10 Oct
Fks Personnel
Durban Central
Introduction
Reputable retail chain with branches in Durban and Cape Town, is looking for a qualified, experienced Accountant in their Mobeni office.
Candidate must have a B.Com Accounting degree, completed articles, at least 5 years' experience and exposure to the retail / FMCG sector. Responsible for the preparation of all accounts, financial planning, budgeting, reporting of budget variances, cost control, cost analysis programmes and ensuring that all administrative policies and procedures are adhered to.
Working hours are Monday - Friday 08h00 - 16h30, alternate Saturdays 08h00 - 13h00.
Duties & Responsibilities
- Produce and distribute monthly management reports to agreed time scales
- Produce detailed quarterly cash flow forecasts to form the basis for the working capital.
- Produce financial reports detailing actual expenditure against forecast to agreed timescales
- Produce required financial reports for members of the team and Board of Directors
- Produce annual financial reports and statements to agreed time scales to comply with the requirements of the company and the South African legal framework.
- Develop annual budgets in collaboration with the Directors.
- 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, PBO status, NPO Status etc)
- Ensure compliance with all statutory requirements relating to financial control, financial management and accounting
- Look at ways to improve information, and to highlight areas where there is a huge usage
- Implement and maintain an asset register to ensure each asset is accounted for and can be traced
- To establish,
and revise finance policies and procedures to enable the production of financial reports and accounts
- 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
- Perform functions of financial administration and reporting to include, but not limited to: preparation and timely submission of grant applications and reports, development and adjustment of associated budgets, coordination of budgeted funds,
screening and processing requests for expenditures and ensuring the timely application for reimbursement
Desired Experience & Qualification
- Qualified accountant (B.Com degree).
- Minimum 5 years relevant experience with retail or FMCG experience.
- Must have completed articles.
- Experience in the preparation and finalisation of accounts in accordance with current South African regulations
- Knowledge of strategic and financial planning including activity costing, benchmarking, and KPIs
- Experience in budget preparation and reporting
- Experience in goods and services procurement processes
- Knowledge of current practice of internal auditing is preferable
- Highly numerate and able to analyse statistical information and interpret financial data to produce reports which can be understood by non-financial colleagues
- Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
- Computer literate; fully conversant with the current uses of information technology in the workplace and uses IT as a management tool
- Ability to work at both a detailed and strategic level – e.g. making payments and producing annual financial delivery plans etc.
Package & Remuneration
Please note that only suitably qualified candidates will be contacted. If you have had no response within 2 weeks, your application was unsuccessful.
▶️ ACCOUNTANT - RETAIL / FMCG EXPERIENCE (Mobeni Durban)
🖊️ Fks Personnel
📍 Durban Central