Senior Management Accountant

SUMMARY:
An exciting opportunity has become available for a Senior Management Accountant in Cape Town. The purpose of this role is to prepare and analyse the Group’s management accounts in order to provide effective management accounting reports that enable users to make informed business decisions.

POSITION INFO:

The Senior Management Accountant reports directly to the Group Finance Manager. This position is responsible for preparing accurate monthly management accounts. They are also required to build forecasting models. The Management Accountants report directly to this position.

Internal Liaison takes place with the accounts and treasury team as well as stakeholders within the business. External liaison is limited.

Duties and Responsibilities (Include but is not limited to):

• To create accurate monthly management accounts
• Provide accurate and sound management reporting to assist with key decision making
• Compile and submit management accounts to the Group Financial Manager
• Prepare monthly reports, budgets, commentaries and financial statements to relevant business stakeholders
• Attend monthly meetings with Group Finance Manager to provide information on P&L
• Undertaking financial administration and internal audits
• Manage capital expenditure
• Produce financial statements including P&L accounts, cash flows, variance analysis and commentaries
• To create forecasting tools
• Monitor forecasting tools to ensure funds are optimised
• Ensure accuracy and make adjust tools as required
• Liaise with Tax Manager to incorporate Tax budgeting and ETR
• To review P&Ls to ensure they are accurate and in line with various HOD allocations
• Identify potential problems and investigate the causes
• Escalate unresolved issues to the Group Finance Manager
• Liaising with HOD and discuss actual vs budget and any variances
• To provide assistance and support for adhoc projects and tasks
• Assist with undertaking financial administration and internal audits
• Support and assist with other accounting projects
• Assist with procurement as required
• Draft AFS on Caseware
• To manage own professional and self-development
• To perform general people management functions for the management accounts team
• Perform onboarding for new staff members and monitor their performance
• Monitor individual team members performance and targets
• Prepare for and hold monthly and bi-annual KPI meeting with each team member
• Coach and mentor team

Key Requirements:

• Grade 12 or equivalent (Essential)
• Accounting qualification (Essential)
• CIMA or CA qualified (Essential)
• 3-5 years’ post article experience in Management accounting or similar (Essential)
• Completed traineeship within and audit firm (Essential)
• Knowledge of advanced cost centre and management reporting
• Knowledge of multi - currency, jurisdiction & entity level
• Knowledge of IFRS and SA accounting practices
• Knowledge of relevant tax and VAT legislation
• Knowledge of forex regulations
• Knowledge of computerized accounting packages ERP system knowledge
• Knowledge of AFS drafting and Caseware
• Knowledge of Planful
• Knowledge of managing multi-group chart of accounts

Additional Skills:

• Advanced MS Office
• Computer skills
• Reconciliation
• Time management skills
• Organisational & administrative skills
• Attention to detail
• Analytical skills
• Advanced budgeting skills

If you meet these criteria, please apply now!

We appreciate your interest, however if you have not had any response within 2 weeks, please consider your application unsuccessful. Your profile will be kept on our database for future suitable positions.

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