Management Accountant

Main Purpose:Support the Senior & Chief Accountants in managing all financial aspects of the Retail Network, specifically managing individual Retail Site Profit and Loss & preparing accounts to Trial Balance stage.Knowledge Skills and Abilities, Key Responsibilities:

Key Responsibilities ( Pointers shared in the Business Case for Analyst level role)

• Management of individual site Profit and Loss for Retail Sites including accruals & ensuring correct allocations
• Provide accurate sales invoice data to the analysts and reporting finance team
• Management of sales invoice processing including understanding the data flow and confirming all files are accounted for
• Must have an understanding of the retail POS systems and reporting
• Oversee/process Prepayments, Utilities, Accruals & manage monthly reconciliations
• Calculate commission and other site calculations including invoicing
• Assist in processing intercompany settlement and reconciliations
• Responsible for training of staff members, mentoring and monitoring performance
• Indirect supervision/follow-up of Finance Assistants
• Ensure accrual accounting procedures are adhered to
• Analyze FX impact and posting
• End of month journals including prepayments and accruals
• Balance Sheet Reconciliations
• Analysis and investigation of variances
• Perform Bank reconciliation
• Support external auditor’s preparation of audit files, preparation of annual financial statement (IFRS) etc.
• Ensure all end of month procedures are completed within deadline
• Completion of month end & other regular reporting
• Assist in the development & implementation of Financial Control Reviews for our retail network
• Other ad-hoc finance duties when required

Experience

• Qualified Chartered Accountant
• Having 2+ years’ experience in performing Assistant Accountant/Finance Assistant functions for a medium to large commercial organization
• Demonstrated understanding of fundamental accounting principles
• Experience within a retail and/or multi location business

Skills

• Highly developed interpersonal skills and ability to work closely with finance team to achieve section objectives
• Ability to meet deadlines and manage multiple tasks

Competencies

• Ability to deal with pressure in a dynamic and changing work environment
• Ability to work as a team player and contribute to the team’s success

Key Relationships and Department Overview:

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