Job Openings Financial Controller

About the job Financial Controller

Position advertised: Financial Controller


Job specification

The financial controller performs reporting duties like preparing financial statements, draw up balance sheets, give cash flow reports, create budgets. Apart from the role of a financial reporter, the financial controller will have to carry out financial analysis and offer professional opinions and advice.

Duties and responsibilities

  • Full admin function including processing of cashbook, journals as required

  • Assist with management of administration staff (Debtors, Bookkeeper, Cash book and Creditors) ensuring full compliance with adopted accounting standards

  • Monthly management pack preparation

  • Daily, weekly and monthly reporting

  • Reconcile Balance sheet and intercompany balances

  • Meeting all deadlines as set out by Executive

  • Monthly prep of stock worksheets

  • Group cash flow planning and daily updates

  • Liaise with external auditors in conjunction with group Financial Manager

  • Any other duties or functions as determined by Group Financial Manager

  • Safe-guarding of company assets specifically stock, assets and cash

  • Able to assist staff as required

  • Preparation and submission of monthly VAT 201 returns + recon to yearly to-date figures

  • Reconciliation of Amortisation schedules

  • Excel, budgeting, Prep I/S, B/S Cashflow 

Qualifications and skills required

  • B. Com accounting (or similar accounting qualification) a must have

  • Articles a must have been completed

  • 5 years minimum working experience (post articles)

  • 3 years managing staff

  • Strong analytical ability

  • Pastel Evolution advantageous

  • Strong recon ability

  • Problem solver

  • Work under pressure

  • Good communication skill

  • Being up to date with regulations

  • Leadership and team management.

  • Handling deadlines and pressure situations.

  • Business acumen

  • Strategic planning


Experience needed

  • Accounting and numeric experience

  • Being up to date with regulations

  • Leadership and team management.

  • Handling deadlines and pressure situations.

  • Business acumen.

  • Strategic planning

Minimum requirements

  • 5 years’ experience post articles

  • Management skills

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