Head of Accounting
Profile Personnel · Kariega, Eastern Cape
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- Are you an accomplished accounting professional with a passion for financial leadership, governance, and strategic decision-making? Our client is seeking a highly experienced Head of Accounting to lead the accounting function, ensuring accurate financial reporting, regulatory compliance, and sound financial governance across the business.
- This is an excellent opportunity for a qualified professional to play a key leadership role within a dynamic and globally aligned manufacturing environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead all financial accounting and reporting functions, ensuring accurate and timely statutory reporting.
- Oversee the preparation of company and group consolidated annual financial statements.
- Manage inventory accounting, costing, management accounting integrity, and accounts payable.
- Ensure compliance with IFRS, group accounting standards, and all relevant financial regulations.
- Oversee APDP, Production Incentive PI, EUR1, and Automotive Investment Scheme AIS accounting and claims.
- Build strong relationships with auditors, government stakeholders, and group finance teams while providing strategic financial leadership.
Requirements
- Chartered Accountant CASA or BCom Accounting Honours with completed articles.
- 5–7 years' experience in a financial accounting environment with strong financial reporting exposure.
- Experience within complex audit, regulatory, or reporting environments will be advantageous.
- Strong knowledge of IFRS, financial reporting standards, and accounting principles.
- Excellent leadership, stakeholder management, analytical, and strategic thinking skills.
- High levels of integrity, commercial acumen, and sound business judgement.