Key responsibilities
Financial reporting & close:
- Manage the full month-end and year-end close process.
- Prepare and review monthly management accounts and annual financial statements (IFRS / IFRS for SMEs).
- Review reconciliations and journals prepared by the accountants, and absorb the defined reviews shifted from the Financial Manager.
Inventory & margin management- Oversee inventory valuation, landed-cost accuracy, and stock provisioning.
- Analyse gross margin by entity / route / customer and report variances.
- Monitor logistics and operating costs against budget.
Tax & statutory (income tax in-house)- Oversee VAT and provisional tax compliance and submissions.
- Prepare income tax / ITR14 in-house, with an external tax advisor engaged for complex matters and ITR14 review only.
- Manage forex accounting and import-related tax matters.
Audit- Lead the external audit and act as primary liaison with the external auditors (Meyers Tennier).
- Prepare audit files and resolve audit queries.
Budgeting & forecasting- Support annual budgets, reforecasts, and cash flow management.
Controls, process & team- Strengthen internal controls and drive process improvements.
- Supervise, review, and mentor the Accountant (Zarbon) and Junior Accountant.
QualificationsMinimum- BCom Accounting or equivalent, with completed articles (SAICA / SAIPA).
- Professional designation: SAIPA (Professional Accountant), AGA(SA), or CIMA.
- 5+ years' relevant experience post-articles, including review / supervisory experience.
Preferred- BCom Honours.
- CA(SA) advantageous, but not required.
- Experience in trading, logistics, distribution, or mining.
Experience with multi-currency and import / export accounting, and in-house income tax.
Technical skills- Strong technical knowledge of IFRS, inventory / costing, and South African tax legislation (including income tax / ITR14).
- Advanced proficiency in [Sage / Pastel / SAP / Syspro] and Excel.
