Title:  Financial Accountant

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Immediate Superior: Record to Report Manager
Location: Stellenbosch, Cape Town​​​​​​
Function: Finance
Sub Function: Record to Report
Type of Contract: Permanent
Reference Number: 109788
Closing Date: 08/05/2024

Purpose:

To support the Processing & Support functions within the group.

Processing of journals for the group. Controlling of GL Accounts including the analyses of trends, costs, revenues, financial commitments, and obligations.

Reports organisation's finances to management and offers suggestions about resource utilization, tax strategies, and assumptions underlying budget forecasts.

Key Responsibilities:

• Strategic & Financial Results

• GL Account reconciliations and Submission
• Monthly journal processing
• Assistance with year-end and interim tasks
• Annual financial statements
• STATS SA questionnaires
• Timely submission with queries
• Feedback from Group financial controller

• Operational Results

• Debtors and audit committee Reporting
• Assist with managing insurance renewal process, as well as assist with monthly accounting of insurance related items
• Correct and timeously consolidation of applicable 

• Customer & Relationship Results

• Build effective relationships with external and internal stakeholders
• Assist business with accounting related queries, month end processes and journals
• Resolve insurance related queries
• Assist with training and develop of Top trainees
• Performance score card
• Timely resolving of queries
• Feedback from Group Financial controller

• Innovation & Improvement Results

• Drive continuous improvement in area of responsibility
• Improve effectiveness of tasks
• Provide evidence of improvements

Education & Experience:

• Recognised post secondary accounting qualification.
• Accreditation to a professional body will be advantageous.
• At least 3-5 years relevant work experience (FMCG will be an advantage)

Demonstrated skills:

• Fully computer literate in SAP and MS Office (advanced Excel skills)

Demonstrates proficiency in the following Behavioural competencies:

• Commercial Acumen - Balance long and short-term business value generation through the regular application of integrated commercial principles across the board in order to take ownership and drive course corrective actions with rigour
• Personal effectiveness & excellence – Display an iterative learning mentality.  Actively seeks out opportunities to learn and develop, and promotes learning and development in others
• Resilience - Remains determined despite frequent obstacles. Possess high levels of EQ
• Creative - The ability to use imagination and new ideas to produce solutions
• Entrepreneurial – The ability to think ahead to spot or create opportunities and maximize them
• Builds collaborative relationship and networks – People and relationship building centric. Develops internal/external relationships with an Organisation focus, to resolve both short-term issues and advance longer-term projects/work
• Engagement skills - Communicates persuasively and confidently to influence and negotiate positive outcomes.
• Leading change – Involves, supports and motivates others in finding improved ways of working. Manages change projects. This includes the ability to inspire and motivate the team towards a common vision and to challenge the status quo and drive change in the business environment
• Leads a team of individuals through agile ways of working and enable the best business outcome through integration of best skills for the job and flexible work package assignments
• Challenging - The ability to challenge the status quo and drive change in a business environment
• Responsible & Accountable - The ability to work in a way that considers its impact on other people, organisational goals and the wider environment.

The Company’s approved Employment Equity Plan and Targets will be considered as part of the recruitment process. As an Equal Opportunities employer, we actively encourage and welcome people with various disabilities to apply. Heineken Beverages (South Africa) (Pty) Ltd) is committed to an organisational culture that recognises, appreciates and values inclusion and diversity. You must be fully eligible to live and work in South Africa to apply.