Consumers everywhere are increasingly conscious of the quality of the food they eat. Puratos develops, produces, and distributes a unique range of ingredients for bakers, pastry-chefs and chocolatiers who demand the very highest quality.
Founded in Belgium in 1919, From humble beginnings to worldwide success, join us on our journey and discover our history and heritage.
Weve evolved from a father-and-son start-up in Belgium, to a global group with more than 9000 employees, 93 innovation centers, and more than 65 manufacturing operations across 81 countries to date. Its with great pride that we look back on this century of hard work, courage, and innovation. Thank you for making it all possible and lets continue building the next 100 years of shared success!
Our passion for innovation, pioneering spirit, and core value our communities, is what makes working at Puratos so magical.
FINANCE MANAGER
(Johannesburg, South Africa)
Position Overview
Plans, organizes, directs, controls, and coordinates the financial and accounting activities of Chipkins Puratos.
Key Accountabilities
- Manage (direct co-ordinate and control) the financial activities of the allocated branches (Longmeadow)
- Review and authorise (sign-off) of cashbook and monthly bank statements.
- Review and authorise (sign-off) accounts payable (creditors) schedule and authorise cheque payments to creditors.
- Maintain Fixed Assets Register.
- Control & oversee stock counts and variance analysis
- Prepare financial reports.
- Processing of monthly journals
- Prepare income statement and balance sheet (referred to as The Pack).
- Submit income statement forecast (Flash).
- Prepare annual financial statement budget
- Prepare monthly & quarterly reports on business unit performance.
- Prepare ad-hoc reports.
- Oversee annual financial year-end audit.
- Prepare required input for audits.
- Liaise with auditors to set-up year-end financial audit.
- Furnish auditors with all relevant information for audit.
- Assist with the formulation of the business unit strategic plan by providing relevant financial information.
- Oversee the preparation of departmental budgets.
- Prepare and present long range profit forecasts and budgets.
- Assist with the preparation (draft) and implementation of the business unit strategic plan.
- Conduct risk management function
- Establish internal financial monitoring and control procedures, mechanisms, and systems. Includes monthly balance sheet reconciliations and bi-annual asset verifications.
- Evaluate efficiency of budgetary and accounting strategies, polices, and plans in consultations with other managers.
- Perform other duties as per operational requirements.
- Including releasing of payments
- Matric (Grade 12) and a bachelors degree in accounting or relevant qualification.
- 5 years experience in an accounting and management accounting environment; 3 years experience in a financial management position is preferable.
- Computer literacy: Microsoft Office suite (Outlook, PowerPoint, Excel, Word). Syspro knowledge preferable
- Interpersonal skills; communicating with management and staff at all levels; resolve conflicts and negotiate with others; establish and maintain interpersonal relationships.
- Make decisions and solves problems, analysing data or information.
- Written comprehension the ability to read and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
- Good communication skills - English is a prerequisite.
- Ability to read and write in English and any other language(s)
- Good personality, hardworking, teamwork, service orientated, creative, innovative, trustworthy, open to learn from feedback.
- Willingness to travel for branch visits/stock takes.
- Collaborating Effectively: Ability to think and act as one team in a spirit of trust and respect. Being open to different ideas. Building formal and informal relationship networks.
- Communicating Effectively: Developing and delivering communications in diverse modes that generate a clear understanding of the unique needs of different audiences.
- Driving Performance: Showing ambition and going the extra mile in achieving expected results. Driving sustainable operational excellence through diligent planning, prioritization, monitoring & effective use of resources.
- Improving Continuously: Being passionate about achieving high quality standards for oneself and the organization. Constantly looking for and taking advantage of improvement opportunities
- Managing Customer Needs: Being able and eager to find out what the internal or external customer wants and needs and to act accordingly. Making the life of the customer easier. Fostering a customer centric culture.
- Ethical, honest and utmost integrity - sharing Puratos values.
Puratos provides a dynamic, entrepreneurial environment that encourages our people to take initiatives and bring ideas that will contribute to the success of the company. Of course, Puratos offers a competitive package (salary, and market related benefits) but additionally, offers you a position that you can further develop and shape.
