Finance Controller
- Location
- Amanzimtoti, KwaZulu-Natal
- Contract
- Permanent
- Minimum qualification
- Bachelor's degree
- Closing date
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In brief
**Overview** This role is for a dedicated and thorough Finance Controller to join a client's laboratory services team. The position involves comprehensive financial management, statutory compliance, and reporting operations. The Finance Controller will oversee a small finance and creditors team, manage budget pack production, and lead multi-entity audit processes to ensure total operational accuracy. The position is being recruited by Hire Resolve, a specialist recruitment company. **What you will do** * Manage cash flow, calculate management fees, handle provisioning for bad debts, and produce meaningful financial variance analysis. * Oversee the compilation of financial and management reporting packs. * Oversee all SARS requirements, including EMPs, VAT, and Provisional tax calculations. * Ensure complete company statutory returns on CPIC alongside full BEE compliance and submission workflows. * Manage balance sheet recons, processing of recons, and GL reconciliation and closures. * Perform meticulous system data reconciliations across stock, debtors, and payroll to ensure data integrity. * Directly oversee and guide the Creditors and Finance Teams consisting of 3 people. * Act as the primary point of contact for external and internal stakeholders, including Group accountants, legal counsel, insurance partners, and auditors. * Take full accountability for overseeing the audits of 4 distinct group entities. * Manage banking systems, handle secure payment verifications, and systematically update bank statements. **Requirements (from the original advert)** * A completed BCom Honors degree. * Proven, practical experience in a similar financial management role. * Advanced proficiency in MS Excel. * Mandatory, deep working knowledge of Pastel accounting package. * Mandatory, deep working knowledge of Xero accounting package. * Thorough grounding in IFRS. * Thorough grounding in IFRS for SMEs. * Strong financial reporting capabilities. * Excellent, professional communication skills. * Position requires a focused professional who works efficiently without distraction. **Who should apply** The ideal candidate is a dedicated and thorough professional with a BCom Honors degree and proven, practical experience in a similar financial management role. They should have advanced proficiency in MS Excel, a deep working knowledge of Pastel and Xero, and a thorough grounding in IFRS and IFRS for SMEs. Strong financial reporting capabilities and excellent, professional communication skills are required, along with the ability to work efficiently without distraction. Candidates who are available to start immediately are highly preferred. **Deadline** Not specified **Reference** Original posting: https://www.jobmail.co.za/jobs/medical/other-medical/amanzimtoti/finance-controller-id-7611936 Source: jobmail
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At a glance
- Microsoft Excel
- Sage / Pastel
- Xero
- IFRS
- Payroll
- Agile / Scrum
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