Management Accountant

Liquid Thought; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 420,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

Liquid Thought in Cape Town is seeking a Management Accountant to join a dynamic team within an internationally recognised non-profit delivering health care services across South Africa.

The role focuses on gathering and analysing financial information, budgeting, reporting, and supporting the management team with month-end processes, audits, and ad hoc tasks.

Qualifications

• Registered CA (SA) with minimum 1 years experience as an Accountant / Cost Accountant; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Post article experience in financial reporting, financial management, or a related field desirable.
• Previous SAP and Power BI experience preferred.
• Knowledge of financial accounting systems.
• Proficiency in Microsoft packages (Advanced Excel skills).
• Clear credit and criminal record.

Responsibilities

• Prepare project specific and organisational budgets/financial reports as and when needed.
• Budget development in support of new business activities.
• Ensuring that organisational policies are considered in all budgeting processes.
• Develop and update appropriate templates to assist in budget consolidation and may need to interact with sub-awardees and review budgets prepared by sub-awardees to ensure quality standards are maintained, if applicable.
• Review budgets/forecasts prepared by others to ensure quality standards are maintained.
• Facilitate accurate forecasting for projects.
• Maintain and builds productive relationships with internal and external stakeholders (funders, government, auditors etc.).
• Assist and support the financial management team.

Skills

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Analytical and numerical abilities

Ability to work under pressure

Initiative

Team coordination

Education

CA(SA) qualification

Tools

SAP

Power BI

Job description

Our Client, aninternationally recognised non-profit organisation that provides Health Care Services throughout South Africa, is looking for a Management Accountant to join their dynamic team!
Theirwork culture is adapted to the constantly-evolving South African health care environment and will suit solution-driven team players interested in opportunities for career development while working to connect people with care.

Purpose of the position:

Responsible for the gathering and analysing of financial information, supporting and developing budgets, reporting, information dissemination and analysis. This role will provide direct support to the Financial Manager/Financial Management Team including month end processes, audit preparation and execution and other ad hoc tasks.

• Registered CA (SA) with minimum 1 years experience as an Accountant / Cost Accountant; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Post article experience in financial reporting, financial management, or a related field desirable.
• Previous SAP and Power BI experience preferred.
• Knowledge of financial accounting systems.
• Proficiency in Microsoft packages (Advanced Excel skills).
• Clear credit and criminal record.

Responsibilities:

• Prepare project specific and organisational budgets/financial reports as and when needed.
• Budget development in support of new business activities.
• Ensuring that organisational policies are considered in all budgeting processes.
• Develop and update appropriate templates to assist in budget consolidation and may need to interact with sub-awardees and review budgets prepared by sub-awardees to ensure quality standards are maintained, if applicable.
• Review budgets/forecasts prepared by others to ensure quality standards are maintained.
• Facilitate accurate forecasting for projects.
• Maintain and builds productive relationships with internal and external stakeholders (funders, government, auditors etc.).
• Assist and support the financial management team.

Skills, competencies and abilities:

• