Job Summary
A reputable player in the paper and packaging sector is looking for an experienced Assistant Financial Manager to oversee the day-to-day financial operations of their Durban branch, ensuring compliance with South African financial standards and supporting strategic decision-making. This is a crucial role for a finance professional who can ensure accurate financial reporting, robust internal controls, and efficient inventory and cash flow management to join their team and drive financial performance. The position includes quarterly travel to branch offices. If you have a solid background in accounting, preferably with a CA(SA), ACCA, or CIMA qualification, and strong analytical skills with an entrepreneurial mindset, this is an excellent opportunity to advance your career.
Responsibilities:
- Overseeing daily accounting operations, specifically managing accounts receivable, accounts payable, treasury, and inventory accounting.
- Assisting in the accurate and timely preparation of monthly management accounts and annual financial statements.
- Monitoring the company’s cash flow, liquidity needs, and working capital.
- Enforcing controls to prevent overstocking and obsolescence while monitoring inventory shrinkage.
- Conducting quarterly branch visits to Cape Town and Johannesburg for stock count verifications.
- Assisting with the preparation of annual budgets and monthly or quarterly forecasts aligned with sales targets and business growth.
- Monitoring operational expenses to identify opportunities for improvement.
Requirements:
- A Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related field.
- A professional qualification such as CA(SA), ACCA, or CIMA is preferred.
- A minimum of 3 years of experience in a finance role.
- Strong knowledge of South African financial regulations and tax compliance.
- Excellent analytical, leadership, and communication skills.
- High attention to detail.
- Strong proficiency in MS Excel, specifically with pivot tables and vlookups.
- Experience with accounting systems.
- Ability to conduct quarterly travel to branch offices for stock count verifications.
Contact Hire Resolve for your next career-changing move.
- Our client is offering a highly competitive salary for this role based on experience.
- Apply for this role today, contact Adrienne Steyn at Hire Resolve on adrienne.steyn@hireresolve.us or on LinkedIn
- You can also visit the Hire Resolve website: hireresolve.us or email us your CV: financialcareers@hireresolve.za.com
We will contact you telephonically in 3 days should you be suitable for this vacancy. If you are not suitable, we will put your CV on file and contact you regarding any future vacancies that arise.
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Specialists in Civil, Structural, Mechanical Engineering, Information Technology, Mining, Manufacturing and Finance Careers! Hire Resolve is one of the larger and more agile South African recruitment companies that focus on placing professionals and skilled people in permanent employment and contract employment. We prefer and focus on working with top quality professionals and candidates in South Africa and Africa. Hire Resolve has successfully placed Engineering, Mining, IT, Manufacturing and Finance professionals with top firms across the Western Cape, Eastern Cape, KwaZulu Natal, Gauteng and in Africa. Hire Resolve has assisted candidates to find jobs at over 100 JSE listed companies of which many are global companies with offices and operations in South Africa and Africa. It is for this reason that we are well respected in the industries we operate in and in the recruitment industry.
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