsibilities
- Establishing and maintaining strong financial and operational controls
- Maintaining the general ledger to trial balance using Sage Evolution, including month end journals and reconciliations of bank and key control accounts
- Managing cash and optimise cash flows, including preparation of weekly cash flow forecast and monitoring of bank accounts
- Reporting of overhead on a monthly basis to ensure rigorous cost control
- Stock controls.
- Assisting MD with procurement of stock from foreign suppliers, including taking out and managing forward cover and CFC accounts
- Processing of payroll (PAYSPACE) and salaries for all staff in the business and the maintenance of all staff contracts
- Overseeing creditors control, including reviewing reconciliations and weekly release of payments
- Overseeing debtors control, including reviewing of reconciliations and monitoring of debtors aging
- Maintaining fixed assets register and controls to safeguard the assets of the business
- Managing relationships, including external accountant, IT outsource company and insurers
- Preparing and submitting all statutory returns including VAT, PAYE, UIF
- Collating all necessary documentation for preparation of Income Tax returns by external accountant
- Preparing of annual plans and budgets
Requirements
- Minimum of B. Comm degree, with major in accounting or finance
- 5-10 years of experience in relevant role, demonstrating progressive responsibility for financial management
- Excellent computer literacy – MS Office with high competency in MS Excel. Must have good knowledge of Sage Evolution
- Highly commercial with ability to function well in entrepreneurial, owner managed environment
- Exceptional attention to detail
- Analytical with excellent numeracy skills
- Excellent people skills with experience in managing teams of people
- Strategic thinker with good problem solving skills
- Driven and energetic