Management Accountant

Uitenhage, Eastern Cape, ZA, 6230

Requisition:  54596

 

 

 
 


                                                                                                     

 

Position:                     Management Accountant

 

Reporting to:             Plant Financial Controller

 

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.

 

Job Purpose

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