Financial Accountant Shared Services(Cashbuild Internal Applications Only)

Description:

To supply accurate and concise financial information relating to area of responsibility to the Business.

Requirement:

Grade 12 with 4 years’ experience or NQF6 (accounting qualification)

Working knowledge of MS Office

Working knowledge of SAP

Strong analytical skills

Strong attention to detail

Ability to handle pressure (deadline driven)

Fixed Assets Coordination

Fixed Assets

Co-ordinate Capex process proactively to ensure budgets are adhered to.

Maintain accurate fixed asset register.

Maintain the wear and tear register.

Ensure that taxation guidelines are adhered to in all Countries in which Cashbuild trades

Co-ordinate Project systems and ensure processes are followed for capital and expense projects.

Co-ordinate the bond Stock and ensure process is followed and adhered to

Download new project budget and ensure maintenance process is followed.

Ensure half year and year end schedules for external audit is provided accurately and timeously

Ensure year end IT sub-system roll over is completed for assets and project system

Ensure efficient and quality of service, production, processes or procedures through the direct mobilization and supervision of employees.

Ensure planning, scheduling, and supervision/co-ordination of processes, flows to achieve efficiency and quality goals.

Monitor compliance within authorisation framework

Stock Reporting

Report on management information in relation to stock, timeously and accurately

Provide analysis on stock trends to better control stock holdings.

Management Fees and Intercompany billing

Ensure Management Fees are calculated and processed as per policy.

Ensure that Management Fees for the company and group are in balance by analysing the results to ensure accurate charges.

Ensure management fees are billed to subsidiaries timeously

Non-Real-estate Contract Management

Ensure that contacts are correctly created on SAP, resulting in the desired financial effect

Ensure creation of contracts on the system takes place within 48 hours

Ensure contracts are activate prior to payment being required by vendor.

Report and control the expiry of contract ensuring the contracts are renewed or cancelled within contracted commercial terms

Actively find efficiencies regarding with whom and how Cashbuild contracts

Non-Retail Entities (SO, joint ventures, Trusts, and other Companies)

Reconcile all accounts under Department’s control monthly and summary is given in pre-release

Perform trend analysis; communicate findings in a timely manner to line manager

Identify differences and put necessary controls for balance sheet and income statement in line with group reporting deadlines.

Analyse the P&L statement to identify errors, omissions, and exceptions for investigation across all areas.

Analyse and maintain cash clearings

Analyse and maintain bank balances to General Ledger

Prepare, review, and sign off of monthly GL debtor’s recons and investigate reconciling items.

Prepare monthly reconciliations

Prepare monthly accruals to be raised

Raise month end provisions when needed

Reconcile GL account to sub ledger

Review all clearing accounts and query with the responsible department and resolve

Report and escalate un-reconciled differences monthly

Approval and posting of all journals

Manage and control financial reporting to business heads in line with group time table.

Perform trend analysis; communicate findings in a timely manner to Line Manager.

Annual Budget

Prepare budgets for Financial Manager

Review budget upload to ensure data is correct

Prepare ad hoc reports relating to budgets as requested by the business.

Audit

Liaise with external and internal auditors

Competent and motivated staff

Performance Appraisal implemented and supported.

CARE meetings held.

Succession plans in place (you and direct subordinates)

Monthly one on one meetings with staff

On the job training and assistance. Identify assistance and training required and ensure that it takes place. Ensure staff timeously meets weekly, monthly and yearly deadlines.

Competenci

Drive for results

Constantly looks for and acts opportunities to improve department performance

Works to exceed goals set by others

Develops stretching goals for self and department, working consistently and tenaciously to meet these

Implements clear control mechanisms to measure results against department performance objectives

Identifies barriers to performance and persists in overcoming them

· Assists team members in achieving their goal

Solve Problems

Proactively identifies problems and seeks root cause

Analyses information objectively and thoroughly and identify gaps or potential inconsistencies in operational results, performance data, processes or systems by recognising patterns in information when solving problems

Develops and implement appropriate action plans breaking complex tasks into manageable parts

Make Decisions

Makes decisions within framework of company policies and within set timelines

Makes decisions giving due consideration to consequences of the decision made in area of responsibility

Implements decisions made in line with agreed processes and policies

Stands by own beliefs and decisions with self confidence

Plan

Establishes priorities, operational plans that ensure the best utilisation of resources in area of responsibility

Takes into account consequences of planning on area of responsibility with regards to organisational processes, budgets, resource- availability and the external environment

Plan

Establishes priorities, operational plans that ensure the best utilisation of resources in area of responsibility

Takes into account consequences of planning on area of responsibility with regards to organisational processes, budgets, resource- availability and the external environment

Handle Pressure

Handles pressure well and is consistent in controlling own responses irrespective of time/or workload pressures

Remains focused and rational by not showing frustration or anger when resisted and displays self-confidence when dealing with difficult situations

Calms others who are expressing frustration or anger

Communicate

Assesses the needs of audience in order to deliver appropriate message and content

Applies communication strategies to ensure inputs from role players are discussed and acted upon

Actively shares information and ideas, and encourages others to share their views and concerns