Manager, Finance Land

• Manage and supervise overall accounting and financial matters, including finalization of management reports and statutory financial statements that are in strict compliance with the International accounting standards and SDG Group policies.
• Ensure timely and enhanced quality submissions to Group Finance, which amongst others include financial analytics, monthly and quarterly financial and management reports.
• Prepare and monitor monthly financial forecasts to ensure financial targets are achieved.
• Ensure effective management of working capital and funding requirements which amongst others require optimization of purchases, inventories, close monitoring on debtors aging to timely collections as well as proper planning and accurate forecasting. This also entails a proper review of customers’ credit assessments.
• Treasury functions – include liaison with bankers on banking facilities, foreign exchange and money market transactions, letter of credit and other banking matters, in consultation with Group Treasury Finance. Appropriate management of exchange exposure and hedge a in accordance with approved company policies.
• Support Business Unit in Annual Budget preparation, including participation in the challenge sessions with the business to ensure assumptions underlying the budget are supported.
• Liaison with external auditors including review of audit reports and internal control matters prior to finalization.
• Manage all tax matters to ensure tax efficiencies and to manage tax risk effectively.
• Review and improve internal controls, corporate governance processes as well as to ensure SDG Group Finance Policies and Procedures and Limits of Authority (LOA) are strictly adhered to.
• Support business decisions through an in-depth understanding and analysis of financial and operational performance, including review of product costing and margins calculations to ensure accuracy in order to support business decisions on optimal product mix.
• Insurance Support – Review and manage the company insurance policies to ensure optimal insurance coverage which are cost effective and insurance claims are maximized and expedited.
• Proactive member of Tender Committee and to ensure tender process and policies are adhered to and to manage price negotiation effectively.
• Uplift the finance staff strength and provide training and coaching to enhance staff competencies and performance.
• Other related functions may be required from time to time.

• Bachelor’s Degree or higher in finance, banking, accounting or equivalent. Professional qualification (e.g. ACCA, CPA, MIA) will be an added advantage.
• 5 - 8 years of experience in audit and finance operation role.
• Experienced in Financial Reporting & Accounting and Taxation.

SD Guthrie