3 - 5 years financial experience Advanced Excel Financial- and staff Management would be advantageous About the job Accountant (Contract) 40 Month Contract Minimum Requirements: Relevant Financial qualification: B. Com / Degree 3 - 5 years financial experience Advanced Excel Financial- and staff Management would be advantageous Responsibilities: Financial Management Assist with financial records in accurate and effective manner in accordance with accounting standards and procedures Comply with internal controls that ensure accurate record keeping and the safe guarding of assets. Make and implement recommendations for improvements were appropriate Ensure that the principles of good corporate governance are applied at all times Assist with clean and effective annual audit Ensure adherence to company policies and procedures Identify, recommend solutions and implement improvements to processes and procedures including appropriate documentation Facilitate cash flow and cash flow forecasting Facilitate effective cost measurement and control Assist with financial analysis and insight for consideration in decision-making Assist with analysis and management accounting reporting to aid decision-making, new business acquisition, pricing and profitability reviews. Assist with the divisions Cash Flows, Fixed Assets, General Ledger, Reporting, Management Packs, Budgets, Forecasts and Audit. Financial Reporting Assist Head of Finance to effective and timeous production of monthly management pack and presentation for submission to group Draft&present monthly Branch Reporting&unpack analysis to Head of Finance Effective and timeous production of internal monthly reporting at all levels required Ensure that the Head of Finance has all required information and explanations for the monthly review Assist with submissions for Monthly Review Pack Budgeting, Forecasting and Annual Business plan Assist with a full bottom-up budget and consolidate into the divisions annual business plan Highlight risks in respect of the achievement of the business plan Human Resource Management Co-manage the financial department, promoting the achievement of planned team objectives and targets by ensuring that the finance team has a high performance culture Ensure that training and development needs are identified and actioned Contribute to a pro-active environment where the managers and subordinates take responsibility for results Ensure team diversity is embraced and that transformation is pro-actively driven #J-18808-Ljbffr