Group Management Accountant

Tharisa Plc; Gauteng; On-site; ZAR 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

Tharisa Plc is seeking an FP&A and management information professional to deliver technically accurate financial planning and analysis, robust reporting, and effective control processes to support Group decision-making. This role owns the Group’s rolling forecasting, budgeting, and planning systems and drives margin improvement and working capital efficiency across the Group.

Key responsibilities include maintaining the Workday planning application and integrating it with mine-planning systems,

Responsibilities

• Own designing and maintaining the Group's planning application (Workday) and its integration with mine-planning systems.
• Prepare monthly management accounts and performance packs covering cost, margin, cash flow and working capital.
• Identify margin improvement and cost-saving opportunities in collaboration with production and project teams.
• Coordinate annual budgets and rolling forecasts for the Group and the Services Entity.
• Maintain and monitor financial controls across areas of responsibility and support internal/ external audits.

Job description

Purpose of role

To provide technically accurate, compliant and insightful financial planning & analysis (FP&A) and management information through robust accounting, reporting, analysis and control processes to support Group financial reporting and decision-making, and to own the Group’s rolling forecasting, budgeting and planning systems and processes, exercise control over Group working-cost budgets and deliver detailed management reporting – driving margin improvement, tax optimisation and working capital efficiency across the Group in support of its growth trajectory.

Context of role

Group Planning, Budgeting & Rolling Forecasting

• Own the design, implementation and ongoing maintenance of the Group’s planning application (Workday), including its integration with mine-planning systems, to enable robust, auditable Group-wide planning and reforecasting.

Working-Cost Budget Control

• Act as the Finance function’s budget controller for the Group’s working-cost (operating expenditure) budgets: establish budget baselines by operation and cost centre and maintain a consolidated Group view of actual versus budget and reforecast.

Management Reporting & Performance Analysis

• Prepare and consolidate detailed monthly Group and operation-level management accounts and performance packs – covering cost, margin, unit economics, cash flow and working capital – for the Group Financial Controller, Group CFO and Boards.

Value Creation & Commercial Performance

• Identify and drive margin improvement and production cost-saving opportunities, partnering with production and project teams.

Financial Accounting & Reporting

• Prepare monthly management accounts and financial reporting packs in accordance with Group reporting requirements.

Technical Accounting

• Apply relevant IFRS and accounting principles to financial transactions and reporting requirements.

Group Reporting & Consolidation

• Prepare and submit accurate Group reporting packs and financial information.

Budgeting, Forecasting & Financial Analysis

• Coordinate and prepare annual budgets and periodic forecasts for the Group, including the Services Entity.

Financial Controls & Governance

• Maintain and monitor effective financial controls across areas of responsibility.

Audit, Tax & Statutory Requirements

• Coordinate and support internal and external audit requirements.

Process Improvement & Systems

• Identify opportunities to improve the efficiency, accuracy and automation of accounting and reporting processes.