Our Client, the South African Sugar Association (SASA), has a permanent vacancy for a Finance Manager (CA) based at Kwa Shukela in Mount Edgecombe, Kwa Zulu Natal.

The Finance and Administration division forms an integral support division that ensures the responsible custodianship of budgets and resources made available to SASA by the industry. Its primary objective is to provide expert and comprehensive support services required by the SASA divisions such as centralized financial processing, payroll, procurement, financial reporting, taxation, and treasury services.

Key to ensuring effective provision of this crucial support services is the Finance Manager

Reporting to the Finance Director this position will see you applying your all-round expertise as a CA (SA) in an interesting and highly principled environment that will give you and an in-depth insight into the financial operations of the organization and the sugar industry.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provide comprehensive centralized payroll, procurement, and financial processing
• Ensure a continuous assessment of business risk for the division to ensure good corporate governance by ensuring that all finance policies and procedures are always adhered to
• Provide financial support services to the divisions (payroll, procurement, cashbook, and general ledger)
• Assume responsibility for the preparation, phasing, and maintenance of the division's annual budgets
• Preparation, reconciliation and/or reviewing of industry specific financial reports, taxation, and liaison with relevant stakeholders

Minimum Requirements:

Education and Experience:

• CA (SA) with 5 years relevant experience in centralized corporate accounting environments with large teams
• Exceptional knowledge of MS Excel and MS Word together with experience in Syspro or a similar accounting package
• A clear credit and criminal record
• A valid driver's license
• Thorough understanding of financial, cost and management accounting practices and procedures

Knowledge and Skills:

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, supported by an ability to interact with internal and external customers at various levels within the industry
• Strong leadership skills and people skills, as well as diligence and planning and organizing are key to the successful performance of this position
• Ability to work under pressure with stringent deadlines

Remuneration and Benefits:

Market related

Application Procedure:

If this role description and requirements matches your abilities and interests in terms of your career, we would love you to apply via the online job portal accessible from our client's website at www.sasa.org.za (navigate to SASA and then 'Vacancies at SASA')

They welcome the provision of comprehensive and detailed submissions including academic transcripts in support of your application

Important to note:

SASA recognizes the need for employers in South Africa to contribute to transformation through active support for the provisions of the Employment Equity Act and Black Economic Empowerment legislation and recognizes the high-level of unemployment in our country. Accordingly, their priority is the provision of employment opportunities to South African nationals. Applications for employment by foreign nationals are considered only if a comprehensive recruitment process has failed to result in the appointment of a suitable South African candidate

The South African Sugar Association (SASA) provides a diverse range of highly specialized services to the South African Sugar industry and their activities are funded in the main by the sugarcane growers and sugar milling companies. Their mission is to provide specialist services that enhance the profitability, global competitiveness, and sustainability of the South African sugar industry.