Management

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Full Accounting Function
• Managing Cash Flow, Cashbook, Debtors, Creditors, Reconciliations up to Trial
Balance (Overseeing and Processing)
• All Statutory Calculations and Submissions i.e VAT, Income Tax Clearance
Certificates, Workman’s Compensation Fund and Annual Returns
• Payroll Journals And Reconciliations
• Maintaining Spreadsheets
• Updating Finances for Purchase requests, ensuring all entries are accurate
• Assist Finance Manager with Strategic plans, to reduce spending and increasing
profits
• Obtaining Financial Data from Teams such as expenses etc to ensure records are up
to date for accurate auditing at year end
• General Administration

KEY COMPETENCIES
• Analytical – spot inaccuracies
• Organization – good organizations skills and prioritization to ensure that
tasks are completed on time and data can be found easily
• Self-motivated, efficient, trustworthy
• Multi-tasking, interpersonal and correction skills
• Problem Solving
• Strong Relationship with all staff
• Integrity – entrusted with companies’ confidential financial data, expected
to display integrity and confidentiality
• Communication skills – working with colleagues, clients and auditors on a
regular basis. Clear communications with a friendly disposition and a
professional demeanour.

EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE
• Completed BCompt / BComm Acc / BCom Financial Management
• Completed SAICA articles (an advantage)
• Min 6 years’ experience
• Evolution Accounting
• Excellent Excel Skills
• Strong Analytical, Administration and Supervisory Skills

General

The Group Human Resources Manager (GHRMNG) assumes responsibility to develop the Group’s human resource (HR) strategy, supervise the administrative area of HR and support the other Companies of the Group.

The GHRMNG has overall responsibility to provide assistance, advice and support the Managers about HR issues. The GHRMNG will also be acting Group Mozambique’s HRMNG.

The GHRMNG reports directly to the CEO or his/her deputy.

Duties & Responsibilities

The scope of responsibilities of the GHRMNG covers all HR areas within the Group. This includes overseeing the administrative area and developing HR strategy. The objective is for the Group to reach the next level in the management of its HR.

Outline of Duties & Responsibilities:

• Group HR Strategic Plan definition and follow-up of the deadlines;
• Support the functional managers in staff related matters;
• Ensuring an adequate Recruitment & Hiring strategy is defined and communicated throughout the Group.
• Assist in improving the Group’s structure;
• Definition of Job Descriptions and Job Profiles for all top positions within the Group;
• Supporting the top management in the Team Evaluation and Appraisal Process;
• Design a leadership pipeline for the Group;
• Develop and Implement a Management Performance Evaluation Model;
• Establish training needs for all levels in the Group;
• Develop training plans for the Group with the Training Manager;
• Selecting external trainers when required and evaluating their effectiveness; Ensure Group standards are maintained;
• Ensuring Individual Development plans with the top managers, whenever necessary;
• Ensure payroll processes for the Group that all salaries are paid correctly and timely;
• Keep Salary scale up to date and ensure that Salaries increases process is fair and aligned with salary scale and performance appraisal process; ensure uniform criteria for all employees within the Group;
• Supervise all expatriate processes and ensure that all are in compliance with labour law;
• Supporting and liaise with HR System Developers, on the development of new Human Resources Management Modules; Ensure (where possible) all Group companies use uniform systems and processes;
• Define and implement Group Internal Policies in line with the Grouops reality and the current legislation; Contribute for the disclosure and implementation of Internal Regulation document;
• Coordinate Company communication to the Employees;
• Perform other tasks as may be required by the CEO or his/her deputy.

Job Profile

• Soft Skills – Behaviors / Personal Competences
• Good communication skills;
• Empathy and ability to work in a team;
• Good judgment and strong profit orientation;
• Hard worker, with high levels of energy and self-motivation;
• Results orientated with delivery capabilities and good time management skills;
• Planning and Organization Skills;
• Decision making skills;
• Leadership skills (Coach and develop leaders, assess and improve the performance of direct reports, manage boundaries and allocate resources, select leaders and build the organization);
• Able to establish and maintain effective working relationships with subordinates, co-workers, Managers and external 3^rd parties (governmental);
• Conflict management ability;
• Pro-active management style with initiative, dynamism and assertiveness approach;
• Good judgment and ability to lead by example by demonstrating high ethical and moral behaviour whilst ensuring compliance with the Health, Safety, Environmental & Security and Anti-Bribery and Anti-Corruption policies for yourself and any of your direct reports;
• Available to pursue personal development of skills and knowledge necessary for the effective performance of the role;
• PRO: BA/CD.

