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Our listed client, is a supplier of an extensive range of quality products to many industries in Africa and the World.

Purpose of the role:

Responsibility for the Corporate Office finance function, including:

• Corporate & financial reporting and accounting;
• Taxation matters of the group;
• Financial risk management, compliance, systems, processes and internal controls;
• Digital, business intelligence and analytics;
• Financial audits and assurance; and
• Group accounts payable.

Minimum Qualifications required:

• Qualified Accountant CA (SA).
• Strong academic record of success.

Minimum experience required:

• At least 5 years post-qualifying experience.
• Management of Head Office finance / corporate accounting function in a medium to large corporate environment
• People management and track record of leading change.
• Strong technical accounting and taxation background and ability.
• Up to date knowledge and application of IFRS, income tax and VAT.
• Budgeting and forecasting.
• Financial systems, processes and controls – demonstration of implementation and management of SoP’s, accounting manuals, internal control frameworks.
• Financial reporting and consolidations – external and internal (including, financial presentations, AFS, integrated report).
• Successful management of external / internal audit processes.

Preferred experience:

• Listed Company experience.
• Implementation, enhancement and upgrade of financial reporting, business intelligence & analytics, and ERP systems.
• Digital leadership and automation.
• Corporate action / equity raising / due diligence / acquisitions & disposals.
• Financial Risk management and Treasury.

Responsibilities:

• Corporate/Financial Reporting and Accounting:
• Manage the external financial reporting of the group.
• Manage the integrated reporting of the group.
• Taxation:
• Oversee taxation in the group
• Income tax
• VAT
• Employees tax
• Customs
• Carbon tax
• Lead the group’s Tax Risk Committee.
• Compliance, Financial Statement Risk Management, Systems, Processes & Controls:
• Lead the group’s financial statement risk management processes.
• Oversight for group-wide internal financial controls.
• Develop and maintain an internal financial control improvement plan, knowledge management and monitoring programme for the group.
• Primary responsibility for financial regulatory compliance obligations.
• Lead and participate in overall financial governance of the group.
• Lead the group’s Finance Committee.
• Participate in the group’s Audit Committee; primary responsibility for the preparation of committee papers and reports.
• Digital Leadership, Business Intelligence and Analytics:
• Oversight of the group’s financial reporting systems.
• Lead the analysis, design, implementation, maintenance and upgrading of the group’s financial reporting systems.
• Provide digital leadership in the financial function.
• Financial Audits and Assurance:
• Oversee the external financial audit process.
• Key contributor to the group’s integrated assurance model.
• Corporate Accounting Function:
• Oversee the head office accounting function.
• Budgeting and Cost Management:
• Oversee budget process and develop functional budget (Operating and Capex).
• Identify and manage cost improvement projects.
• Monitor and authorise major costs.
• Strategic Projects and other:
• Contribute to strategic projects and business plans.
• Assist in shareholder management activities.
• Assist in acquisitions and disposals.
• Advise on the accounting, tax, valuation and governance requirements and implications of BEE structures, share incentives.
• People Engagement, Management and Development:
• Organisational resources and structuring.
• Assist with the recruitment and development of competent and motivated staff in the Corporate Accounting and Creditors departments.
• Talent and performance management.

Key Attributes:

• Strategic thinking.
• Analytical thinking.
• Problem solving.
• Judgement/decision making.
• Attention to detail.
• Building positive work relationships.
• Communication.
• Organisational awareness.
• Achieving results.
• Critical information seeking.
• Taking accountability.
• Proven financial experience in a manufacturing/plant operating environment.

Generous package for the right Executive level candidate.

Please note, if you have not had a response from us within 30 days after the closing date, kindly accept that your application has been unsuccessful.

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