Finance Manager (SME)

Your reports shape real decisions at this national retail chain head office in Sandton, so they must be right. It's a practical job: you'll see what you got done before you go home.

The work is in Sandton, Gauteng, so you'll need a reliable way to get there every day.

• Review creditors, debtors and payroll journals from the clerks
• Draft annual financial statements under IFRS or IFRS for SMEs
• Track stock costing, standard costs and production variances
• Maintain the fixed asset register and depreciation schedules
• Prepare the audit file and answer auditor queries
• Reconcile balance sheet accounts and clear old reconciling items
• Build budgets and rolling forecasts with department heads

• BCom Accounting or equivalent degree
• Experience on an ERP such as Sage X3, Sage 300, Syspro or SAP Business One
• Strong Excel skills, including large data sets and lookups
• Working knowledge of IFRS or IFRS for SMEs
• At least 3 years of post-qualification accounting experience

• CA(SA) with SAICA, or AGA(SA) or Professional Accountant (SA) with SAIPA
• Power BI or a similar BI tool
• Completed articles at an audit firm

• Hybrid schedule outside month-end week
• Paid professional body membership fees
• Study assistance for board exams

• If you're applying for a SAICA training contract, check the firm is a registered training office before you apply.
• Show what you improved, such as "cut month-end close from 10 days to 6"; results beat task lists.