Internal Job Title: Financial Controller Business: Lucy Electric South Africa Location: Honeydew, Roodepoort, South Africa Job Reference No: 3326 Job Purpose Responsible for the financial activities of Lucy Electric South Africa. Key Accountabilities: •Analyse and review monthly results. •Perform variance analysis against current and prior year monthly results. •Provide support and strategic input to management. •Identify trends in financial performance and provide recommendations for improvement •Prepare monthly management reports •Responsibility for Financial Control and record keeping •Development of financial control systems and procedures •Responsibility for all areas of the year-end audit •Manage relationship with local auditors •Ensure integrity of inventory •Preparation of quarterly profit, balance sheet and cash flow forecast •Preparation of annual budget and co-ordination of management plan •Provide an input into Lucy Electric's medium-term strategic plan •Responsibility for funding and cash flow management •Analyse and review forecast and budget results •Perform variance analysis against budget (forecast) and prior year results 4. Treasury •Responsibility for foreign currency conversion (working with Group Treasury department) •Responsibility for customer credit limits and cash collections •Manage local banking relationships 5. Tax •Compliance with local tax regulations •Responsibility for both direct and in-direct taxes •Manage the relationship with local tax specialist •Liaison with Group Tax department 6. Business Partnering •Provide financial information and advice to support decision making by the CEO and local management •Develop financial and operating management information •Support for sales tendering and perform financial reviews of key tender and contract terms and conditions •Supporting business initiatives (e.g. outsourcing, cost control and reduction) •Fixed asset investment appraisal •Network with local management to improve information for decision making •Support external relationships with key stakeholders 7. Development of Business Systems •Represent Finance in the development of Microsoft D365 •Support the development of best practice and performance metrics 8. Management of Finance department •Day to day staff management Dimensions To undertake business travel abroad or within Southern Africa as and when required. Secondary Activities Undertake any other duties and responsibilities as required/instructed in order to maintain and/or improve the efficiency, quality and service provided. Experience Knowledge&Skills 5 years’ accounting experience within a commercial and manufacturing business. Strategic thinking Strong communication skills with the ability to communicate financial data to non-financial employees Able to produce management reports with the ability to present the results in meetings Extensive experience in analysing data for decision making purposes and able to communicate the findings for all levels Ability to prioritise workload effectively Ability to document business procedures Strong working knowledge of Excel and financial modelling Excellent analytical, decision-making, and problem-solving skills Attention to accuracy and detail required Ability to influence and persuade Knowledge of the electrical supply industry Knowledge and use of Microsoft D365 Sound IFRS knowledge. Inspires Charismatic Leader able to influence others at all levels of the organization. Leads by example and inspires our people to do the right thing. Articulates a clear vision for the future. Empowers and trusts our people to come up with the right solutions. Cooperates and works across the organisation to deliver the business results Encourages challenge to foster new ideas and ways of doing things Gets things done and makes it easy for others to do the same Builds authentic, effective working relationships Integrity Values our culture and actively encourages sharing different points of view Is true to themselves and their own values, beliefs and convictions – takes time to grow continuously Transparency Communicates with clarity Openly encourages debate to achieve the best outcomes Open to giving and receiving feedback; identifies, coaches and develops future talent Other Requirements: Excellent verbal and written English language skills Full driving licence Does this sound interesting? We would love to hear from you. Our application process in quick and easy. Apply today! #J-18808-Ljbffr