CA/SA Group Financial Manager position – Guateng Jobs

CA/SA Group Financial Manager position
Based in Sandton CBD – Gauteng
A leading and reputable law firm in South Africa is seeking an experienced and results driven Group Financial Manager (CA/SA essential) with 8yrs Senior Financial Management skills. The incumbent will be required to oversee the South African and Kenyan financial operation.
The successful candidate must have:
• Matric
• CA (SA)
• 8 Years + financial management experience in a medium to large corporate / financial services environment
• ERP experience
• Up-to-date knowledge of IFRS and taxation
• Computer literacy
• Able to work flexible hours
• Able to work overtime from time to time as the need arises

Your busy and challenging day will include but not limited to:
Africa (Kenya and other)
• Management accounts,
• Tax (VAT, Withholding, normal tax etc),
• Managing staff (Oversee Kenya staff in-conjunction with Manager in Kenya,
• Ensure that appropriate, best practice, internal controls are in place
• Other investigations for Africa i.e. model build etc
SA/Kenya/Cape Town/JHB
• GL and sub ledger
o Overall responsibility for GL – ensure appropriate, best practice, controls are in place to ensure that amounts are valid, accurate and complete
o Understand 3E
o Manage support staff, specifically creditors and general accounts staff
o Ensure procedures are in place and maintained to ensure that information is captured by your staff timeously
o Provide the required leadership to creditors/ general support staff
o Liaise with Finance IT staff to ensure system is functioning to full function
• YE – SA/Kenya
o Liaise with auditors for YE purposes ensuring that appropriate/detailed work plans are in place to ensure process completed on time,
o Manage and provide direction to appropriate staff during this process
o Draft financials (all companies) in accordance with IFRS,
o Other
• Company secretarial
o Ensure appropriate documentation is maintained,
o Draft required resolutions for review,
o Attend meetings and maintain register
• Trust- SA/Kenya
o Ensure appropriate controls are in place to safeguard client funds,
o Report, under supervision, to the various law societies,
o Provide direction to staff on all Trust issues,
o Manage staff appropriately (performance etc),
o Have appropriate knowledge on legislation governing all trust aspects i.e. attorneys act and various law society rules
o Perform quarterly reviews on trust accounts ensuring that we are not in breach of any legislation or rules
• Benefits section – SA/Kenya
o Understand model used – in-depth knowledge,
o Ensure appropriate controls are in place to ensure accuracy, validity and completeness of data,
o Provide direction to staff on all issues relating to partner benefits,
o Ensure that you have appropriate knowledge to update model with required legislative changes i.e. tax etc
o Attend to partner queries
• Taxes – SA/Kenya
o Ensure appropriate knowledge on all tax legislation,
o By performing regular internal reviews ensure that documentation are in line with revenues requirements,
o Provisional, YE and dividend tax computations performed/reviewed
o Resolve all SARS/ KRS related queries timeously,
• Banking
o Ensure appropriate relationships are formed with our bankers,
o Ensure that all approval lists are maintained and updated,
o Review on a regular basis if best banking practices are followed from a controls perspective,
o Ensure that all unallocated funds are recorded and appropriate lists are maintained
• Other
o Cost contribution calculations – understanding and providing direction
o Manage accounts- ensure that all amounts are accurate, valid and complete (BS and IS)
o Review all analytical analysis performed on manage accounts and ensure reasonable,
o Review cash forecasts and ensure the appropriateness of the assumptions applied,
o Review monthly profitability reports and ensure reasonableness thereof
Personal Attributes:
• Perseverance: be able to work well under pressure to meet deadlines, without compromising work quality or standards. The ability to move past obstacles to achieve end results in an efficient and professional manner.

• Results driven: Ability to work well under pressure without compromising work quality or standards. Ability to handle high volumes as well as meet deadlines with the view to adding value to the business by delivering the required results.

• Superior attention to detail and accuracy

• Action orientated: Act without prompting, readiness to be energetic and inventive and contribute to innovative outcomes.

• Management: Management and supervisory skills to manage develop and retain a team of 16 – 18 people.

• Team player: Work together with colleagues and staff to enhance the team’s overall performance, to take advantage of team synergies and to ensure a productive, efficient and caring work environment

• Ethical: Display honesty and integrity at all times

Skills:
• Computer Literacy: Ability to design spreadsheets, Advanced Microsoft Excel, Accounting packages/software, ERP processes and controls
• Problem Solving and analytical: Understand and deal with difficult problems or tasks, apply logic or reasoning to review information, identify problems, their causes, evaluate options and select the best solution
• Planning/priority setting: Coordinate and have an orderly structure in place to achieve goals, objectives tasks. Plan according to business requirements and set priorities based on business deliverables. Excellent time management capabilities

• Multi-tasking: Manage several functions or tasks at the same time without compromising the quality of either the input or output related to that function or task

• Excellent communication skills (verbal and written): Able to express ideas clearly, produce documents that have appropriate organization and structure, correct grammar and language. Attention to detail is critical

• Interpersonal Skills: Excellent interpersonal skills to communicate and build relationships within firm

If you are action orientated with excellent communication and interpersonal skills than apply for this exciting opportunity on line

If you are action orientated with excellent communication and interpersonal skills than please email your CV to [email protected] for this exciting opportunity