Cost and Management Accountant

Lotus Hr; Durban; On-site; ZAR 200,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

An international engineering service provider is seeking a Management Accountant/Financial Analyst to streamline financial processes. The ideal candidate should have a tertiary qualification in Management Accounting, coupled with over 5 years of experience in accounting, CIMA certification, and expertise in ERP systems. Responsibilities include assisting with budget proposals, financial reporting, and cost analysis. Candidates must also have a valid driver's license and own vehicle.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years in accounting and/or management accounting.
• Experience in project engineering, construction or renewable energy environment.
• Valid driver's license and own car.

Responsibilities

• Assist Operations stakeholders in building proposals, budgets, and forecasts.
• Verify and control Cost of Sales, allocate according to project consumption.
• Compute revenue and cost accruals, consolidate financial information.

Skills

Fluent in MS Office

Advanced in ERP systems

Experience with multi-currency accounting

Knowledge of Pastel

Knowledge of Xero

Knowledge of SAP

Education

Tertiary qualification in Management Accounting

CIMA certification

Tools

Access

Job description

Our client, an international turnkey engineering and renewable energy service provider, is looking to add a Management Accountant/Financial Analyst to their esteemed team that will aid in the streamlining of financial processes.

PLEASE NOTE: We will be giving preference to candidates who have worked in a project engineering, construction or renewable energy environment and dealing with foreign currency transactions.

• You must have a minimum of a tertiary qualification in Management Accounting, coupled with +5 years in accounting and/or management accounting as well as have 5+ years in ERP and multi-currency accounting – CIMA is essential
• You must be fluent and advanced in MS Office, Access, ERP, Pastel, Xero, and SAP
• You will be in charge of operational support which entails assisting Operations stakeholders in building proposals, budgets, and forecasts as well as offering ad-hoc support in regards to sourcing, costing, and pricing
• You will be assisting in cost allocation which includes verifying and controlling Cost of Sales, allocating Cost of Sales according to project consumption, reconcile suspense accounts, and analyse cost trends
• You must be able to do analysis and reporting which will include duties like computing revenue and cost accruals, consolidate financial information, analysing data, reporting, projects P&L, balance sheets, cash flow statement
• You will be in charge of financial support which will entail budget work, quarterly forecasting, annual audit support, capex analysis, commercial analysis, and ad-hoc analysis
• You must have a valid driver’s licence, own car and a clear criminal and credit record

Please note that should you not be currently resident in the region and area advertised but still wish to apply, the cost of travel for interviews and relocation will be for your expense.

Due to the exceptionally high volume of applications, we are unable to correspond with each applicant personally, therefore only relevant and suitable candidates will be contacted. Should you not receive any correspondence from our company within 30 days, we regret your application has been unsuccessful.