Our client, a leading Maritime organisation, is looking for a Financial Manager to join their team. The client has been in operation for 30+ years and are dedicated to embracing the "Proudly South African" philosophy where all permanent employees enjoy a shareholding in the business. This role is best suited to a qualified CA(SA), who is eager to join a dynamic team, someone who has previous experience in a similar role and has experience managing a team.

Responsibilities:

• Prepare accurate, comprehensive and timeous management accounts, budgets / forecasts, and annual financial statements
• Ensure compliance with internal processes and controls, as well as accounting standards, statutory audits and good codes of practice
• Ensure tax compliance and liaise with the tax authority
• Provide assistance and advice on administrative, accounting, tax, computer systems and procedures to management and staff
• Monitor cash, debtors and investment performance on an ongoing basis
• Manage the Finance Department, including performance management, training and development

My client, a growing Debt Advisory Business is looking for a Financial Accountant to join their team. This role is an extension of the Financial Manager duties and encompasses the full accounting function, as well as providing financial administration support into the Director of the business.

Responsibilities:

• Bank Reconciliation and Cash Flow Projections
• Monthly account reconciliations and payments
• Capturing invoices and receipts; resolving queries
• Reconcile balance sheet accounts to supporting schedules
• Monthly Journals to reconcile balance sheet: shareholders’ interest; provisions; tax; depreciation, etc
• VAT and PAYE recons & submissions
• Compliance: Workmen’s compensation, Employment Equity etc
• Capture monthly payroll (EMP201 Recons and submissions; EMP501 Recons; Bi-annual and annual IRP5 submissions)
• Compile monthly management report and shareholders’ pack in Excel for various entities
• Monitor budgets and cashflow and annual audit preparations

My client, a holding company of numerous importing, distributing and process companies worldwide is looking for a Bookkeeper to join their team based in Hammersdale, KZN. 

Responsibilities:

• Accurately record the financial information on the company ERP system in a timeous and efficient manner
• Responsible for Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Treasury and Stock
• Prepare and review company Profit and Loss and Balance Sheet reports
• Verifying the accuracy of the balance sheet through reconciling detailed transaction listing to the trial balance
• General office work (as assigned), projects and tasks assigned from time-to-time by management
• Commitment and readiness at month-end to ensure a timely closing and reporting of group financial performance
• Optimise transactions by implementing best practice in accordance with company policies and procedures
• Undertake all tasks ensuring company assets are accounted for accurately and protected effectively

Our client is seeking a Financial Investment Analyst for a 12 month contract. The ideal individual will be responsible for investments and investment related data, at an operational level for the business, preparation of management reports, provision of interpretation of financial data and predictive results. If you are a qualified CA(SA) with at least 2 years post article experience, within the Financial Services sector and are looking to make a move, then this could be the ideal opportunity for you.  

Responsibilities:

• Preparation of management reports, provision of interpretation of financial data and predictive results
• Preparation and review of oracle ledgers as well as provision of disclosure reports
• Valuation and classification of Investments according to regulatory and international financial reporting standards
• Investments reconciliations on a fund level
• Proper analysis of all Investment balance sheet and income statement accounts for validity, completeness, accuracy, and correct recording into the annual financial statements
• Assist with audit liaisons and statutory requirements
• Work closely with finance and operations teams and/or service providers to ensure completeness and accuracy of authorized custodian as well as Direct Funds holdings data for reporting purposes
• Drive process improvements and simplification which includes automation projects and the preparation and maintenance of detailed workflows

Our client who operates in the investment space seeks a Client Onboarding Manager who will act as representative for the business and essentially be responsible for all aspects of the client life cycle. The ideal individual will be able to tackle unfamiliar challenges, questions and tasks with a proactive and thorough approach, whilst considering impact on the broader business.

Responsibilities:

• Co-ordinate the take-on process for institutional segregated and pooled fund investors
• Liaising internally with teams such as Legal, Compliance, Investment Operations, Client Operations, Finance, Fund Operations, Investment and Implementation Teams and Client Group
• Co-ordinating meetings, documenting progress, managing timelines and identifying potential issues related to cash funding and/or transfers
• Establish servicing and operating processes with the clients appointed third party representatives
• Set-up client portfolios and other records and liaise with the company appointed Investment Administrator to arrange for the set-up of client portfolios
• Work alongside the Compliance department to ensure that all regulatory obligations are met with respect to the Anti-Money Laundering (AML) process for new clients
• Conduct post onboarding hand-over meetings with the relevant departments internally
• Co-ordinate the operational set up of new Funds and support transitional activity on existing Funds
• Set-up of call accounts/broker dealer accounts with Investment Administrator and updating of internal systems accordingly
• On-going maintenance of static information within internal systems in relation to client portfolios and internal funds

We are looking for a Financial Controller in Cape Town to join a well established, dynamic and hyper growth company within their logistics and group finance teams. We are seeking a finance professional with a strong knowledge of accounting, financial reporting and financial analysis. Ideally you should have experience within the supply chain & logistics space with warehouse cost management experience being an advantage. This is a hybrid working position, where you will be expected to work in office 4 days per week in the CBD.

