SMI 408134 - Financial Controller – Luxury Game Reserve

Employer Description

A Luxury Lodge/Game Lodge and Touring Brand/Portfolio. This role will be based in kwaZulu Natal.

Job Description

Our client requires a proactive financial controller to ensure the property’s results are reported accurately, timeously in accordance with Group policies. The financial controller will be responsible for financial recording, reporting, variance analysis, setting and agreeing budgets/reforecasts, training of staff and resolving problem areas at this particular property.  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 that will report to the Regional Finance operational Manager and have no/very little contact with guests.

KEY OUTPUTS

Includes but not limited to:

• Accurate recording and management of financial information for all business units for 2 entities
• 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

Qualifications

BComm or relevant qualification

Skills

You must have:

• 5+ Years financial/accounting experience
• Computer literate – Excel is essential
• PANstrat experience preferable
• SQL knowledge is a value add
• Excellent administrative skills, with a focus on attention to detail on numbers and analysis
• Excellent time management skills
• Critical thinking skills: Ability to solve problems and take the initiative
• Teamwork / collaboration
• Ability to work under pressure
• Excellent communication: Good Interpersonal skills as well as being able to communicate clearly in both written and verbal format
• Patience
• Operate in an informal but highly driven and results oriented environment
• Self-driven, motivated, and organized
• Comfortable in dealing with diverse cultures, languages, and environments
• Drive, effect and enact considered change

Benefits

Single accommodation and Meals on duty.