Group Financial Controller needed at Promasidor

JOB PURPOSE/OBJECTIVES

• To support operations in the management of financial and treasury systems and practices, ensuring financial information is timely, accurate, complete and compliant with relevant accounting and taxation principles. 
• REPORTING TO: Group CFO

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES/ACTIVITIES 

• Supports the DRC, Angola and Senegal BU to achieve the following:
• Oversee the Income Statements and Balance Sheets of the assigned BUs, including
• performance against the annual plan, and work closely with the BU finance leadership teams in managing all associated financial and taxation risks, and in developing a ‘no-surprises’ culture when it comes to the financial performance and position of the BUs.
• Assist the BUs in continually strengthening internal controls, and in addressing any particular control weaknesses identified by either Internal or External audit.
• Chair the audit committee meetings of the BUs.
• For each BU, ensure correct and accurate accounting, and adherence to group accounting policies.
• For each BU, ensure that the monthly group financial reporting pack is complete, correct and submitted on-time.
• For the annual external group audit, serve as the single point of contact between the primary/central team and the component/BU teams.
• Assist the BU finance leadership teams in appraising significant operational investments, from
• a finance and risk perspective, and ensure that all group requirements relating to such appraisals are adhered to.

Minimum requirements:

• Qualified CA(SA), CIMA or ACCA only (no part-qualified)
• 3 to 5 years of post-qualification experience in a finance controlling role, preferably with a multi-national corporation
• Must be a South African national or permanent resident
• Some experience working in the above-mentioned countries will be advantageous