Job Description
Join Lactalis at our site in the Western Cape and take on the challenge of a Treasury Accountant. The primary purpose of the role is to provide treasury management of the Lactalis Southern Africa and Australe Africa businesses (Mozambique, Botswana, Zambia and Eswatini), and also support the statutory accounting and tax departments. The end result is to drive the Lactalis Southern Africa and African business objectives while supporting accurate and timeous financial reporting and financial governance.

Required Skills

• Bcom or similar
• At least 5 years’ experience in a financial function, preferably in a corporate environment within FMCG.
• A resilient individual with excellent interpersonal and clear communication skills
• Results driven, business acumen and good decision-making as well as strong leadership skills
• Accuracy and attention to detail
• Ability to work independently as well as part of a team
• Advanced MS Office skills (Excel & PowerPoint)
• Portuguese speaking will be an advantage

Duties & Responsibilities
Treasury

• Daily cash management for all countries, including reconciliation and forecasting
• Management of investment decisions for countries with surplus cash with a view to optimise across African countries
• Management of cash pooling process and reporting requirements
• Management of finance costs across countries
• Management of current loan payables/ receivables within the group
• Management of foreign exposure and hedging implementation where required
• Management of diapason (treasury system)
• Standardisation of treasury processes across countries
• Backup releasing of payments

Reporting

• Intercompany reconciliations, monthly reporting and confirmations
• Sundry invoicing – divisional and across Australe Africa
• Assist with the AFS preparation
• Involvement in interim and final external audit process
• HFM reporting assistance

Ad hoc

• Assistance with streamlining the shared service environment
• Necessary support as and when required to the group financial manager on key activities
• Project management