Looking for a Financial Controller to be responsible for financial recording, reporting, variance analysis, setting and agreeing budgets/reforecasts, training of staff and resolving problem areas at a lodge near Hluhluwe.
This role will suit a candidate that is a team player who is professional, results orientated, has attention to detail and good people skills. The candidate must have the ability to work independently while being part of a team. The role will require investment in time, specifically over month and year ends, to produce accurate and timely results.
This is a senior ‘live in’ office/administrative role at the lodge that will report to the Regional Finance operational Manager and have no/very little contact with guests. Accommodation will be provided.
Experience required:
BCom or relevant qualification
5+ Years financial/accounting experience
Computer literate – Excel is essential
PANstrat experience preferable
SQL knowledge is a value add
Duties include:
Accurate recording and management of financial information for all business units
Maintaining and improving high financial standards and discipline
Management, Mentorship and training of financial co-ordinator and Finance trainee
Meeting finance deadlines
Training of staff from various backgrounds and skill levels
Collation and resolution of general ledger queries
Assist lodge managers/ regional finance operational manager with queries
Reconciling various accounts including clearing accounts and inter lodge transactions
Interpretation and analysis of management accounts
Holding monthly finance meetings with the regional finance operational manager to discuss financial performance
Ensuring correct authorisation and allocation of business expenditure
Maintaining stock control procedures, assisting with stock counts when required
Monitoring the controls within the lodges and conducting internal audits
Develop and implement systems and procedures
Responsible for the compiling of budgets and quarterly reforecasts
Assist all staff with Panstrat
Review and train Front of House systems
Assisting with year-end audit
Review and reporting of capex spend to budget
Collation and accuracy of Sustainability Stats, compilation of Sustainability graphs
Maintaining of fixed asset register
The Implementation and / or maintenance of financial systems, processes and procedures ensuring the accuracy of data as extracted from multiple platforms
Monitoring the vehicle fleet through statistical reporting
Processing of financial transactions over accounts payable and accounts receivable in compliance with the group financial policies and procedures
Reconciliation of supplier statements to the general ledger
Loading and review of all creditor’s payments
Preparing and submitting to JHB the weekly cash flow requirements
Reservations of volunteers
Relieve financial Co-ordinator requirements when they are on leave
