Requirements: 

• Qualified accountant (B.Comm degree). Candidates with relevant experience may also be considered.
  Experience in the preparation and finalization of accounts in accordance with current South African regulations.
  Knowledge of strategic and financial planning including activity costing, benchmarking,
  financial tracking and KPIs.
  Experience in budget preparation and reporting.
  Experience in goods and services procurement processes
• Knowledge of K8 by Kerridge Commercial Systems
  Knowledge of current practice of internal auditing

Responsible for all aspects of financial management, ensuring compliance with internal policies and procedures as well as legal requirements.

• Financial Management
• Produce and distribute monthly management reports to agreed time scales
• Produce detailed quarterly cash flow forecasts.
• Produce financial reports detailing actual expenditure against forecast to agreed timescales
• Produce required financial reports for members of the EXCO team and Directors
• Produce annual financial reports and statements to agreed time scales to comply with
  the requirements of The Pole Yard and the South African legal framework.
• Develop annual budgets in collaboration with the Director of Finance and Operations and functional heads
• Manage the payroll system, Stokvel and ensure that payments are made to individuals, SARS, and stokvel to set timetables.
• Lead on tax planning, including VAT related matters.
• Maintain current standing with all mandated local tax and benefits registrations and
  requirements, including submissions of payments and reports (SARS)
• Ensure compliance with all statutory requirements relating to financial control, financial management and accounting
• Ensure appropriate external audit arrangements are in place and manage the audit process
• Ensure that all balance sheet reconciliations are produced on an accurate and timely basis to include bank reconciliations, debtors, creditors and inter-company account
• Ensure implementation and adherence to finance policies, procedures and systems across all teams