Finance Manager

Campari Group today is a major player in the global branded spirits industry, with a portfolio of over 50 premium and super premium brands, marketed and distributed in over 190 markets around the world. Headquartered in Milan, Italy, Campari Group owns 25 plants worldwide and has its own distribution network in 26 countries, employing approximately 4,700 people.

Campari South Africa (Pty) Ltd

Finance Manager

Cape Town, Constantia

Finance Director

Local

• Campari Group is one of the top international players in the Premium Spirits Category. In South Africa we are further developing our already solid market presence, founded on the Premium Vodka Market Leader, SKYY, and on the expanded portfolio of Cinzano Vermouth, Wild Turkey Bourbon, Grand Marnier, Frangelico, Glen Grant Whiskey, Aperol, Campari, Appleton Rum.
• The Finance Manager is a key player of the local Finance organization, providing solid accounting skills to ensure the accomplishment of all the local accounting and fiscal requirements. She/he will guarantee compliance with both group and local accounting practices, in collaboration with the Campari Group European Shared Service Center.
• As a key member of the local Finance team, the Finance Manager will support all the local functions, along all the key transaction processes (E.g. Purchase to Pay, Account Receivables). She/he will act as reference point for the European Shared Service Center, located in Italy, to provide all the needed data and information through the adoption of common templates, practices and systems.
  
  The role will perform all tasks in line with Campari Group guidelines, policies, requirements and deadlines, as well as in compliance to local requirements.
• As Campari South Africa is part of Business Unit Developing Markets the incumbent will also be part of this wider international team that holds commercial responsibility over Italy, Spain, the rest of South Europe, Global Travel Retail and Middle East & Africa (the combination of South Europe, GTR and MEA forms what we call Partnership Markets).

• Review outgoing payments
• Support purchase orders creation and manage the vendor master data process with the Shared Service Center
• Ensure timely and accurate submission of vendor invoices to Shared Service Center for posting and provide answers to related posting issues
• Ensure timely and accurate submission of direct deposit / urgent / manual payments requests to Shared Service Center
• Manage Local cash and bank activities
• Review daily cash availability for liquidity support with cash forecasting and liquidity requisitions information.

• Prepare monthly and annual adjustment journal entries
• Prepare and book discretionary accruals in coordination with the FP&A Manager
• Perform calculations and raise of accruals / amortization postings on a monthly / annual basis
• Ensure timely and accurate submission of journal/closing entries requests to Shared Service Center for posting and provide answers to related posting issues
• Support the preparation of annual Financial Statement for third parties including all supporting schedules
• Maintain asset classes/useful lives and provide needed data to Shared Service Center for managing statutory and fiscal depreciation, as well as consistent to Group reporting rules
• Manage the asset leasing (IFRS
  16) accounting transactions and information in support of the share service center teams that are involved in this accounting and reporting.
• Coordinate the activities related to other local taxes calculation and fulfillment, supporting the SSC with appropriate and complete information
• Review monthly VAT returns and address any resulting queries
• Assist with preparation of monthly, quarterly half yearly and annual tax calculations
• Assist with preparation of Statutory tax return to SARS and liaise with tax support partners to ensure all taxation matters are compliant.
• Prepare supporting documents for submission to SARB, for cross border payments to group supplier companies
• Assist with preparation of annual Transfer pricing documentation
• Review and provide input to annual Transfer pricing adjustments per group supplier
• Ensure monthly balance sheet reconciliations are performed and any queries resolved before following month end
• Management and review of the Trial balance and accounts therein to ensure all balances and transactions are valid and appropriate and significant variances are understood and acceptable.
• Develop and maintain internal controls to ensure compliance with group requirements

• Collect monthly Due Date commitments and liaise with customers to ensure payments received on time and all reconciling items are clearly understood and managed.
• Retrieve (together with remittances) and ensure timely and accurate submission of invoices for deferred discount from customers to Shared Service Center for coding
• Ensure timely…