Head : Group Consolidation and Tax Reporting needed at Sea Harvest Corporation Ltd

JOB PURPOSE & DIMENSION:        

• Responsible for various technically oriented statutory reporting deliverables, most notably: monthly, quarterly, interim and year end reporting packs and annual financial statements; co-ordinating the audit (across the Group); review of tax computations and general tax administration for Sea Harvest Group and its subsidiaries.
• To deliver financial statement and internal management reporting finance related project deliverables.

KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS:
Statutory Reporting:

• Lead the preparation for monthly, quarterly, interim and year end reporting pack for the Group
• Formulate Group control strategies, integration of new businesses acquired, and purchase price allocation for business combination purposes
• Review consolidation journals and reconciliations, including PPA and related goodwill, the foreign currency translation reserve, and intercompany transactions and balance confirmations
• Accounting for complex transactions throughout the Group, including acquisitions and disposals of subsidiaries and restructuring transactions
• IFRS updates and accounting position papers across the Group.
• Manage interim and year end external audit for the Group and subsidiaries
• Prepare Annual and Interim Financial Statements and financial reporting elements of the Integrated Annual Report
• Review subsidiary Annual Financial Statements
• Preparation of high-quality reports for presentation to the Audit and Risk Committee
• Presentation of financial statements and other reports to the Audit and Risk Committee
• Review of the monthly consolidation using the system, perform analytical procedures and follow up on unusual transactions and variances
• Manage the team, support and develop team members and provide technical accounting support to subsidiaries
• Work with the operations team on monthly cash flow and debt forecasting, and covenants management
• Manage internal controls over financial reporting) on behalf of the CFO and for audit and risk committee reporting
• Aligning subsidiaries reporting to the Group’s requirements and policies
• Perform and manage the annual assessment of goodwill impairment in various CGUs
• Implementing recommendations from the JSE Pro Active Monitoring

Budgets / Forecasts:

• Managing the annual corporate and group forecast, finance strategic plans and budget submissions to Exco/Board
• Manage the preparation of the consolidated balance sheet, income statement and cash flow statement for forecasts and budgets

Reporting tool (Adaptive):

• Drive further automation and optimisation of financial reports within the Group
• Maintaining and implementing the reporting tool to newly acquired subsidiaries

Tax Reporting and administration:

• Co-ordinate all tax matters in the Group
• Co-ordinate all SARS queries
• Reviewing of tax schedules
• Review of provisional and final tax calculations for all Group entities
• Assist with the preparation of responses to SARS tax queries
• Maintenance of all Group tax opinions

Other

• Researching new IFRS standards and updating the teams
• Drafting accounting position papers
• Other assignments as required by Group Exco and/or Board/Divisional finance teams
• Training and team development

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPEREINCE:

• (CA) SA qualification
• Minimum of 7 years post articles experience
• Group consolidation/reporting role and Listed Group experience to an advantage
• Computer literacy – MS Office (with a high proficiency in MS Excel)
• Strong IFRS knowledge and experience
• Strong interest in tax
• Strong interpersonal skills & ability to work independently & as part of a team
• Good decision-making skills; Good verbal and written communication; planning and organisational skills
• Innovative; Analytical & Conceptual thinking
• Business understanding; Determination to meet Company goals and objectives
• Initiating action; Drive and energy; Creative thinker; Problem solver; Self-motivated