Financial Controller

Minimum Job Requirements:

• B.Com or National Diploma in Financial Accounting.
• C.A. (S.A.) or CIMA, a strong advantage.
• Minimum 5 years experience in a similar role.

Report to the Plant Manager:

• Financial Strategy: General Financial Management:
• Provide financial analysis and support to management and all operational areas.
• Monitor and support debtors and creditors.
• Maintain the fixed asset register.
• Control intercompany balancing.
• Review weekly payroll.
• Review and action financial variances (budget/forecast).
• Review and action balance sheet account variances.
• Ensure compliance with IFRS.
• Maintain the plant Capex & Tooling reports.
• Internal Control:
• Maintain and review the risk register.
• Budgets/Forecasts:
• Participate in the budget/forecast process.
• Prepare budgets and forecasts for plants.
• Prepare plant profilt & loss and balance sheet forecasts.
• Financial Reporting: Financial Pack:
• Prepare financial reports and returns.
• Flash Results:
• Compile the plant Flash results and analyse variances.
• Weekly Sales Report:
• Compile and review weekly Sales reports.
• General Ledger:
• Prepare provisions and accruals.
• Compile Royalties schedule for month end processing.
• Prepare general ledger journals.
• Compile general ledger reconciliations.
• Capex, Tooling & Fixed assets:
• Prepare & maintain a Capex and Tooling register tracking actual spend against approved spend, planning future profitability & cash flows of the projects.
• Prepare Capex requisitions with all relevant information regarding the Capex project.
• Audits and Year-End Processes:
• Prepare and plan year-end statutory audits.
• Prepare and arrange royalty audits.
• Costing:
• Calculate landed cost on all import shipments.
• Prepare / review declaration of imported components and raw materials.
• Investigate purchase price variances.
• Generate variance report of actuals to budgeted information.
• Stock Control:
• Compile daily stock holding report.
• Oversee stock takes.
• Assist with investigating stock count variances.
• Overall responsibility for stock.
• Cash Management:
• Oversee cash management function of the plant.
• Monitor daily cash positions and cash flows to ensure settlement and maximise performance.
• Manage cash flow and working capital for the plant.
• Forex:
• Review Forex forecasts.
• Plant FEC contracts based on AP requirements.
• Other:
• Staff management.
• SHE issues.