Hard Skills – Background / Technical Competences

• Academic Background: Degree in Organizational Psychology or Human Resources Management;
• Experience required (minimum/maximum): 5-10 years, preferably in Transports, Logistics or Human Resources Consultancy in International Companies;
• Good understanding of the Business and Business Needs;
• IT knowledge: excellent knowledge of Microsoft Office products (word; excel; power point);
• Age (minimum / maximum): 30-40;
• Others: English – full command of the English language, both written and spoken;
• Time availability;
• LI: Minimum of 25.

Working Hours

Regular Office working hours:

• From Monday to Friday:
  • 07h30 – 12h30
  • 13h30 – 17h30
• Saturday’s:
  • 07h30 – 12h30

Requirements:

B. Degree or equivalent with a minimum of 10 years general management experience and a history of market and product growth.

Position Description:

An opportunity has arisen for a self-motivated executive to lead and grow our clients own manufacturing business unit within the Group.

The role requires a leader that will develop a market and product orientated strategy for their business unit and successfully drive its implementation.

The leader will have full accountability for the profit and loss of the business and for establishing an organisational culture that will attract and retain the best people to service the customers, grow the market and manage an efficient manufacturing entity.

This established business is currently a leading manufacturer supplying products.

The business also manufactures a range of industrial products used in specialised packaging, hygiene products and in the agriculture and building sector.

The business recently acquired a company that recycles fabric which is sold into the automotive and bedding industry and has advanced plans to grow into the agricultural and building markets.

The opportunity exists, with the right focus and leadership, to grow the businesses industrial product offering in the above sectors.

The shareholder is committed to doubling the size of this business within the next 5 years and providing the required investment to achieve this goal.

The successful incumbent will lead the Division.

Our client is the leading manufacturer in their field with a national footprint in South Africa and an operation in Namibia.

Essential Requirements:

• B degree with bookkeeping experience
• Impressive, demonstrable track record and skills/experience gained within a similar position(s), at a similar level.
• Strong leadership skills and experience.
• Credible and confident communicator (written and verbal) at all levels.
• Innovative with entrepreneurial flair.
• Proven strategic aptitude and ability.
• Ability to influence at a senior level, both internally and externally.
• Tenacious and results driven with sound business judgement.
• Passionate about achieving high levels of excellence.
• Highly energized and motivated with a high level of commitment.
• Experience in African countries besides South Africa

Financial Management

• Developing and implementing the financial strategy for the business.
• Understanding the value drivers of the business and identifying profitable commercial opportunities to grow revenue.
• Collating and analyzing business data pertaining to all commercial activities.
• Implement and Maintain financial controls
• Prepare and Manage cash in and out-flows
• Create budgets
• Ensuring that all commercial activities meet or improve on budget, cost, volume and efficiency targets (Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)) in line with business objectives.
• Manage the payment of salaries and wages and associated activities.
• Prepare the monthly management accounts.
• Assist the company accountants in the preparation and publishing of the annual financials.
• Present monthly financial management reports in line with agreed agendas.
• Manage all outsourced Service companies.
• Negotiate contract terms with customers and suppliers
• Complete tender documents and other financial related application forms
• Manage people
• Manage all general accounting activities i.e. Debtors, Creditors, Vat returns etc.

Bookkeeping to balance sheet which includes:

• Allocate all expenses to the correct account codes.
• Cashbook reconciliations
• Processing of Monthly Journal entries
• Monthly Debtor Invoicing and account reconciliations and following up on outstanding payments.
• Loading payments on the banking profile of various accounts
• Maintain the Fixed asset file
• Assist with Income tax workings for auditors and other year-end requirements.

KPI’s

1. Demonstrate effective control of the Business finances.
2. To ensure that debtors are timeously invoiced and payment made according to agreed terms.
3. To ensure that creditors are paid cost effectively and that good relations are maintained.