Dimension Data Financial Operations Controller - Application Solutions - Johannesburg Jobs in South Africa

Dimension Data Financial Operations Controller - Application Solutions - Johannesburg Jobs in South Africa

The Financial Operations Controller is an advanced level role in the Management Accountants job family. They operate at a national level in medium to advanced complexity environments.

Their primary objective is to execute on operational level management accounting functions for the Applications business of Dimension Data. This includes but is not limited to the oversight of the financial operations of the Application Solutions Business of Dimension Data including the accounting and month-end closure for the Application Solutions business for Dimension Data.

The role also requires the candidate to take responsibility for the balance sheet reconciliations and working capital management for the Application Solutions business for Dimension Data South Africa. The Financial Controller will also ensure that all accounting-related tasks are professionally executed according to company and legal requirements.

Job Description

Oversee the Monthly accounting function for the Application Solutions business for Dimension Data

The Financial Controller will be responsible for month-end closure and monthly accounting for the biggest Business Units in the Application Solutions Business for Dimension Data. This activity will include the processing and analysis of the accounting entries for the different business units or profit and cost centres that make up the Application Solutions Business.

As part of the month end process, the Financial Controller will review revenue and costs per business unit and category against forecast and investigate variations to the forecast. Analyse variances and raise the necessary accounting entries to correct errors as listed below, although not limited

Process the necessary cost and revenue accruals

Process the necessary cost and revenue deferrals

Because the Applications Business of Dimension Data runs many projects in SAP, revenue recognition will be a function of the actual cost’s vs the planned costs and the planned revenue of the project as per IFRS 15. Therefore, the accountant will be responsible to run the Results Analysis (RA) to make sure revenue is correctly recognised on all Projects within a Business Unit of the Applications business.

For annuity services, Applications Business of Dimension Data runs contracts in SAP, which recognise revenue over the period of the contract as per IFRS 15. Therefore, the accountant will be responsible to run the Results Analysis (RA) to make sure revenue is correctly recognised on all

contracts per Business Unit for the Application business.

Financial Analysis and Reporting

The Financial Controller will be responsible for various reporting to facilitate the review of the performance of the various business units (profit and cost centres) that forms the Application Solutions Business. The reporting will include the variance analysis of actuals and forecast vs budget.

Balance Sheet Recons

The Financial Controller will be responsible for the balance sheet reconciliations for all the balance sheet general ledger accounts for the Applications Solutions business.

Working Capital Management

The Financial Controller will be responsible for management of working capital as it pertains to the Application Solutions business.

Internal and External Audit

The Financial Controller will be responsible to assist with the Internal and External audits for the Business Units that makes up the Application Solutions business for Dimension Data.

Commission Reviews

The Financial Controller will be responsible to assist with the review and approve the commission calculations for Application Solutions for Dimension Data.

Behavioural Skills

The Financial Controller need to be a process driven individual who is commercially astute, display good attention to detail, be able to work independently and produce work of high quality. The financial controller needs to be an assertive individual who display good negotiation and problem-solving ability. He or she need to have good verbal and written communication skills and can work effectively in a team environment.

Required Work Experience:

5+ years’ working experience

B Comm or similar qualification

Reporting Responsibilities

The Financial Operations Controller will report to the Financial Manager for Application Solutions, In the role, the Financial Operations Controller also work closely with the Finance Business Partner responsible for the ApplicationSolutions Business.

How to Apply

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