Head of Finance CA(SA) | Durban

Dynamic, innovative and entrepreneurial company specialising in tech-based solutions in the Transport and Logistic Industries is looking for an ambitious FM with a minimum of 5 years’ financial operational team leadership experience, preferably in the financial services, telematics or tech solution provider spaces:

  • Preparing analytical reports for team leaders as required for business insight, innovation, and optimisation
  • Ensuring that all records are in line with company procedure and accepted practices.
  • Manage Administration Department: oversee and supervise the administrative function of the organization
  • Managing IT Department: oversee and supervise the IT requirements of the organization
  • Managing Payroll Administration: Monthly payroll, adjustment and tax provision journal processing
  • Keep updated on taxation legislation, returns, VAT, Income Tax, capital allowances and PAYE
  • Cash flow management
  • Monthly administration process review and control, ensuring that deadlines are met in line with requirements
  • Develop, implement, and ensure compliance with internal financial and accounting policies and procedures
  • Preparation of value-adding monthly results, sub-packs for MANCO, EXCO and board reports, with insights, as and when required
  • Review of monthly results corrections where required
  • Quarterly submission of bank facility, investor covenant calculations and schedules
  • Monthly asset review for movements, additions and disposals per budget, review of recording on asset registers
  • Ensure all statutory requirements of the organization are complied with i.e. monthly VAT reconciliation, returns submission on e-filing and payment
  • Daily management of banking system processing, releasing of creditors banking details, releasing of payments to creditors, signatory on banking instruments
  • Establish guidelines for annual budget and forecast preparation, and prepare the annual budget in consultation with the CFO and CEO
  • Annual Insurance review
  • Preparation of bi-annual reporting and financial statements, including mapping of Trial Balance for integration into group financial reports
  • Responsible for annual year end audits, tax computations and post audit processing, filing of tax returns
  • Investigate, initiate and then: Participation and liaison regarding company short term insurance and provident fund
  • Monthly review of final payroll processing, reconciliations, submissions of returns and releasing of payments and creditor details on banking system
  • Daily review of age analysis, assisting with collection issues
  • Liaison with attorneys regarding collections
  • Monthly review regarding credit and industry credit issues
  • Authorizing and reviewing credit limits and credit facility applications
  • Ad Hoc project input pertaining to IT and/or Admin Department
  • Ensuring effective utilization of Human Resource Policies & Procedure in relation to Recruitment, Training & Development, Performance Management, Disciplinary and Grievance procedures
  • Bi-annual Performance Development Discussion processing for HR training planning and performance management processes
  • Prepare all supporting information for internal audits
  • Assist with, explore, research, propose and manage innovative solutions and approaches
  • Involvement in strategic company structure optimization and all B-BBEE strategies
  • As a member of the Executive Team, identify, analyse and participate in strategic growth opportunities
  • Act as a gate-keeper for ISO initiatives and compliance

Kindly note that you will be redirected to the Ditto website in order to submit your application for this position.

We will be in contact with shortlisted candidates who meet the requirements detailed above. If you have not received a reply within 2 weeks, please consider your application unsuccessful.

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  • We may retain your personal information in our database for future matching of suitable opportunities
  • We may contact you when suitable opportunities arise
  • The information you have provided to us is true, correct and up to date

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