Job Description

An exciting opportunity exists at one of my clients, who is seeking a Senior Finance Manager to join their group’s finance team based in Cape Town. The successful candidate will head up the group’s technical accounting function, in addition to a number of operational areas and strategic projects. This is an opportunity to become part of a dynamic team in a fast-paced retail environment.

About the Role
Assume responsibility for all technical accounting matters, including the implementation and oversight of new accounting standards. Oversee the preparation and review of the Group and subsidiary company annual financial statements, ensuring best-in-class financial reporting, IFRS compliance and technical accuracy within a tight reporting timetable.

Key Responsibilities:

• Technical Accounting: Member of the Group accounting forum, which is responsible for overseeing the accounting treatment, processes and preparation of financial statements of the Group and subsidiary companies. Facilitate the technical review by external auditors of the Group and subsidiary company annual financial statements. Responsible for maintaining the financial reporting control framework for purposes of the CEO/CFO attestation as required in terms of the JSE Listings requirements
• Share Schemes: Responsible for all share scheme and related accounting, including reconciliations. Accounting for the Group’s share scheme trust
• Funding: Participate in funding negotiations and review of funding agreements. Monitor covenant compliance and report back to lenders
• Merchandise Imports: Oversee the finance imports (shipping) function and provide guidance and support to the team. Review all journals, reconciliations and monthly profit & loss/trading reports
• Merchandise Accounts Payable: Oversee the merchandise accounts payable function and provide guidance and support to the teams
• Sundry Debtors: Oversee sundry debtors team and provide guidance and support to the team. Responsible for monitoring and reporting on all sundry loans/advances to suppliers and the Group’s supplier development fund

What We’re Looking For:

• CA(SA)
• Previous experience at Finance Manager level within retail or similar sector - advantageous
• Extensive experience (at least 10 years post articles or more) and successful track record of working in a complex financial environment, at this level
• Highly numerate with a professional understanding of technical accounting standards, financial statements and reporting, and financial controls
• Experience in credit retail would be an advantage

What’s In It for You:

• Join one of the leading retailers in Africa with concessions in the UK, Germany and the Republic of Ireland
• An opportunity to head up the Group’s technical accounting function
• Become part of a dynamic team in a fast-paced retail environment

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