Unique Personnel boasts over 50 years (established in 1970) of personnel and staffing experience, so it's not surprising that even though our main focus has been providing on South African Staffing Solutions, we now recruit internationally for over 5000 clients

PRIMARY PURPOSE OF THE JOB

• Manage all operational objectives and resources for the Finance division
• MAJOR TASK HEADINGS (High level Key Performance Areas/Outputs. What do you do every day/month; what are you measured on?)
• Manage operational objectives and deadlines for Finance division
• Coordinate resources of Finance division to ensure efficiency in delivering objectives
• Review, improve and implement accounting procedures.
• Preparation, review and distribution of financial reports.
• Completion of division and business unit’s budgets.
• Finalisation of financial year end.
• Review, improve and implement finance IT systems.
• Any Ad Hoc reporting or requirements.
• Preparation of variance reports.
• Asset Management

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF TASKS (Breakdown of major tasks into sub-tasks)

• Manage operational objectives and deadlines for Finance division
• To manage and improve Finance division ensuring deadlines are achieved.
• Develop Finance division schedule and communicate to relevant associate to achieve deadlines.
• Develop and communicate Company wide schedule for Finance reports and budget preparations
• Coordinate resource of Finance division to ensure efficiency in delivering objectives
• Manage and develop associates, co-ordinating a small team to ensure that performance is maximised and that the capability is continually enhanced to ensure efficiency in delivering objectives.
• Review, improve and implement accounting procedures
• Continuously review applicable accounting procedures.
• Improve the accounting procedures (Efficiency and statutory compliance).
• Implement new accounting procedures in line with business growth (Operational requirements).
• Preparation and Approval of month end balance sheet reconciliations.
• Oversee proper action taken on queries identified as per balance sheet reconciliations.
• Preparation, review and distribution of financial reports
• Review and distribute stock and asset reports.
• Preparation of month end journal entries.
• Preparation and review of management pack.
• Review annual financial statements.
• Preparation of Balance sheet and income statement recons.
• Assist on preparation for stock counts.
• Completion of division and business unit’s budgets
• Assisting other managers to complete divisional budgets.
• Amending and distribution of budget input model.
• Completion and consolidation of HSAF budget.
• Distribution of completed budgets.
• Finalisation of financial year end
• Co-ordinate year end process.
• Set deadlines regarding year end.
• Liaison for external auditors.
• Resolve queries regarding year end.
• Liaison / Assist with tax consultants for Year-end tax computations.
• Review and comment on drafts AFS.
• Asset Management
• Review and distribute stock and asset reports
• Following up and assist to resolve queries on outstanding debtors
• Do GL reconciliations
• Assist on preparation for stock counts.
• Review, improve and implement IT systems
• Review, improve and implement changes to Pastel
• Advice on changes to other operational systems to be in line with IFRS. E.g. DCS, etc.
• Any Ad Hoc reporting or requirements
• Queries from SARS or other statutory queries (VAT Audits)
• Complete and submit any ad hoc reports as requested by associates, Heads, GM’s, Vice. president or President
• Resolve creditor’s queries

TECHNICAL COMPETENCY REQUIREMENTS (e.g. skills, knowledge of the working environment that will help you to carry out your job at a technical level)

Computer literacy (Pastel, Microsoft Office, Lotus Notes, Oracle)
Accounting and Finance skill
Problem solving skills
Leadership

BEHAVIORAL COMPETENCY REQUIREMENTS (e.g.soft skills required to carry out your work effectively)

• Articulating data
• Convincing people
• Making decisions
• Attention to detail
• Deadline oriented
• Self-motivated
• Flexible
• Leadership skills
• Customer Focus
• Interpersonal skills
• Written and verbal communication skills

RELEVANT INFORMATION/ PARAMETERS OF WORK ENVIRONMENT (What are you measured on?)

• Achieving deadline
• Accurate reports
• Improvement on efficiency

JOB SPECIFICATION/ REQUIREMENTS

• EDUCATION/QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS (What qualifications do you have?)
• Management Qualification
• Chartered Accountant(SA)
• B.Com Hons(Accounting)/CTA
• B.Com Acocunting