The Accountant is the lead finance business partner for the organisation and has responsibilities covering all aspects of financial management, performance management, financial accounting, budgeting and corporate reporting. He/She reports direct to the Management and Corporate HQ . He/She must have sound technical as well as management skills and be able to lead a team consisting of finance professionals with varied, in-depth or niche technical knowledge and abilities. He/She consolidates their work and ensuring its quality and accuracy, especially for reporting purposes.
The role is expected to provide sound financial advice and counsel (on working capital, financing or the financial position of the business) to the senior management and leadership team by synthesising internal and external data and studying the economic environment. He/She often has a key role in implementing best practices in order to identify and manage all financial and business risks and to meet the organisation's desired business and fiscal goals. He/She is expected to have a firm grasp of economic/business trends and to implement work improvement projects that are geared towards quality, compliance and efficiency in finance.
~ Analyse the financial performance and position of the organisation and develop suitable accounting policies to meet reporting requirements.
~ Analyse, compile and present management information for managerial decision making.
~ Apply appropriate appraisal techniques and consideration for taxation, inflation and risk in investment decisions.
~ Articulate to management all relevant tax issues to minimise the organisations tax liabilities.
~ Assess the chargeable gains and losses of the organisation, as well as capital gain tax liabilities.
~ Calculate accounting ratios relating to profitability, liquidity, efficiency and position.
~ Evaluate the effectiveness of the organisations financial system and determine any areas of improvement.
~ Identify and calculate both financial and non-financial performance measurements for reporting on the organisations performance.
~ Manage a documented system of accounting policies and procedures.
~ Oversee the preparation of the organisations budget.
~ Plan and coordinate the annual financial audit process.
~ Provide financial leadership and strategic thinking to support sustainable value-creation.
~ Resolve issues and deficiencies arising from audit findings.
~ Respond to internal and external auditors on audit data, variances and audit findings.
~ Supervise and review the preparation of consolidated financial statements, business activity reports and forecasts for management and external stakeholders.
~ Supervise the calculation of taxable income and income tax liabilities of the organisation.
~ Use management information systems strategically for effective management and control of the business.