Responsibilities:

• Reporting into the Head of Finance (Supply Chain & Logistics)
• An understanding of the accounting, decision support models, operations and financial levers that drive profit, loss and customer experience
• Design and build financial reports that facilitate business decision-making and enables the business to meet financial and strategic objectives
• Seek out opportunities for automation through review and redesign of existing processes and reports
• Analyse and manage cost control initiatives in line with budget and plan
• Monitor and manage capital expenditure spend, including the planning of cash flow
• Monthly performance reporting in place for the division and departments, with variances highlighted and recommendations made to improve divisions profitability
• Perform analysis to provide insights into areas of risk and opportunity to influence strategies and decisions
• Participate in special projects as needed to provide analytical and decision support on new initiatives
• Develop and maintain cross-functional relationships with key business partners to ensure alignment on strategies to maximise financial results
• Assist and be actively involved in the annual budgeting process

We are looking for a Financial Accountant in Cape Town to join a well established, dynamic and hyper growth company within their logistics and group finance teams. We are looking for a qualified or part qualified CA(SA) / CIMA candidate, who is prepared to be challenged, and ideally has experience within the supply chain space. This is a hybrid working position, where you will be expected to work in office 4 days per week in the CBD.

Responsibilities:

• Serve as a Finance Business Partner
• Support the co-ordination and preparation of budgets, financial forecasts and actual vs budget cost tracking
• Recommendation and Implementation of financial processes, improvement measures and Internal Control procedures
• Develop and document business processes and accounting policies to maintain and strengthen internal controls
• Continuous improvement and insurance reporting, automation of reporting and building robust financial models and processes that aid decision making
• Analyse and identify data sets required to support model tracking
• Engage with different business stakeholders on project initiatives, costs analysis etc
• Month end reporting - Prepare monthly management accounts and cost centre reports (Actual vs. Budget) and distribute to stakeholders; reporting on variances, performance indicators, trends and financial ratios
• Preparing & reviewing of monthly B/S recons
• Monitor, prepare and report on capital expenditure (Actual vs Budget, Capex Utilisation and Return on Investment) per project
• Monitor all delivery costs and volumes, investigate variances
• Expense and cost centre allocation and purchase order approval management and tracking
• Maintaining insurance register
• Managing junior staff

Our client is a purpose-led tech start up seeking a Head of Finance for their growing business. This is a Cape Town based, fully remote working position led by a team with a track record in scaling businesses internationally. Their mission is to help as many people as possible live better, longer and they achieve this with their predictive, precision nutrition platform that gives individuals a comprehensive view of their entire healthscape, and the tools to improve it.

Responsibilities:

• Overall control and responsibility for all financial aspects of the company in pursuing its strategy
• Responsible for leading and managing the finance team through time-critical periods (month-end, year-end, quarterly) budgeting processes
• Draft and implement appropriate financial policies and all budgeting processes
• Produce timely and comprehensive management accounts including all relevant OKRs, and present these to the leadership team
• Manage the organisation's cash flow and liquidity, and develop plans to optimise financial resources
• Keep the board advised of operational issues that may impact the financial performance of the business, and produce any necessary board packs
• Develop and implement financial strategies to ensure the organisation's financial health and stability, and validate any changes in strategy to maximise cash flow and profitability
• Assess and manage financial risks, including credit and investment risks, and set recovery plans when there are variances in the accounts
• Liaise with the Company’s auditors and oversee the audit process
• Ensure compliance with financial regulations and laws; and maintain relationships with regulatory bodies
• Develop and maintain outstanding relationships with all stakeholders including management, staff, auditors, and investors
• Manage, develop, and grow all personnel within the finance function

We are looking for a Senior Client Relationship Accountant in Cape Town to join a UK based accounting firm in growing their team. We are looking for a CA(SA) or part qualified CA(SA) who is prepared to build relationships with small business clients. Key to this role will be onboarding new clients, helping with client training and set up, ongoing client contact and relationship and their ongoing tax and accounting queries. We are looking for a strong communicator, willing to inject their own personality into the client relationship. The role will work closely with one of the Directors/ Founders and the client support team.

Responsibilities:

• We are looking for someone willing to work proactively with clients to provide the following:
• Client relationship management - Promote regular client contact, and client relationships are key, this role would be the key relationship point with smaller clients
• New client onboarding – Supporting new clients through the onboarding process, including kick off calls and Xero/Dext training
• Client day to day management – Regular check-ups with clients, and pro-actively managing them to their upcoming deadlines
• Client queries/follow ups – Be the point person for client queries on Accounting and Tax questions
• Year-end accounts and self-assessments – Helping to address any questions that clients have on these
• You would be required to work with the Directors on improving the process for onboarding