Reporting and Consolidation Specialist

Introduction.

Motus is a multi-national provider of automotive mobility solutions and vehicle products and services, with a leading market presence in South Africa as well as a selected international offering in the United Kingdom, Australia, South East Asia and Southern and East Africa.

Motus employs over people globally and has a track record for steady growth and dependable value creation that spans over 77 years. Motus is a diversified (non-manufacturing) business in the automotive sector and is South Africa's leading automotive group, with unrivalled scale and scope across the automotive value chain. Our international focus is selective and aimed at enhancing our offering and contribution to performance.

Motus offers a differentiated value proposition to OEMs, customers and business partners with a business model that integrates our four business segments, Import and Distribution, Retail and Rental, Mobility Solutions and Aftermarket Parts, to meet customers' mobility needs across the vehicle's lifecycle.

Motus has long-standing importer and retail partnerships with leading OEMs, representing some of the world's most recognisable brands. We provide automotive manufacturers with a highly effective route-to-market and a vital link between the brand and the customer throughout the vehicle ownership cycle. In addition, we provide accessories and aftermarket automotive parts for out-of-warranty vehicles, and the Mobility Solutions business sells value-added products and services to customers.

Leading with purpose, Motus promotes physical and social mobility to strengthen stakeholder relationships and make a positive difference in the lives of customers, employees and society. The Group's decision-making is informed, considers the long term, holds Motus management and decision-makers to account, and ensures that the value we create today is preserved for tomorrow to benefit the current and future interests of all relevant stakeholders.

We want to create a working environment that is fair, rewarding and safe, and where everyone can perform to their full potential. Our people strategy supports Motus' growth and transition to a customer-centric and innovative organisation.

Our team manages the consolidation of the Motus Holdings Group of companies. There are approximately 515 individual packs that are consolidated in numerous reporting structures and consolidation methods spanning many jurisdictions. We support approximately 150 users across the business, ensuring accurate and timely submission of information. This is an office-based position working with a young and dynamic team.

The Group operates on a decentralised autonomous basis, coordinated by a central head function. This impacts the manner of approach and assistance the head office has with the underlying divisions.

We are looking for a recently qualified CA who is looking for experience in Reporting and Consolidations. This detail-oriented individual must be able to work under pressure in a deadline-driven environment.

Job description.

User support

• Provide general assistance to users, including basic system navigation.
• Providing general assistance on the completion of the Hyperion pack.
• Assisting users with processing complex transactions on the Hyperion pack.
• Liaising with users to ensure that all deliverables are met.

Monthly reporting

• Management of allocated segment or set of business units: This will include processing revenue eliminations, ensuring that all eliminations net off as required, and communicating queries or validations.
• Consolidate, reconcile, and draft allocated notes for the Consolidated Annual Financial statements for the Group. The reconciliations include verification of the information provided to third-party information (where possible), re-performing calculations performed by the system to ensure accuracy and analytical review of results to ensure reasonability.
• Ensuring that all allocated notes are IFRS-compliant.

Quarterly reporting

• Perform analytical review and completeness checks on the forecast and budgets presented by the segments.
• Preparation of submissions for Board sub-committees' information packs.

Other

• Liaise and resolve queries from the external auditors on the abovementioned reconciliations.
• Drafted IFRS-compliant annual financial statements for significant subsidiaries, including submission and finalisation with the external auditors.
• Submission of supplementary information and schedules to internal and external stakeholders for the abovementioned significant subsidiaries.
• Research and assist with technical accounting queries supporting the Group's technical documentation.
• Review CPIC tagging prepared by the vendor to ensure accuracy before submission to the Company Secretary.

Job profile

• Able to work in a team.
• Adaptable to different working environments.
• The ability to apply different approaches and processes during problem-solving.
• Able to improvise/think on their feet.
• Detail orientated.
• Able to work under pressure and in a deadline-driven environment requires strong time management skills.
• Ability to assist users with different levels of understanding and experience.
• Takes initiative to assess and identify process inefficiencies and advise accordingly.

Required skills.

• Basic understanding of consolidations.
• Comprehensive experience in IFRS reporting and technical accounting.
• Advanced Excel knowledge.

Advantages skills but not an absolute requirement

• Experience with Hyperion Financial Management.
• Experience in motor, retail and financial services industry.
• Complex consolidations in a multinational Group.
• JSE listings requirements.

Experience

• New qualified CA or less than one year's experience post articles.
• Big four articles are not required; small and medium firm experience is welcomed.