Job Description

The Finance Manager’s role is responsible for ensuring the process of timely and accurate financial reporting for all WSP entities, including period-end management accounts, year-end statutory accounts, reporting on budgets and forecasts. In addition to reporting other key responsibilities include compliance with company secretarial and tax matters as well as ensuring compliance with internal controls and local delegation of authority (DOA).

Duties and Responsibilities

Period-end reporting:

• Accurate and timely reporting of balance sheet accounts in line with WSP Group reporting timetable, including the preparation and review of Balance Sheet reconciliations.
• Oversee general ledger integrity and financial month‑end close processes.
• Review of accountant’s journals and preparation of any further/adjusting period-end journals
• Prepares and analysis key financial ratios

Forecasts and Budgets:

• Assist with the preparation and coordination of financial forecasts and budgets
• Support with variance analysis between budgets and actuals

Financial Reporting:

• Liaise with internal and external auditors and oversee the audit process.
• Preparation of half year and full year reporting pack and supporting schedules for Group reporting
• Managing the preparation of consolidated annual financial statements in terms of IFRS
Assistance with internal and external audits
• Preparation of quarterly Board and Exco Financial input for packs
• External/other stakeholder reporting
• Fixed Assets Control

Payroll:

• Review and sign off payroll
• Review monthly payroll journal
• Support the payroll team with technical queries
• Automate the monthly payroll journal and maintain effectiveness after implementation
• Implement systems to improve efficiency in the payroll function

Treasury:

• Prepares cash forecasts to be submitted forth nightly
• Updates daily cash flow statements
• Ensures that bank reconciliations are prepared timeous and accurately with minimal reconciling differences.
• Manages FX exposures
• Review and release all creditor payments
• Ensure that cashflow is effectively managed

Oversees The Accounts Payable and Treasury Team:

• Weekly team meetings
• Manages work loads
• Set objectives in conjunction with the Head of Finance
• Developing and mentoring team

Managing controls and risks with finance function:

• Assesses effectiveness of current controls and business processes
• Documents and communicates risk when detected and proposes suggested solution. Seeks ways to drive efficiencies within the finance function
• Maintain strong internal controls and ensure compliance with corporate policies and audit requirements.

HEALTH AND SAFETY:

• Role model standards for SHEQ performance and behaviour consistent with the company’s health, safety, environmental and quality vision and policies by influencing those around you
• Contributing to the identification of SHEQ risks and driving processes to achieve Zero Harm
• Embracing, displaying and promoting the company values and ensuring a safe working environment is maintained at all times

• CA (SA) qualification or equivalent

• 5 – 10 years financial management experience

• Oracle HFM experience preferable