Finance Officer at Sanivation

The finance officer will enhance effectiveness of the finance & accounting functional area in tracking and reporting on the company’s financial activities. The Finance Officer will ensure that the company’s finances are properly managed and will ensure maintenance of data integrity in data storage and data management. The Finance Officer will be in charge of financial reporting ensuring budget alignment while disbursing funds to internal and external stakeholders. The Finance officer will play a crucial role in supporting scaling up company operations.

Roles and Responsibilities

Compliance, Policy formulation and implementation

• Review, update and implement financial policies to ensure operational efficiency.
• Ensure procurement procedures are known and adhered to.
• Perform continuous improvement of internal financial systems and processes.
• Ensure the company fully complies with all internal and external regulatory requirements.

Reporting framework

• Ensure proper book of accounts are maintained and safeguarded
• Ensure data integrity in all financial reporting.
• Perform monthly bank and petty cash reconciliations and internal reporting
• Participate in the annual company audit and be responsible to address finance related issues.

Budgeting

• Consolidating overall company budgets and following up on approvals
• Ensuring all expenses are within assigned project budget.
• Manage non-budgeted expenses through relevant approval processes.
• Manage and report on projects budget for any assigned projects.

Safeguard Company Assets

• Keep an updated register of company assets.
• Ensure all company assets and properly tagged and insured.
• Ensure proper depreciation of fixed assets.
• Recommend and perform disposal processes.
• Ensure all company assets are properly insured.
• Proper reconciliation of Finance Asset Register versus Accounting system.

Operational Tasks

• Keep track of company inventory i.e. sales and production data.
• Ensuring account receivables and accounts payables activities are performed accurately and timely.
• Ensure timely disbursements of cash requests and direct bank transactions.
• Bank correspondences management.

Qualifications:

• CPA Part II qualifications; CPA part I with a business degree will be considered.
• Knowledge of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP); Oracle NetSuite experience preferred.
• At least 3-years experience in a finance role.
• Experience in manufacturing will be a great advantage.
• Good Microsoft office tools especially excel and basic financial modelling skills.
• Great attention to detail.