Finance & Admin Manager (Grocery Retail Chain) at iRecruiters Africa Limited

Job Objectives:

• Provides the monthly Profit & Loss Statement and Balance Sheet of the region.
• Responsible for correct store accounting.
• Provides reports and statistics to manage and improve the operation of the region.
• Ensures the necessary legal procedures on accounting, tax matters, and labor law.
• Ensures the lowest possible cost and highest possible productivity in his departments.

Key Responsibilities:

• Organizes an efficient accounting department, especially for the accounting of all procedures that concern the stores (“Store Accounting”).
• Responsible for all payment and bank procedures.
• Oversees the administration of all payroll issues as far as standard contracts, legal subjects, salary payments, and social security payments are concerned.
• Provides the necessary information to the company´s tax and accounting advisory and auditors.
• Checks on unusual inventory results of stores and ensures correct and reliable data.
• Provides the necessary IT infrastructure for the region, especially for the stores.
• Suggests and negotiates all insurance contracts for the company.
• Keeps the keys of all stores.
• Decides on all salaries of his staff in accordance with the salary policy of the company.

Key Requirements:

• A university degree in Accounting
• Must be a qualified and chartered accountant preferably (ACA, FCCA, ACMA)
• 5+ years relevant work experience of which 3 years must have been on the Senior Manager level
• Strong financial modeling, budgeting, and forecasting
• Work experience in any of the big 4 either locally or internationally is a plus
• Strong knowledge of IFRS and relevant accounting principles is a must
• Previous experience with the implementation of financial systems and controls is required.
• Notable P & L and balance sheet analysis skill
• Excellent People Management skills
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Strong negotiation and analytical skill