CENTRAL ENERGY FUND (CEF) - READVERTISEMENT: SENIOR FINANCIAL ACCOUNTANT - FINANCIAL- REPORTING AND INTERNAL CONTROL (PERMANENT)

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Required minimum qualifications and experience: 
 B Degree in Accounting 
 Chartered Accountant (CA/SA) 
 Minimum of 10 years’ experience in Financial Accounting and Reporting. 
 
Desired additional skills/ competencies 
 Extensive knowledge and understanding of IFRS and tax legislation 
 Understanding of National Treasury Reporting Guidelines 
 Financial accounting, internal controls and reporting skills 
 Ability to coordinate complex exercises and manage teams and work flow 
 Asset management 
 Ability to Prepare Consolidated Financial Statements 
 Must have the Ability to Analyse Data and do variance analysis 
 Must have excellent problem solving skills 
 Ability to work well under pressure and respond to tight deadlines. 
 Excellent verbal, presentation and business writing communication skills. 
 Must be a Critical thinker, self-starter and able to work with little or no supervision. 
 Ability to effectively communicate and collaborate with a diverse range of people 
 Excellent judgment in setting priorities and interacting with internal and external clients 
 Demonstrate ability to multi-task, respond to needs quickly and efficiently and prioritize work with a strong attention to detail and time management skills 
 People management skills

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KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS 
Financial reporting 
 Prepare annual and monthly trial balances and reconciliations 
 Provide guidance to the subsidiaries on templates required in preparation of consolidated annual financial statements and prepare group and company AFS 
 Assist with the preparation of the integrated report and presentations to stakeholders 
 
Tax submissions 
 Review and submission of tax returns ( vat and income tax), SARS requests, tax recons and provide guidelines to accountants to avoid penalties 
 Coordinate the timeous preparation of tax calculations and tax rulings 
 Advice business on tax matters when structuring transaction 
 
Audit process facilitation 
 Oversee and facilitate the internal and external audit process 
 Develop action plan for internal and external audit findings 
 Oversee the process of implementation of the audit action plans by CEF SOC and report accordingly 
 Monitor the execution of action plans by subsidiaries and report accordingly 
 
Stakeholder management 
 Interact and influence relationships with external stakeholder such as the Department, National treasury, SARS and suppliers 
 Interact and influence relationships with internal stakeholders such as CFO, subsidiaries, Board Audit Committee ad procurement committee 
 
Internal controls/financial controls 
 Identify risk relating to finance and act as the risk champion for Finance, SCM &Treasury 
 Identify risk relating to finance and act as the risk champion for Finance, SCM & Treasury 
 Consolidate and Report back on implementation of risk mitigation plans 
 Facilitate development of Finance, SCM and Treasury policies and procedures (revenues, assets, liabilities, expenditure, Supply Chain Management/Procurement and Treasury management). 
 Facilitate the communication of financial policies and procedures across the Group 
 Ensure standard Finance, Treasury and SCM Policy Framework across the Group 
 Promote continuous improvement and compliance to financial policies and procedures 
 Monitor compliance to IFRS and National Treasury reporting guidelines 
 Assess the adequacy of the application software for transactions and financial reporting and recommend the adequate system 
 
Thought leadership and financial advisor 
• Research new policies, financial management techniques and Lead awareness workshop 
• Advice business on tax matters when structuring transaction 
• Advice business on Public finance management matters when structuring transactions 
• Ensure that the contracts concluded by business have favourable terms to CEF 
• Advice business on the impact of their decisions on the financial performance 
 
Technical support 
 Provide technical IFRS support and ensure full compliance with IFRS 
 Ensure that the company policies are technically up to date 
 Provide tax support and ensure full compliance with tax legislations 
 Write technical papers for transactions and projects in relation to IFRS, tax and companies Act compliance 
 
Those who have previously applied should re-apply 
 
Closing Date: 30th December 2022 
 
Please submit a detail Curriculum Vitae to FinancialAccountant@cefgroup.co.za