Responsibilities
– Provides strong leadership and mentorship to the Portfolio financial team. 
– Providing strategic input into the policies and processes within the finance department 
– Responsible for the full financial function of all property portfolios under management 
– Overseeing the financial management of property portfolio accounting for all regions, ensuring that the various regions are provided with the appropriate guidance where necessary.  
– Rolling out head office controls and processes to the regions where applicable 
– Overseeing the treasury and investment function for the relevant portfolios under management  
– Working closely with clients, to ensure that the needs and expectations of the clients are being addressed and identifying areas for improvement 
– Overseeing and coordination of the internal and external auditors, ensuring all necessary deliverables are provided 
– Completion of various Cognos packs for MMI group reporting purposes (Quarterly)  
– Preparation and submission of Group reporting requirements within the required deadlines. 
– Prepare Annual Financial Statements for client portfolios where required. 
– Must have a good understanding of all portfolios under management. Must have regular meetings with all portfolio accountants and the creditors/cashbook supervisor to ensure that adequate guidance is provided where necessary. 
– Must develop a very good understanding of PIMS, Management reporting (Ex Frx) and Great Plains in order to be able to provide the necessary assistance to staff when required. 
– Undertake and review of the SMAC calculations on a monthly basis ensuring that the company’s portfolio information for the MMI portfolios agrees to the SMAC investment balances. 
– Undertake and review the authorisation of the MMI monthly movement files that needs to be uploaded on JDE for the “on balance sheet” portfolio. 
– Undertake the monthly recons between JDE and the Great Plains ledgers.  
– Overseeing the maintenance and the reconciliation of the respective general ledgers. 
– Performing all month-end and year-end procedures, ensuring that all client requirements and deadlines are met. 
– Review of the monthly management packs where necessary 
– Review and authorisation of balance sheet recons ensuring that recon items are cleared monthly 
– Review and authorisation of vat submissions 
– Review of adjustment accounts prepared for sold properties 
– Adherence to reporting requirements for the portfolios under management (format and timing). 
– Co-ordination and supervision of the accounting administration and net income flows of the properties under management, and the payment thereof to the property owners. 
– Project manage new client take on and new property acquisitions for existing client portfolios. 
– A very good understanding of the take on process to ensure the adequate co-ordination of the take on of all new portfolios as well as new buildings for existing portfolios.  
– A very good understanding of financial accounting to ensure the accurate preparation of annual financial statements  for the companies forming part of the portfolios under management 
– Ensure compliance for vat and income tax for all portfolios. 
– A very good understanding of taxation (Income and deferred) to ensure the completion of income and deferred tax calculation for the relevant portfolios under management. 
– Must have a detailed understanding of reporting standards and being up to date with newly effective standards. 
– Ad hoc review of portfolio accountants’ provisional income statements.   
– Overseeing the submission of all statutory returns 
– Ensuring that the department’s performance is in line with management agreements and Service Levels Agreement. 
– Involvement in ad-hoc projects related to the financial and administration needs of the portfolios. 
– Staff management for the Portfolio Finance Team including recruitment of staff and performance management. 
– Important role regarding staff growth ensuring that staff have a clear and attainable future 
–  EFT signatory on all portfolio bank accounts 
– Maintain good working relationships with Property Management and Asset Management divisions. 
– Assist in the drafting and implementation of policies related to the financial systems and procedures. 
– Implementation, modifications and ensuring the adherence to all internal controls 
– Ensuring that there are adequate, consistent monthly reporting packs for the respective portfolios. 
– Ensuring suppliers payments are made paid in accordance with the pre-defined terms. 
– Evaluate financial reporting systems, accounting and collection procedures, and investment activities, and make recommendations for changes to procedures, operating systems, budgets, and other financial control functions. 
– Due to the high demands of the financial management position, there would be a need to work overtime where the need arises.

Experience  
– Previous experience as a financial manager  
– Audit experience will be an added advantage 
– Detailed understanding of the IFRS and Income tax Act is mandatory

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