Duties & Responsibilities

Duties will include but are not limited to:

  • Full admin function including processing of cash book, journals as required.
  • Management of administration staff.
  • Dailey, weekly and monthly reporting to head office.
  • Staff roistering and maintenance of payroll records for submission to head office.
  • Ensure store compliance with set policy and procedures.
  • Review and reporting back monthly to the Executive committee on store performance.
  • Supplier relations and direct payments in consultation with head office.
  • Liaise with external auditors in conjunction with Group Finance.
  • Safe guarding of company assets specifically stock, assets and cash.
  • Receiving GRV sequence and verification checks, scrutinising the integrity and origin of GRV’s.
  • Checking process of GRV’s done including accuracy (balancing GRV to invoice).
  • Creditor claims and control – paper flow from receiving/buying to Head Office and controlling creditors deductions.
  • Service department counts and verification.
  • Service department wastage control – recording and archiving for later use.
  • Auditing of service department purchases, correct listing of products under correct departments.
  • Cashier Shorts & Overs weekly.
  • Daily report back on GRV’s not done and the reasons for not completing it.
  • Auditing and balancing of transactions between Arch and the accounting system.
  • Daily spot-checks of cashier floats while they are working (unannounced).
  • Weekly cash office float balancing.
  • ATM balancing and loading by cash office personnel (not by management).
  • Weekly tracking of Debtors.
  • System user permissions and checks on a weekly basis.
  • Check and facilitate supplier payments.
  • Actively controlling critical supplier balances due vs. limits and store needs.

Desired Experience & Qualification

Essential Requirements:

  1. Are you currently (or very recently) a Retail Store Financial Controller or Store Accountant, coming from the Wholesale or Retail industry?
  2. Do you have 3 to 5 years (or more) experience as a Store Financial Controller, coming from the Wholesale or Retail industry?
  3. Do you have a Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or Financial or a similar Degree?
  4. Do you have advanced Excel skills?
  5. Do you have advanced Pastel skills?
  6. Do you have experience with Arch software?