takealot.com, a leading South African online retailer, is looking for a highly talented Accountant (Group Treasury) to join our team in Cape Town.

We are a young, dynamic, hyper growth company looking for smart, creative, hard-working people with integrity to join us.  We offer a market related, Total Remuneration Package which allows full flexibility according to your needs, a great work environment and a promise that you won’t be bored as long as you are prepared for a challenge and want to build something great.

Reporting to the Head of Group Finance

Your responsibilities will include:

Management accounts

  1. Assistance with monthly management accounts.
  2. Assistance with departmental budget preparations.
  3. Expense and cost centre allocation

Cash management

  1. Oversee daily cash flow, manage bank accounts, and ensure there are sufficient funds available for operational needs.
  2. Implement cash forecasting methodologies as established by the Group Treasury.
  3. Collaborate with the Group Treasury to understand and apply best practices in cash management and forecasting.
  4. Prepare daily bank reconciliations
  5. Approve weekly and monthly payment batches 
  6. Distribution of proof of payments to stakeholders

Investment monitoring

  1. Track the performance of the group’s cash investments and suggest recommendations for changes and improved performance.

Risk management and compliance

  1. Identify financial risks and develop strategies to mitigate them, in line with the Group Treasury policy.
  2. Ensure all treasury activities comply with regulatory requirements, internal policies and Group Treasury.
  3. Maintain and review internal treasury policy.

Financial reporting

  1. Prepare accurate reports on treasury activities and forecasts for senior management and Group Treasury.
  2. Assistance during the interim and annual audit process as required

Banking relationships

  1. Manage relationships with banks .
  2. Review and manage the current list of authorized bank signatories.
  3. Process documentation related to the addition or removal of bank signatories.
  4. Communicate with banks and financial institutions to execute changes in signatories.
  5. Ensure that all bank mandates are up to date and reflect current operational needs.

Foreign exchange management

  1. Handle transactions involving foreign currencies and manage associated risks.

Other
May be required to perform additional ad hoc duties, as required within the department.

Attributes required:

  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Ability to work under pressure
  • Accuracy and attention to detail
  • Deadline driven
  • Strong ability to problem-solve
  • Ability to analyse financial data and prepare detailed reports

Qualifications:

  • CA (SA)
  • 1 -3 years experience in Treasury role
  • Strong understanding of financial software and advanced Excel skills
  • Sage Evolution experience would be beneficial

The Environment:

  • takealot.com employees are entrepreneurial and dynamic, smart, customer-centric, fun and have the shared ambition of takealot.com being the leading e-commerce company in Africa.
  • We have fun, work hard, take ownership, work in teams to create solutions, and are always open to direct feedback/new ideas on where we can improve.
  • We are short on ego and high on output.
  • We are doers and not only thinkers, it's all in the execution after all.
  • We love what we do and what we are creating.

We seek to Employ an Extra Ordinary Mind who:

  • is respectful but forthright
  • is an expert at doing, who can not only design but also execute
  • is analytical, able to use data to make decisions
  • is competitive, self-directed and strive to be the BEST (GREAT requires a lot of work and does not only happen during business hours)
  • is passionate about the potential of e-commerce and delivering a world-class customer experience
  • is entrepreneurial, thrives under change and accepts it is a constant and always looks for solutions to do something better and faster
  • is business SMART. Able to think about problems from a business perspective using technical and product input;
  • is curious and challenge the status quo
  • is innovative and enjoys iteration
  • is collaborative
  • will be at the cutting edge of developing new concepts for takealot.com
  • thinks like an owner of the business
  • is SMART, has INTEGRITY and is HARD WORKING

If you meet the above you are an Extraordinary Mind so come and join us!

I acknowledge that if I have a personal information access request or a deletion request in terms of the Protection of Personal Information Act, that request can be sent to hr@takealot.com

Takealot is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants from the previously disadvantaged groups and people with disabilities will be given preference. 

 

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