Who you are:
Are you a numbers-savvy individual with a passion for retail? Join our dynamic and growing homeware business as our new Financial Controller!
We’re on the hunt for a commercially minded finance professional who thrives when given the autonomy to succeed and can work independently when needed. You have the ability to be clear and precise about what needs to be done but have the flexibility to shift in our unexpected retail environment. You also have high attention to detail and find satisfaction in having your work processes organised and getting things done.
What your role looks like:
You will be assisting in our wholesale division, taking on duties ranging from the purchases process, including reconciling payments from customers. This role will require you to challenge yourself in the full transactional finance cycle, contributing to the overall success of the team by supporting team members and ensuring your part in the full scope of finance processes.
Key duties include, but are not limited to:
- Reconciliation of supplier statements
- Recording landed cost of import shipments
- Facilitating international payments pertaining to imports
- Performing bank reconciliations
- Reviewing customer accounts and following up on overdue accounts.
- Month end accounting journals
- Submission of monthly VAT returns
- Review of customer returns and refunds
What experience & skills you need for the role:
- A completed finance related Degree or Higher National Diploma
- 2 – 5 years experience working within a finance team, having performed the same duties
- Strong verbal and communication skills.
- Experience with imports and related international payments.
- Experience with supplier and customer reconciliations.
- Experience with regulatory returns such as EMP201 and VAT201
- Detail-oriented, analytical, and commercially astute
Who are we?
We’re Yuppiechef, and see ourselves as helping people find moments of joy at home. We’re here to offer outstanding and memorable service, while selling things that our customers love using. We’re foodies and home lovers, aesthetes and early adopters, and we’re passionate learners more than we’re experts. We have a loved online store and 21 beautiful physical stores across SA, and we’re a proud member of the dynamic Mr Price Group.
Our head office in Westlake, Cape Town, has a view of the mountains, a beautiful Rancilio coffee machine, and plenty of books to borrow. It’s filled with people who value excellence, and who like spending time with one another over coffee and lunches. We’re always looking for new people to teach us new ways of doing things and help us make big things happen. We’d love to know if you might be one of them.
What’s the pay and benefits?
●A collaborative, inclusive work environment
●Total Cost to Company (CTC) package, including: Medical Aid contributions with Discovery, Life, Death & Disability cover, Retirement Annuity, Employee Assistance programme
●Quarterly bonuses based on the company's performance after a year’s employment that scale with service
●17 days annual leave, increasing to 20 days with length of service
●Half-day Fridays once a month
●Flexi working arrangements depending on the role/responsibilities
●Staff discount on all products from Yuppiechef and MRPG Retailers
Yuppiechef is a member of Mr Price Group Limited, an equal opportunity employer, and is committed to Employment Equity. By applying for this role, you agree with our
terms and conditions.
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What We Do
Yuppiechef was founded in 2006 by two great friends and is now one of South Africa’s most celebrated online retailers with its sights set on international expansion.
Yuppiechef is on a mission to bring people together through the cooking and sharing of good food. We believe that preparing, cooking and sharing a meal with good company is the very essence of what makes life good. It is our dream to give you every excuse under the sun to organise that long overdue get-together with those you love, and those you'd like to love more. Join us.
