LiquidCapital is a world leader in its field of specialisation offering a variety of financial products for motor vehicles. LiquidCapital aims to creatively solve problems and add value to people by ensuring Mobility for Good.

LiquidCapital forms part of the Motus Group, a leading JSE listed Company in the Automotive Industry where performance is driven by three keystones, 1. Leaders, 2. Innovation & 3. Customer Champions.

LiquidCapital is seeking to employ a qualified and experienced Financial Manager. The successful candidate will join a dynamic and highly skilled Finance Team.   
 
JOB DESCRIPTION:

The successful candidate will report directly to the GM: Finance Reporting.
Successful candidate will be responsible for analysing management accounts, investigating variances, and reviewing a wide range of financial journals, reconciliations, and reports to ensure accuracy and compliance. Duties include payment releases, tax and VAT reviews, budgeting and forecasting, fund provisions, and balance sheet oversight. The role also supports audits, prepares statutory and internal reports, manages accruals, and responds to stakeholder queries and ad hoc management requests.

SPECIFIC ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Review and release payments (external, internal, forex and new beneficiaries) across group entities
• Review of balance sheet reconciliations
• Review of month end journals prepared by the team
• Preparation of monthly provision journals
• Preparation of BIMs report for distribution to group entities
• Preparation of VIB schedules and distribution thereof
• Preparation of monthly Tracking device analysis
• Review DIC ageing and schedule
• Review Drive invoice journals
• Review of sundry invoices and support thereof
• Updating and maintaining accruals and provisions listing
• Review of VAT reconciliation, VAT201 and reasonability
• Review of monthly management accounts and investigate material variances
• Assist the team to prepare for monthly flash meetings
• Provide recommendations on appropriate accounting and reporting treatment for certain transactions
• Review of monthly reporting packs
• Preparation of tax calculations, review of tax payments for group entities and reviewing of tax packs
• Prepare quarterly reporting packs
• Preparation of CFO declarations for reporting
• Investigations on GP for processing errors and assisting users on the correction thereof
• Prepare budgets and forecasts
• Actively collaborate with all operational departments as well as Head Office finance on financial and other matters. Provide support to business and finance operations departments
• Lead audits and liaise with auditors (internal and external)
• Assisting with the maintenance and review of financial controls on an ongoing basis
• Ad hoc finance duties as and when required
• Assisting with any queries from Head Office consolidations team
• Support the upskilling of the accounting team through guidance and sharing of knowledge, while identifying opportunities to improve processes, streamline workflows and increase overall efficiency

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE:

• CA (SA), B Com (Hons.) or equivalent qualification
• Minimum 8-10 years finance reporting experience

SKILLS AND PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES:

• Ability to work within a high volume / high-pressure environment
• Excellent Excel skills
• Strong technical financial skills
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills for interacting with customers, team members and senior management
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Good planning and organisational skills to balance and prioritise work
• Attention to detail and accuracy
• Deadline driven and strong sense of urgency
• Must be able to multi-task, adapt to change and work independently
• The ability to ensure high standards of quality and service delivery to meet and exceed client expectations
• Own and live up to the company values
• Create and engaging, enabling and productive work climate aligned to the employee value proposition
• Clearly articulate the goal and purpose to ensure alignment of team members towards the desired objective
• Ability to inspire, motivate and direct individuals to take ownership of-, and achieve desired outputs
• Proactive and takes accountability for responsibilities
• Ethical and honest
• Resilient and diligent
• Energetic and initiative-taking