Duties Include:

• Manage complete financial process for the organisation including Chase system
• Collecting, interpreting and reviewing financial information within the company
• Drive improvements in gathering and delivery of management information
• Providing detailed client analysis and reporting to support key decision making
• Identifying risks and opportunities with respect to client servicing, pricing and profitability
• Conduct ad hoc analysis as required, and present findings and recommendations
• Producing financial reports related to budgets, account payable, account receivables, expenses, etc.
• Prepare due diligence packages for all new clients (direct and intercompany) including securing appropriate credit insurance.
• Liaise with shared Accounts Payable group to manage timely vendor payments and invoice processing.
• Running of bi-monthly timesheet reports.
• Assist with SOX compliance requests.
• Ad hoc reporting and analysis.
• Responsible for compilation and finalization of monthly revenue.
• Review of monthly billing reports
• Prepare and distribute monthly accrual/deferral entries.
• Preparation of monthly commentaries
• Developing long-term business plans based on these reports
• Conduct the sign off of all Supplier Payments
• Reviewing, monitoring and managing budgets
• Preparation of all statutory requirements: VAT, PAYE, SDL and UIF
• Managing monthly books
• Payroll
• Internal audits and forecasts
• Planning of external year-end audits
• Preparation and issue of IRP5 documentation
• Co-ordination of Black Empowerment Equity Files

Requirements

• At least 5 years in a similar role at an ad agency or media services company
• Practical experience in process development and implementation
• Advanced user of Chase Software, MS Office, especially Excel and PowerPoint

Attributes:

• High energy, hands on, practical, hard worker.
• High initiative, self-starter, able to deal with ambiguity, high standards.
• Detail-oriented, goal-line oriented, process-oriented.
• Grounded, approachable, able to interact at all levels of an organisation (global, local, regional, business unit, client, etc.).
• Enthusiastic, “can do” attitude and collaborative work-style.
• Takes decisions and exercises own judgement well
• Ability to work on multiple projects to tight timescales
• Ability to challenge and question
• Works with high level of authority on complex issues, seeking appropriate support where necessary.