Accountant (Pharmaceutical Group) – Johannesburg, Gauteng 72 views
Job Overview
Requirements
- Chartered Accountant – CA (SA)/CIMA
- 10 years of experience after serving 3 years of article experience
- Oracle experience
- Pharma industry (preferably)
- Familiar with import process and compliance relating thereto
- Conversant with Government tender process to support the business
- Familiarity and some experience on FX risk management Rand Vs USD
- Good working knowledge of BEE provisions
- Exposure to Oracle is preferred
- Regular budgeting, MIS, handling auditors, GAAP issues etc… routine matters
- Familiarity to needs for timely financial reporting for public companies
- Good communication skill
- Good background, governance /code of ethics/ internal control environment
- Excel Skills, analytical skills, profit and loss calculations for new markets
- Also added advantage is dealing with various provinces for billing and collections of AR
Knowledge:
- Customer and Personal Service – customer collections experience
- Administration and Management – Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic cash flow planning
- Familiar with import process and compliance relating thereto
- Conversant with Government Tender process to support the business
- English Language – Knowledge of the professional grammar in drawing up financial reports and profitability calculations and findings
- Mathematics – Knowledge of detailed arithmetic
- Computers – Microsoft office, advanced excel and Oracle (preferable)
- Tax knowledge: Income Tax, Vat, PAYE
The main purpose of this position:
To manage overall finance activities of APLSA and all cash flows of the subsidiary
Compliance with all the accounting and finance requirements of the company
Duties & Responsibilities:
Overseeing:
- 5x Finance Staff
Finance:
- Management assistance of all Finance
- Day to day working capital management and planning of payments based on funds availability –
- Manage transfer pricing issues for the subsidiary and associated customers
- Cost due diligence of all quotations of Vendors/Suppliers
- Supporting sales managers with profitability calculations, product pricing, commission and marketing fees/Co-marketing fees calculations in special sales deals
- Overseeing all staff travel and accommodation requirements
- Monitoring of all Debtors outstanding
- Verification and approving all creditors before making payment
- Monitor the stock levels and expiry dates and advising/assisting sales manager for liquidation as early as possible
- Verification of monthly VAT calculations for submitting for filing with SARS
- Submitting Monthly MIS reports to specific deadlines
Supporting:
- Preparation of quarterly financial statements and send it to our client, India branch
- Preparation all corporate budget for the subsidiary, verification of sales, marketing and regulatory budgets
- Monitor and control of all the expenses against budgets and review the variance
- Liaising with tax consultant’s w.r.t. all monthly and yearly tax filings and with auditor for internal and statutory audits etc.
- Developing external relationships with appropriate contacts, e.g. auditors, solicitors, bankers etc.
- Company secretarial matters- preparation of Minutes, Resolutions other statutory filings
- Coordinate with client, India and other direct customers of our client, India branch with regard to outstanding and payment related issues
- Engage in ongoing cost reduction analyses in all areas of the company
- Third party contract manufacturing facility
- Bonded warehouse process
- BEE and BEE partner cash flow management and solutions
- Board meeting preparation and attendance where required
- CIPC
- Contracts and Legal Agreements
- CPA Tender and SEP
- CSD
- Payment review
- India Payments review
- Daily monitoring of forex rates & data to be maintained
- Annual insurance increase reviews
- Any other financial / accounting issues which not mentioned above