财务经理

Job Responsibilities

1. Tax Compliance & Audit Management: Be familiar with South African tax legislation. Responsible for daily tax filings, tax compliance self-review and tax risk control. Independently engage with SARS (South African Revenue Service), fully manage tax inspections and special audits. Handle audit defence, supporting document submission and tax enquiries, and resolve tax matters appropriately.
2. Accounting & Reporting: Proficient in South African accounting standards. Manage full set of accounts, voucher review, accounting reconciliation and financial statement preparation. Standardise accounting processes to ensure financial data is true, accurate and compliant with local statutory requirements and internal management needs. Support year-end audit with the accounting team.
3. External Stakeholder Liaison: Strong interpersonal and communication skills. Manage daily relationships with South African banks, handle banking settlements, account administration, reconciliations and credit facilities, and resolve banking-related issues efficiently.
4. Day-to-Day Financial Management: Oversee local finance operations. Control compliance of expenses, costs and cash flow. Improve foundational financial policies, proactively identify financial risks, and coordinate with HQ finance team on ad-hoc finance projects.

Job Requirements

1. Solid knowledge of current South African tax laws and accounting standards, proven experience in full-cycle accounting, hands-on finance experience in South African entities, and ability to lead audits independently.
2. Strong tax expertise: able to defend tax audits, respond to SARS inspections and manage all tax compliance matters independently.
3. Outgoing personality with high emotional intelligence, excellent external communication skills to maintain relationships with banks, tax authorities and other third parties.
4. Meticulous, responsible, strong professional ethics and ability to work under pressure; capable of independently managing local finance function.
5. Fluency in both English and Mandarin is preferred.