takealot.com, a leading South African online retailer, is looking for a highly talented Financial Accountant (TDT) to join our team in Cape Town. We are a young, dynamic, hyper growth company looking for smart, creative, hard-working people to join us. We offer a market related package and a great work environment with a promise that you won’t be bored, as long as you are prepared for a challenge and want to build something great.This role reports to the Financial Manager - Logistics.Your responsibilities will include:Serve as a finance business partner to the Takealot delivery team and Takealot insurance teamSupports the co-ordination and preparation of Takealot Logistics budgets and financial forecasts and actual vs budget cost trackingRecommendation and Implementation of financial processes, improvement measures and Internal Control procedures.Develop and document business processes and accounting policies to maintain and strengthen internal controlsContinuous improvement of TDT and insurance reporting, automation of reporting and building robust financial models and processes that aid decision makingAnalyse and identify data sets required to support model trackingEngage with different business stakeholders on project initiatives, costs analysis etc.TDT month end reporting. Prepare monthly management accounts and cost centre reports (Actual vs. Budget) and distribute to stakeholders. Reporting on variances, performance indicators, trends and financial ratiosPreparing & reviewing of monthly B/S reconsMonitor, prepare and report on capital expenditure (Actual vs Budget, *** Utilisation and Return on Investment) per projectMonitor all delivery costs and volumes, investigate variancesTDT expense and cost centre allocation and purchase order approval management and trackingMaintaining insurance registerManaging junior staffAttributes required:Good communication skills, interpersonal skillsWork under pressureAccuracy and attention to detailDeadline drivenProblem solving skillsQualifications and Experience:B.Com (Hons) / B. Com (Logistics) / B. Com (Finance)CA(SA) / CIMA beneficial3-5 Years’ Experience in a similar role / environment (ideally within Supply chain)Advanced Excel and Google Sheet skillsThe Environment:Takealot.com employees are entrepreneurial and dynamic, smart, customer-centric, fun and have the shared ambition of takealot.com being the leading e-commerce company in Africa.We have fun, work hard, take ownership, work in teams to create solutions, and are always open to direct feedback/new ideas on where we can improveWe are short on ego and high on outputWe are doers and not only thinkers, it’s all in the execution after allWe love what we do and what we are creatingWe seek to Employ an Extraordinary Mind who:is respectful but forthrightis an expert at doing, who can not only design but also executeis analytical, able to use data to make decisionsis competitive, self-directed and strive to be the BEST (GREAT requires a lot of work and does not only happen during business hoursis passionate about the potential of e-commerce and delivering a world-class customer experienceis entrepreneurial, thrives under change and accepts it is a constant and always looks for solutions to do something better and fasteris business SMART. Able to think about problems from a business perspective using technical and product input;is curious and challenge the status quois innovative and enjoys iterationis collaborativewill be at the cutting edge of developing new concepts for takealot.comthinks like an owner of the businessis SMART, has INTEGRITY and is HARD WORKINGIf you meet the above criteria and are an Extraordinary Mind, come and join us!Takealot is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants from the previously disadvantaged groups and people with disabilities will be given preference.#J-18808-Ljbffr