Johannesburg: Regional Retail Finance Manager posted by Bright City Talent

About the Role

The Regional Finance Manager is a critical leadership role responsible for the overall financial and administration operations of multiple stores in the East Rand region. This position requires a hands-on manager with operational acumen, who understands all elements of finance management and can effectively manage teams to achieve business objectives.

Key Responsibilities

• Plan and Organise resources:
• Coordinate & facilitate team conflict resolution/relationship
• Coach learners e. store administrators, assistant RFM, Junior Store Administrators, Managers, Assistant Managers, roving admins
• Coordinate with Store Manager: staff leave; off days and training days
• Administer discipline and performance management of staff
• Supervises activities of administrators and Junior Store Administrators by doing evaluations on admin duties
• Responsible for training and development of Roving/Administrators, Junior Administrators and Assistant RFM
• Responsible to ensure a multiskilled Administration function in region, including succession planning
• Drive change management amongst own team through innovation and technology
• General HR duties

• Audit policies/procedures:
• Audit existing policies and procedures
• Revise and improve policies in conjunction with stakeholders

• Financial Reporting:
• Oversee the full Financial Reporting functions at stores in the region
• Prepare budget file on excel with input from Store Managers, Regional Managers and Store Administrators
• Track all expenses: Controllable and non-controllable expenses through consistent and accurate monitoring and review of income statements
• Responsible for integrity of sustainability reporting information as required
• Monthly Financial reviews held with the Store Managers, Regional Manager, Store Administrators
• Prepare and Interpret Financial Reports (Prepare Income Statements & Respond to Balance sheet queries)
• Provide feedback to Stores and Regional Managers on financial reports

• Administration:
• Ensure all financial information is filed and readily available
• Check all payroll information is accurately and timeously submitted and initiates corrections
• Responsible for Asset Management in the region, including registers, budget, approvals and depreciation
• Assist with customer related queries (payments, bank queries)
• Ensure resolution of internal queries (debtor/creditor/general ledger/cashbook/HR/IT)
• Reconciling of travel claims
• Submit and follow up on Insurance claims, allocating excesses and follow up on third party recovery claims
• Oversee the administrator trainee program

• Internal Audit:
• Preparation and overall responsibility for year-end audit process and reporting

• General Finance:
• Cashbook, debtors, creditors, general ledger

• Annual stocktake:
• Plays important role in stock takes through assisting the regions co-ordination and attending a stores stock take

Requirements

• BCom degree or similar
• 3 – 5 years of retail administration and finance admin management in a multi site environment
• Advanced Excel
• Transferrable software skills e.g. SAGE X3
• In depth daily financial acumen including VAT
• Labour legislation knowledge
• Experience investigating financial irregularities and conducting disciplinary procedures.

Qualifications

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