Hybrid Finance Manager

at Rentokil Initial

• Job title: Finance Manager
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Mid level, Senior
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: Professional Certificate
• Tech skills: ERP
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Cape Town, South Africa

About the role

• Finance Manager responsible for statutory reporting and managing finance functions at the company. Leading a team to ensure compliance across the Sub-Sahara Africa region.

Responsibilities

• This role is responsible for the statutory reporting at a legal entity level and requires collaboration with the Sub-Sahara Africa Finance Director and Financial Controller.
• Providing strategic direction and leadership to a the Finance transactional team on day to day operational activities and month end close procedures, this role will be responsible for delivery of the following KPA’s:
• Effective management of the Accounts payable function, ensuring:
• Effective management of the Treasury function, including:
• Effective management of the Payroll function, including:
• Effective management of the end to end Fixed asset function in line with Group accounting policy, including the management of MV insurance recoveries and the prepayment of MV service plans across SSA region
• Effective Tax administration to ensure compliance with local tax requirements including VAT, PAYE, Dividends tax and Company tax across SSA Africa region
• Effective management of the monthly transactional month-end close process, including the monthly review of all Balance sheet reconciliations in line with month-end timetable
• Coordination and management of the year-end audit process including preparation of the annual financial statements and ensuring that the agreed audit budget not exceeded
• Coordination and engagement with external auditors or Group in Internal audit for the execution of annual control assessments or specific internal audits
• Coordination and management of all Company secretarial requirements with relevant Service providers
• Support FD with the implementation and adherence to controls and governance including systems access rights review and Segregation of duties on Financial systems
• Provide leadership and direction to the Accounting transactional team, and encourage long term personal development to build individual capability of the team
• Support the BEE process and ensure the deadline is met

Requirements

• High degree of ethics and integrity, be disciplined and structured
• Exceptional professional written and verbal communication skills to interact at all levels of organization
• Detailed oriented and excellent analytical skills
• Good relationship management skills.
• Self-motivated and driven
• Behaviors aligned with the values of Service, Relationships and Teamwork
• CA (SA) with Big 4 Audit Experience
• Minimum 3 - 5 years post-articles experience in financial management, covering all the disciplines of Finance i.e. General ledger management, Treasury and Tax.
• Current knowledge on IFRS, tax legislation, Companies act and other relevant legislation required
• ERP system beneficial
• Multi-national experience beneficial

Benefits

• Medical Aid
• Pension Fund
• Performance Based Bonus