Description:
Key Responsibilities:Financial Planning & Analysis:
Drive and manage the annual budgeting process, including building and maintaining detailed budget models. Collaborate with commercial analysts to incorporate sales and cost of sales (COS) information. Prepare and maintain the Groups long-term cash flow forecast. Provide financial insights and reports to support executive level decisions, support scenario modelling and aid strategic decision-making.Reporting & Month-End:
Lead and oversee the month-end close process, ensuring timely and accurate financial reporting across all entities. Ensure reasonable allocation of share costs across the group companies. Develop, implement, and continuously improve group level management reporting, dashboards and KPI reports. Analyse variances between actual results, budget, and forecast, and provide insightful commentary to management. Review and ensure accuracy of payroll across jurisdictions.Compliance & Tax:
Ensure VAT and tax compliance across all operating jurisdictions (UK and South Africa and other international entities once established), including reviewing and submitting VAT returns for UK and South Africa. Work with tax advisors and auditors to complete provisional and final tax calculations and payments. Define transfer pricing policies in line with tax compliance and ensure intercompany transactional compliance. Coordinate and manage the annual audit process across group entities. Review statutory financial statements and ensure compliance with relevant accounting standards.Team Management & Development:
Oversee the Group Accounts team, providing leadership, development, and performance management. Hold staff accountable for successful performance .Governance & Risk:
Implement and strengthen internal financial controls across the group to safeguard assets, improve operations and profitability. Manage and maintain adequate insurance cover for the group, including regular review of policies.Projects & Strategic Expansion Support:
Drive efficiency through process improvements, systems optimisation, and team structure enhancement Lead or support key financial projects, including systems upgrades, M&A support, and process automation Assist in the financial and accounting set-up for new international entities and market entry initiatives. Ensure compliance with accounting standards and implementation of group-wide accounting policies. Requirements
Qualified accountant (e.g. ACA, ACCA, CIMA or SAICA equivalent). Strong knowledge of UK and/or South African tax, account
19 Jun 2025;
from:
gumtree.co.za