Senior Accountant, Roodepoort

Job category:

Other: FMCG, Retail, Wholesale and Supply Chain Location:

Roodepoort Contract:

Permanent EE position:

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We are looking to recruit a permanent Senior Accountant to work for United Pharmaceutical Distributors (UPD). The role will be based at the Roodepoort (Lea Glen) branch and will report to the Finance Manager (Reporting). Overall Objective: To ensure completeness of financials in accordance with statutory accounting practices, and financial support to the business.Key Performance Areas: To ensure complete and accurate presentation of financial statements and reports applying statutory and accounting best in class standards. To efficiently plan, prioritise, interact and delegate interdependently with other functional areas to meet deadlines, and satisfy all stakeholder obligations (Group Finance etc.).To proactively identify and resolve financial inadequacies or risks inherent in the current financial position and/or relating to past and historical practices. Responsible for ensuring controls, authority matrixes are embedded in business processes and disciplines to achieve compliance across all financial dependent activities.To stay abreast of latest and evolving accounting and legislative practices e.g. King III, companies act, IFRS, taxation. To ensure financial transactions and recons are maintained within defined ageing and standards across order-to-cash and procure-to-pay to achieve an optimum cash position and fair representation of the balance sheet and income statement.To ensure control and monitoring of the business assets and pre and post evaluation of capital expenditure. To meet quality and compliance obligations that arises from internal and external audits and other quality reviews and standards (e.g. ISAE 3402, tax audits etc.) To conduct analytical reviews, forecast and budgetary controls of monitoring and alerting so that business is operating within the set targets to achieve its financial objectives.To ensure effective people management (subordinates and other dependents) and development of their capabilities to improve and grow capabilities (talent) within finance. Skills:

Communication (verbal and written) Control and risk management Analytical, modeling, forensic and problem solving skills Leadership and people management skills Knowledge of HR processes and disciplines Interpersonal skills Proactive and results driven Knowledge

Excellent knowledge of statutory and accounting principles Reconciliations of order-to-cash, procure-to-pay and inventory. Principles of project management Knowledge of the logistics and distribution environment Adhering to Principles and Values Writing and Reporting Presenting and Communicating InformationAnalysing Delivering Results and Meeting Customer Expectations Planning and Organising Achieving Personal Work Goals and Objectives Leading and Supervising Minimum Education and Qualification:

Articles with an audit firm preferable 1-3 year experience in finance Minimum 3years accounting experience at a senior level in a high volume FMCG / Wholesale / Pharmaceutical/ Manufacturingenvironment. At least 2 - 3 years' experience managing a team of accountants. N.B: We endeavor to provide feedback to all candidates whenever possible, however, if you don't hear from us within 14 days from the closing date, please consider your application unsuccessful.

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