Management Accountant

General Job Description:

This position supports the accountant in completing basic bookkeeping, clerical and accounting tasks for a company and supports the accounting team with various tasks and projects.

Role & Responsibilities:

• Ensure accuracy and efficiency in financial transactions and reporting.
• Coordinate and direct the preparation of the annual budget and financial forecasts ensuring alignment with overall business objectives.
• Analyse variances and provide timely reports to stakeholders.
• Prepare and publish monthly financial statements promptly.
• Manage product costing and product profitability reporting.
• Manage plant productivity initiatives from controlling aspect.
• Implement and maintain robust internal controls/
• Participate in month end closing and reporting.
• Financial management of capital projects.
• Provide financial support to other departments to assist in goal achievement.
• Audit support: assist in internal and external audits by providing documentation, explanations and analysis as required, ensuring compliance with audit requirements and regulatory standards.
• Carry out other assignment and projects as directed by the Financial Controller.

Education & Experience:

• Minimum 3-year tertiary education in the finance field with at least 5 years’ experience in a management accountant role in a manufacturing industry and producing monthly management reporting
• Experience working on financial accounting software (preferable MAPICS or SAP or similar)
• Value transparency honesty and highly conscientious
• Strong understanding of P&L and Balance Sheet including accruals, prepayments, accrued income and deferred income
• Strong Excel skills (financial accounting functions), SOX, HFM and Power BI is a plus
• Communicate in English
• Need to have problem solving skills

Core Competencies:

Strategy – Ability to think and act in a strategic way.

• Can lead & act consistent with the company’s strategy and values.
• Able to demonstrate strategic problem solving, good decision making and sound judgement.
• Demonstrates sound business and technical acumen.
• Shows a high degree of intellectual rigor during problem solving.

Talent – Ability to build and develop talent.

• Demonstrates ability to develop self and others.
• Shows evidence of continuous learning.
• Demonstrates performance leadership.

Approach – Ability to demonstrate an effective approach to engagement and problem solving.

• Able to build trust and engage others.
• Can build or contribute to an inclusive team environment.
• Demonstrates strong interpersonal communications.
• Exhibits a strong professional presence.

Results – Ability to achieve planned results.

• Demonstrates a strong customer focus through planning and actions.
• Acts with initiative and urgency.
• Shows the ability to be a change leader with adaptability and continuous improvement.
• Ability to hold oneself and others accountable for results.
• Demonstrates the ability to leverage all available resources to achieve results.