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My client is looking for a mature and experienced Person Assistant to work for their CEO. The successful person should be able to work in a fast-paced environment with a strong personality.

Minimum requirements:

Minimum of 4 year secretarial / personal assistant experience

Grade 12 with Mathematics (not Math Literacy)

Fully bi-lingual (English and Afrikaans)

Valid driver’s license

Knowledge of office management systems and procedures

Excellent skills in Microsoft’s Programs (Outlook, Word and Excel, PowerPoint), as well as the internet and search engines

Must be able to compile spreadsheets (with graphs) in Excel, as well as Power Point presentations

Sufficient knowledge and experience in secretarial duties

Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Exceptional time management and organisational skills

Must be able to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines

Professional discretion

Duties will include:

Screen and direct phone calls and distribute correspondence

Answering all incoming calls, taking clear and informative messages

Extensive managing of dairy and daily planning. Arrange, confirm and, if needed, cancel meetings and appointments. Manage follow-ups and accommodate changes that needs to be made.

Act as gatekeeper controlling access to CEO

Booking and arranging travel, transport, accommodation, conferences and meetings

Servicing of meetings

Liaising with clients, suppliers and employees

Building effective and beneficial relationships

Prepare boardrooms and other meeting locations

Good communication skills (verbal and written) - fluent in English and Afrikaans

Manage all paperwork and filing duties / Devise and maintain office filling system

Sourcing and ordering stationery and office equipment

Administration of Petty Cash

Organise the CEO’s personal commitments, i.e. passport, car license, vehicle license disk, vehicle services and maintenance

Running errands on behalf of the CEO

Willing to receive and act upon requests from CEO out of working hours

Any and all ad-hoc requests from CEO (both personal and professional)

My client is looking for a Secretary (Legal Environment), Bloemfontein

Our client, a dynamic Group of Companies manages various well known retail outlets and commercial properties throughout KZN. Reporting into the Finance Director, this role will be responsible for managing the full financial function and heading up the team. They are growing their footprint with currently over 26 stores, commercial properties and 2 large shopping malls in their portfolio.

Minimum Job Requirements:

• C.A. (S.A.).
• Min 4 to 5 years commercial, retail experience.
• Full financial administration for the Group.
• Financial statements and reporting.
• Management accounts.
• Cash flows.
• Budgets.
• Fixed assets.
• Strong Tax experience.
• Statutory reporting.
• IFRS technical knowledge.
• Internal controls - streamline and improve.
• General management attitude.

Attributes:

• Energetic and robust.
• Hands-on approach.
• Team attitude/player.
• Management experience.
• Dynamic.
• Analytical.
• Able to take up the ball, and run with it!
• Confident to offer strategic input and advice.

Suits a Hillcrest, Pietermaritzburg or Hilton resident.

Our International client, who is one of the largest independent outsourcers abroad, provides contact centre services & software solutions to some of the worlds most notable brands. An entity which has flourished and grown during by the recent global pandemic, remaining unscathed as they spearhead into the new year.

If you enjoy the fast paced, high energy requirements of this industry, then this might just be your next career move.

This is an opportunity for a dynamic Finance Manager to operate Globally, think on your feet, be innovative and take this growing empire forward.

Take up responsibility for the smooth running of the Finance department of the SA office and related companies based on specific instructions of and collaborations with the Investments Group CFO and Head of Finance, as well as International Affiliates.

Minimum Requirements:

• C.A. plus 3 years’ experience in a fast paced, demanding environment.

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

Operational Execution – Financial Oversights And Decision Making:

• Prepare financial forecasting models and new customer pricing models to evaluate new and existing business opportunities.
• Prepare and maintain a rolling cashflow forecast.
• Ensure that full management accounts are prepared and submitted to Directors and shareholders monthly.
• Ensure that risks and opportunities document is prepared monthly.
• Ensure that quarterly financial forecasting is prepared timeously and accurately in conjunction with all relevant departments.
• Drive financial performance in the business by monitoring income and expenses in line with relevant budgets and suggest initiatives to improve profitability by liaising with the Leadership team.
• Ensure that accounting and internal control best practices are maintained.
• Identify system weaknesses and recommendations for improvements identified and implemented.
• Attend fortnightly strategy meetings with International Executive team including reporting on company performance.

Operational Execution – Transactional:

• Review general ledger, debtors, creditors and bank reconciliations monthly.
• Ensure correct allocation of revenue and costs between campaigns and cost centres.
• Review and critical analysis of customer invoicing, VAT returns.
• Control customer onboarding, credit limits and debt collection.
• Manage the company’s procurement process.
• Effective management of available company cash flow.
• Review supplier payments to supporting documentation.
• Liaise with the company’s bankers including dealing with the SA Reserve Bank for cross-border transactions.
• Detailed review of monthly payroll and submission of statutory returns.
• Ensure the fixed asset registers are maintained.
• Ensure all statutory returns are dealt with timeously.
• Prepare and facilitate the statutory audit.

Key Competencies:

• Strong written and oral communication skills.
• Financial reporting skills.
• Analytical ability.
• Problem-solving skills.
• Commercial acumen.

Personal Attributes:

• A responsible attitude and leads by example.
• Ability to multi-task and excellent time management skills.
• Integrity and trustworthy when dealing with clients, colleagues and service providers.
• Takes ownership for resolving issues and seeks assistance when needed
• Works accurately with attention to detail.
• Hands-on, able to work within a fast-paced business and driven by change.
• Able to communicate effectively with various stakeholders.
• A real hunger for success.
• Energy and suss.

This national manufacturing company is currently seeking a Cost and Management Accountant, to provide the Business Unit with comprehensive cost accounting service designed to acquire new business and retain existing business on a profitable basis.

Minimum Qualifications and Experience Required:

• CIMA qualified.
• B.Com or National Diploma in Cost & Management Accounting.
• Extensive costing experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Computer literate and preferably have experience on Syspro.
• Ability to work under pressure and have a strong attention to detail.
• Strong analytical capabilities.

Key performance requirements are:

• Bill of Materials:        
• Management of costing system to ensure accuracy at all times;
• Prepare costings;
• Monthly comparison of standard cost changes;
• Verify accuracy of costings versus process documents;
• Cost differential exercises;
• Play an integral part in cost analyses for customer increase negotiations.
• Fixed Assets:
• Maintain fixed asset register;
• Depreciation journals;
• Month end fixed asset recons;
• Manage Capex applications;
• Capex tracking versus budget.
• APDP:           
• Oversee timing, submission and audit.
• VAT:
• Responsible for monthly recon and submission;
• Provide SARS audit documentation if required.
• Foreign Purchases:
• Letter of Credit applications;
• Maintain FEC’s;
• Pay foreign suppliers.
• Management Reporting:
• Margin analysis;
• Material usage and scrap analysis;
• Manufacturing reporting and analysis;
• Ad hoc work as required from time to time.