Junior Financial Manager (Manufacturing)

Babylonstoren offers an exciting opportunity for a highly talented, driven and passionate junior financial manager to join our team.

Requirements

• A CA or CIMA qualification.
• At least three years’ post-article experience.
• Fluent in Afrikaans and English with professional communication skills.
• A background in manufacturing is essential.
• Familiar with the latest IFRS knowledge.
• Experience in financial accounting and monthly management reporting.
• Experience in contributing to successful culture change and new ways of working.
• Ability to see the wider picture and implications, whilst maintaining an eye for detail.
• Ability to focus on achieving key objectives to timescale.
• Strong numeric, analytical, and statistical competencies.
• Advanced MS Excel skills.
• Working knowledge of ERP applications and processing.
• Ability to work independently and take initiative.
• Ability to analyse and resolve complex problems.
• Team-player attitude.
• Strong business administration skills.
• Time management skills and the ability to prioritise.

Responsibilities

• Prepare monthly management pack reports for business units, including comparisons and explanations for significant variations between budget and actuals.
• Prepare management accounting information on costings, margins and stock levels.
• Support the development, standardisation and implementation of new financial systems and processes to reflect best practice and to ensure efficient, high-quality financial information.
• Ensure that suitable internal controls are in place.
• Assist with business units’ budget preparation.
• Prepare audit support schedules for year-end audit.
• Assist in training staff to implement new financial processes and/or procedures.
• Assist with ad hoc financial requirements.
• Support the Head of Finance in advising on various accounting matters.

Please send your CV and salary expectation to [email protected].