MANAGER: PROJECTS AND PROJECTS ACCOUNTANT

Rand Refinery Limited; Rand CP; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Rand Refinery Limited in the United Kingdom is seeking a Manager - Projects and Projects Accountant to join the Finance division. The role focuses on supporting the projects engineering team by delivering accurate cost analysis, robust controls and detailed project reporting.

You will drive forecasting, monthly cost reports, and governance to ensure audit readiness while enhancing SAP reporting and dashboard capabilities with QlikView and Power BI.

Qualifications

• Experience in project accounting and cost control.
• Ability to analyse project financial performance vs budget.
• Experience with SAP reporting and dashboard tools.
• Auditing coordination experience with internal/external auditors.

Responsibilities

• Implement and maintain budgetary controls with management reporting.
• Analyse project financial performance vs budget and forecast expenditures.
• Compile monthly cost reports, variance analysis, forecasting and planning.
• Report Quarterly Capital and commitments ARC reports.
• Ensure minimal findings from internal and external audits.
• Post audits for at least 10% of projects >R200k.
• Improve reporting and analysis procedures.
• Provide technical solutions to enhance plant reliability and total cost of ownership.
• Optimise SAP reporting systems.
• Use reporting tools e.g. QlikView, Power BI to improve dashboards.

Skills

Budgeting

Forecasting

Cost analysis

Management reporting

Audit coordination

SAP reporting

QlikView

Power BI

Variance analysis

Financial controls

Tools

QlikView

Power BI

SAP

Job description

Vacancy: Manager - Projects and Projects Accountant

Division: Finance

Job Grade: D-Lower

Job Type: Permanent

Closing Date: 3 May 2026

Salary: Salary and benefits will be negotiated in line with relevant experience and qualifications.

Purpose of the Position

The purpose of this role is to provide support to the projects engineering team by following accounting processes and providing the stakeholders relevant, detailed and accurate projects status and cost analysis.

Summary Of Key Responsibilities Included But Not Limited To

• Implement and maintain adequate financial and budgetary controls, which include management reporting to ensure the safeguarding of the companies monetary and physical assets.
• Analyse project financial performance against budget and provide weekly and monthly forecasts in terms of project expenditure.
• The compilation of monthly cost reports, variance analysis, forecasting and planning.
• Reporting of Quarterly Capital and commitments ARC reports.
• Ensure minimal findings or gaps from audit results from both internal and external auditors.
• Post the completion of audits for a minimum of 10% of all projects >R200k executed in the Smelter and Low Security areas.
• Improve procedure and value adding reporting and analysis.
• Provide technical solutions to enhance plant reliability, plant efficiency and total cost of ownership.
• Optimise SAP reporting systems.
• Use reporting tools e.g. QlikView, Power BI to improve dashboard reporting.