Senior Financial Accountant; Automotive), KuGompo

Senior Financial Accountant (Automotive), KuGompo City

Permanent

EL003388

Finance

(Plus benefits, Market related)

We are seeking a Senior Financial Accountant (Automotive) for a permanent vacancy based in KuGompo City, Eastern Cape

• BCom Accounting
• CIMA or CA(SA) required
• Minimum 5-10 years’ experience in senior position:
  Finance Manager, Financial Controller, etc. in Automotive/Manufacturing industry

• IFRS compliance
• Accounting for tax & VAT
• MS Office with advanced Excel
• Solid ERP experience (BPCS advantageous)

• Prepare financial reports and returns for internal and external use.
• Provide financial analysis and support to plant management and all operational areas of the business.
• Review and action Financial variances (Budget / Forecast / Estimate).
• Ensure compliance with IFRS.
• Submission of monthly and annual reports on reporting platform (Onestream)

• Prepare and plan Year-end Statutory Audit (external and internal) in line with the consolidated Audit plan.
• Support with reporting Accounting, Audit and Tax Packs information.
• Support in providing information on internal audit, and closure of findings stemming from internal audit.
• Support with BBBEE audit.

• Prepare Government Incentive Applications/Submissions (AIS, APDP, PI, etc).
• Prepare BBBEE reports and information.
• Support with AFS preparation & reviews.
• Manage tax submissions to SARS with the support of tax consultants.

• Perform Payroll Accounting function, which includes:
• Review and Approve Payroll Payments
• Prepare wages and salary related journals from HR reports.
• Maintain Payroll Recons.

• Prepare & maintain a CAPEX and Tooling reports & register tracking actual spend against approved spend, planning future profitability & cash flows of the projects.
• Prepare CAPEX requisition with all relevant information regarding the CAPEX project.
• CAPEX analysis with project launch comparison
• Support useful life and residual value of Fixed Assets analysis.
• Lease accounting

• Lead the financial reviews of Continuous Improvement initiatives in the WAVE system for all South African plants, which includes:
• Review of initiative calculations.
• Verification of measure information.
• Tracking of actual savings against planned savings.
• Identify improvement opportunities and make recommendations for improvements.
• Participate in Continuous improvement initiatives.

• Perform complex accounting oversight - IFRS 16, etc.
• Support process of WCA, PAYE and Provisional/Income Tax returns.
• Review B/S recons and VAT reviews.
• Review Controllers Monthly Journal Entries
• Prepare Provision and Accrual Journals
• Ensure timely and accurate closing of GL.
• Performs other finance related duties as assigned.