Senior Financial Controller

**About Us**:
We are in search of a suitable Senior Financial Controller to support the Divisional Finance Manager. You will form an integral role in the Finance team and will provide overall end-to-end financial administration services, control and assist with Project Accounting within allocated region.

As the leading integrated facilities solutions provider in Africa and the Middle East, operating in over 28 countries, with over 40 000 employees, the Tsebo Solutions Group enables businesses to optimise their efficiency and productivity, and become more successful. We take responsibility of our customers’ non-core activities outside of their expertise, empowering them to focus on their core business. Our local expertise, global standards and innovative cross-divisional solutions, such as catering, cleaning, facility management and security, give us the edge to optimise our customers non-core operations, allowing them to enjoy reduced cost, risk and complexity.

**Duties & Responsibilities**:

- Prepare business review documents within stipulated timelines.
- To ensure effective month-end cut-off and that management accounts reconcile with the ledger.
- Manage accounts payable process and subordinates by meeting deadlines as stipulated.
- Oversee the processing of intercompany invoices.
- Effectively balance intercompany accounts with counter parties.
- Support and maintain financial systems.
- Ad hoc tasks in support of the financial manager.
- Ad hoc tasks in support of the divisional managing director
- Preparation of annual divisional budgets.
- Preparation of quarterly forecasts (3 per year)
- Liaising with internal & external auditors to mitigate any risks identified.
- Accuracy, completeness & validity of income statements on purpose (site level)
- Cost allocations to correct purposes
- Balance sheet recons (compiling monthly divisional balance sheet files for management/internal audit
- Reviewing monthly results and providing advice on areas to improve/focus on
- Monitoring accrued income process
- Managing financial controls and guidance to regional debtor/creditor
- Operational team guidance/advice & training on overall financial/commercial processes of the business
- Costings on various options for current clients
- Costings and explanations on increase impact for clients
- Proof reading draft contracts
- Weekly / Monthly forecast per business unit
- Monthly revenue recon preparation and sign off process
- Assisting sales in costing queries / advice & approving new proposed costings
- Reviewing payment packs
- Verification and releasing of payments
- Calculations for Capex motivations
- Maintenance of accounts on QlikView
- Other ad hoc tasks
- Analyzing and interpreting monthly variances

**Skills and Competencies**:

- Leadership and management skills
- Highly analytical, with good numerical skills as well as costing skills
- Computer literacy and experience with relevant systems is essential (MS Office)
- Understanding of Security Operational process
- Proven report-writing skills - verbal & numerical
- Ability to work cross functionally and be a team player
- Commercial acumen
- Knowledge of budgeting & forecasting processes
- Excellent communication, interpersonal and presentation skills as well as sound analytical and problem-solving skills
- Ability to plan, organize and control own work effort
- Customer service centered
- Financial and business acumen
- Experience in policies and procedures in purchasing
- Good communication and interpersonal skills
- AX 09 experience will be advantageous
- Microsoft D365 experience will be advantageous

**Qualifications**:

- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting / Financial Management OR equivalent tertiary qualification
- CA(SA) / MBA / similar post-graduation qualification will be an advantage
- 2- 4 Year(s) experience in similar role