Senior Finance Officer

6 days ago

Umhlanga, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Sappi Full time

Description
Description

We are hiring
We're on the lookout for an experienced
Senior Finance Officer
to perform a variety of financial and accounting tasks to ensure the accuracy, integrity, and efficiency of the company's financial records. This role supports the month-end close process, ensures compliance with internal controls and policies, and provides timely and accurate financial information to stakeholders.

As a
Senior Finance Officer
, you will be responsible to:

  • Supervise, mentor, and manage the performance of a respective finance team.
  • Provide coaching and guidance to direct reports to enhance their performance and ensure they meet set standards. This include conducting performance reviews, having development conversations, and reviewing their development plans.
  • Perform accurate and timely processing of financial transactions, including verifying, creating, changing and posting invoices and journals.
  • Conduct thorough and regular reconciliations of various accounts, including general ledger accounts, bank accounts, and sub-ledgers, to identify, investigate, and resolve discrepancies.
  • Run, extract, and analyse various reports from SAP, exporting data to MS Excel for further review and submission to management and other departments.
  • Ensure strict adherence to company policies, procedures, and internal controls (e.g., ,POPIA, IFRS).
  • Following up on uncleared transactions, investigating variances in reports, and providing guidance and solutions to both internal departments and external stakeholders.
  • Assisting with ad-hoc general finance related queries.

What are we looking for?

  • A relevant 3-year diploma or degree in Accounting (NQF 6) is essential. An NQF 7 degree in Accounting will be an advantage.
  • A minimum of 3 to 5 years years of relevant experience in a financial or accounting environment.
  • MS Office with advanced competency in excel
  • SAP certification preferable and any related information systems.
  • Understanding of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) will be advantageous.

What's in it for you?

  • An excellent opportunity to work, learn & grow with us. With our culture of learning & development, you can access thousands of online trainings
  • A multi-cultural & international environment to share and collaborate with colleagues from more than 68 nationalities in 31 locations globally.
  • A unique opportunity to join a global wood fibre solution company. We are constantly innovating toward a circular economy working to achieve our sustainability goals & reduce our carbon foot print.

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