Our automotive engineering company client in JHB and PTA respectively, have 2 vacancies available
for candidates with below skills and experience.

JOB REQUIREMENTS

The ideal applicant will possess the following:
• Grade 12 or equivalent academic qualification, Diploma, B. Com Degree, or an equivalent qualification. Pre-requisite is articles served.
• The candidate should have experience of managing people (±2-3 years), good understating of finance, costing, production and projects management skills.
• Previous working experience +- 5 years’ in a manufacturing environment preferably in the remanufacturing of automotive components i.e., engines, gearboxes, axles, starters, alternators, brake components, fuel pumps, injectors, retreading of tyres and upholstery work.
• The candidate must be able to compile financials, budgets, bills of materials (BOM) for automotive products in conjunction with production and stores.
• This is a financial and cost accounting responsibility at a factory level with executive reporting expertise.
• The candidate must possess solid presentation skills, as the role involves presenting budgets and financial reports to executives and directors
JOB OUTPUTS
• Manage a group of approximately ±2-3 people.
• Maintain accurate financial records and prepare accurate financial reports for information sharing, auditing, operational and auditors use.
• Prepare monthly management reports with statistics for executive presentation.
• Participate, prepare and make inputs for company’s forecast & budget preparations.
• Prepare financial statements to the extent of modelling scenarios for new products
• Costing in a manufacturing environment to the extent of preparing costing models.
• Assist with establishment and maintenance of BOMs and production processes.
• Be able to determine the unit price of a product using either job costing or process costing in the job and remanufacturing environment respectively.
• Prepare and reconcile cashbook and petty cash monthly.
• Maintain an asset register.
• Monitor all WIP jobs.
• Reconcile accounts, records, and reports and perform journal entries.
• Prepare financial and/or auditor statements, schedules and reports
• Interpret and apply acts, codes and regulations (e.g. COID, Tax, and Vat & MIBCO).
• Review and verify accuracy of data with accurate variance analysis reporting.
• Maintain accounting records for production, special accounts and special projects.
• Make sound, independent judgments within established policies and procedures
• Organize own work, setting priorities and meet critical deadlines
• Effective communication with co-workers, managers and subordinates sufficient to convey information and to receive work direction.
• Work closely with both executive, management, stores and production.
• Assist the senior management in developing and improving profitability at factory level.
• Participate in the implementation of the Embrace system (costing & financial), ISO 9001:2015 QMS requirements and Time and Attendance system.
• Attend to audit queries and reports.
• Perform and co-ordinate interim and annual stock count.
• Based on production requirements management will move employees to required areas or sections of the business.
• Perform other Admin related tasks as per operational requirements.

WORKING CONDITIONS
• Normal company working conditions

COMPETENCIES
KNOWLEDGE SKILLS ATTITUDE
• Accounting background
• Knowledge of Accounting Practices
• Knowledge of IFRS
• Accounting practices and principles
• Auditing practices and principles
• Ability to Analyse data
• Company policies and procedures
• Knowledge of the automotive industry
• Knowledge on the automotive remanufacturing processes. • Advanced computer skills
• Analytical ability
• Supervisory Skills
• Ability to work under pressure
• Good communication skills
• Good planning and organising skills
• Time management
• Fault finding skills
• Excel
• Word
• Outlook
• Embrace • Have good work ethics
• Ability to work under pressure
• Ability to work in a team
• Ability to handle multi tasks
• Good work ethics
• Results orientation
• Willingness to work after hours when necessary
• Quality orientation
• Maintain confidentiality
• Safety awareness orientation
• Attention to detail
• Self-management
• Team work orientation
• Honesty

Also email cv’s to mervyn@bonafidehc.co.za