Durban: Financial Controller posted by Sharon Nurock Recruitment cc

• 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.

Key Performance Areas:
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.