Job description

The retail account project manager will be responsible to ensure that all accounting, administrative, and project functions are addressed and that all direct reports perform at maximum capacity.

The accounts project manager is accountable for monitoring the progress of projects, investigating variances, report on expenses, and ensuring that project billings are issued to customers and payments collected.

Financial duties

• Oversee all intern finance, account and admin functions in the Retail BU.
• This includes managing a team of administrators, warehouse staff and logistics.
• Responsible for daily accounts payable and receivables.
• Payroll assistance with month end close.
• Finance reporting.
• Audit preparation.
• Raising sales orders and Purchase orders on ERP System
• Ensure that all projects and CODs are closed off and captured in time for month end and financial year end. 
• Ensure correct cost allocation to projects.
• Ensure monthly and annual SLA invoices are generated and send to customers.
• Ensure monthly rental invoices are generated and send to customers.
• Ensure monthly and annual license and support invoices are generated and send to customers.
• Preparing of, detailed and explanatory, final reports to clients/account managers consisting of budgetary info, problems occurred, and remedial actions taken, for all projects delivered.
• Assist with collecting account information from existing or new clients, debt collection, invoicing and after sales support as required
• Assuring that all queries, from clients or customers are addressed efficiently and cost-effectively
• Weekly forecast report.
• Weekly SOH report.
• Procurement of all stock – international and local.
• Specialized solutions for Retail products.
• Creditors reporting.
• Complete performance appraisals.
• Leave approval for warehouse staff and administrative staff.

Project duties

Candidate must be able to perform standard project duties which consist of:

• Planning, execution and closing of projects assigned and specifically focus on:

o   Communicate changes (delays, cost variations, etc.) to the parties involved

o   Make plans to meet deadlines and

o   Ensure projects get done at the least possible cost to the company

o   Assure that the procurement of equipment and staff members is in line with project plan to prevent unnecessary delays or cost variations

• Project budget.
• Assist with successful project sign off.
• Final project reconciliation.
• Outsource management.
• Report on actual cost vs budgeted cost.
• Actual GP vs budgeted GP reporting.
• Manage import/export from/to South Africa i.e. Ordering and shipment of stock.
• Any ad hoc duties as required.
• Based at our offices in Midrand but will require to travel nationally as required.
• This person will report directly to the BU Head and needs to be flexible on time.

Requirements

• Must have at least 4 years Microsoft AX experience.  – DO NOT APPLY IF YOU DO NOT HAVE AXAPTA EXPERIENCE
• Strong Accounting and Financial experience and ability.
• Accounting qualification preferred
• Project management experience a must
• Communication skills.
• Reporting skills.
• Computer skills (Microsoft packages, AX).
• Reading and writing skills.
• Problem solving and decision-making skills.
• Have own transport.

Posted on 06 Feb 14:01