Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Day to day management of the finance function to:

• Manage all accounting operations including billing, A/R, A/P, GL, IC and revenue recognition  
• Cash collection, cash management, capital expenditure and SARB regulations
• Manage in/outsourced functions where appropriate
• Assist in coordinating and directing the preparation of the budget and financial forecasts and report variances
• Prepare and publish timely monthly financial results / assist in board packs
• Coordinate the preparation of regulatory reporting including the preparation of statutory accounts
• Research technical accounting issues for compliance
• Support month-end and year-end close process including reconciliations
• Ensure quality control over financial transactions and financial reporting
• Manage and comply with local reporting requirements and tax filings where applicable, as well as SOX compliance.
• Develop and document business processes and accounting policies to maintain and strengthen internal controls
• Undertake financial analysis to support decision making
• Create additional analyses and reports as requested by management

Skills and Competencies:

• Ability to self-manage
• Desire and ability to identify potential problems, solve independently, or within appropriate timeframe escalate to correct level
• Reliable and capable, able to run financial management function with minimal supervision from finance manager once established
• Self-starter who takes ownership of tasks and objectives
• Attention to detail, desire to produce high quality work
• Very deadline driven
• Appreciation of importance of stringent control environment applicable to US listed company
• Understanding of the level of reporting and control environments of a multinational
• Clear communicator
• Strong ability to plan and organize

Experience:

• Must have 3+ years multinational financial accounting experience in South Africa, as well as some experience in financial accounting in the rest of Africa
• Experience in dealing effectively with tax authorities (SARS)
• Preferable experience in a people business e.g. consultancy
• Extremely strong excel skills
• Knowledge of Black Economic Empowerment regulations advantageous
• Experience of Peoplesoft system advantageous

Education Qualifications:

• University graduate with a recognized professional accounting qualification