Finance Team Leader

We're looking for a Finance Team Leader with managerial experience as well as extensive debtors experience and can work on the AGM system. Candidates from the travel industry will be highly considered.

The Role

To manage a core function of the department in terms of work flow and performance of team, ensuring continuity and deadlines are met.

Main Output

Supervise the team:

Monitor input and output of the accounting systems and ensure the integrity of the information on the system
Allocate financial tasks to team members
Oversee to ensure that team members are able to achieve their outputs10%10%
Provide training to develop staff skills level to the required standard
Continuously provide feedback and coaching to ensure that the staff member/s performs at optimum productivity level
Ensure that department is fully staffed and that all work is covered and processed and tasks are carried out regardless of absences
Performance manage the team and take corrective action as necessary
Manage the team on a day to day basis in terms of leave, and other staffing issues
Provide technical assistance to staff

Provide Technical Expertise To The Team

Review month end reconciliations prepared by the controllers
Submit reconciliations to Head of Finance Region for approval
Process journals as instructed
Process journals to correct incorrect allocations following authorisation
Correct incorrect invoicing after authorisation
Serve as an authorised signatory when checking controllers documentation prior to submission to the Head of Finance Region
Release payments to suppliers as first release in terms of the authority matrix

Review And Provide Financial Reports

Run reports on the system - daily, weekly and monthly and provide to Head of Finance Region
Discuss the content with the controllers and provide written commentary
Send information to the Heads of Finance Region for review
Deal with queries
Escalate and intervene with controllers as necessary
Provide regional information to the respective Head of Finance Region such as expenditure, collection and cash flow position
Build client relationships with debtors and suppliers
Deal with escalated variances e.g. Non-payment outside contractual agreements, banking, corporate credit cards, invoices from suppliers, airline queries, refunds/queries on airline tickets etc.
Ensure that the team's financial information balances to the monthly management account

Skills Required