Website Lindt and Sprungli
The Lindt & Sprüngli Group – premium chocolate for more than 175 years Lindt & Sprüngli is recognized as a leader in the market for premium quality chocolate, offering a large selection of products in more than 120 countries around the world. During 175 years of Lindt & Sprüngli's existence, i… read moret has become known as one of the most innovative and creative companies making premium chocolate. The beginnings of Lindt & Sprüngli are in 1845, when father and son for the first time manufactured solid chocolate in their small confectionery Sprüngli & Son, at that time yet a partnership. Since then, the company has gone through many different eras, but the entrepreneurial spirit and passion for making chocolate that drove both the Sprüngli family as well as Rodolphe Lindt, when he invented the first truly melting chocolate and later on sold his business to Sprüngli, are still alive. Today, quality chocolate products by Lindt & Sprüngli are made at 12 own production sites in Europe and the USA. They are distributed by 32 subsidiary companies and branch offices, in more than 500 own stores, and also via a comprehensive network of more than 100 independent distributors around the globe. With more than 14,000 employees, the Lindt & Sprüngli Group reported sales of CHF 4.97 billion in 2022. Website http://www.lindt-spruengli.com/
Key Responsibilities
Build and maintain sound business relationship with:
Fellow Finance Team
Other departments and senior management; and
3rd Parties (SARS, auditors, consultants).
Manage Retail Accounts Mailbox
Ensure all Petty cash/Mall voucher and credit card expenses are valid and process to correct general ledger expense accounts and cost centers.
Upload of HSBC Bank Statements into SAP
Clear outgoing and incoming bank clearing accounts on a weekly basis.
Post prepayment expenses and prepare a monthly prepayments schedule and reconciliations.
Ensure daily MICROS in store cash-up and end of day are done timeously and accurately.
Weekly and monthly reconciling of MICROS actual banking to HSBC.
Monthly preparation of Retail Reconciliations
Card to Bank, EFT, Netflorist, Payfast
New Store Opening and Closing finance support
Ensure SAP NNTS (Net Net Trade Sales) matches MICROS NNTS (Net Net Trade Sales) at all times.
Retail Turnover Certificates – Preparation and Send out.
Take full ownership of the following accounting functions:
Fixed assets.
Depreciation
Update Monthly CAPEX report
Update monthly fixed asset register
Prepayments booking, expensing and reconciliations
Recurring Journals
Display cost of goods sold (Display COGS)
Prepare monthly VAT reconciliation and Vat audit documents.
Prepare ad-hoc manual and retail invoices and purchase orders.
Assist Financial Accounting Manager in compiling LICS (Lindt Internal Control System) Retail controls and self-assessments.
Assist the Finance Team in forecasting, budgeting and month-end reporting process and any other ad-hoc requests in line with business requirements.
Assist PWC at interim and year-end audit in accounts payable and operational expenditure.
Any other ad-hoc requests by the Head of Corporate Finance
Skills and Competencies required
3 years’ experience in Financial Accounting environment required
BS diploma or degree in Finance, Accounting or equivalent qualification
Highly numerate with excellent analytical skills and attention to detail
Previous experience gained within International FMCG environment advantageous
Strong MS (Outlook, Excel, Word) skills
SAP experience considered to be a distinctive advantage
Apply via company website ( N / A ) or
lindt.mcidirecthire.com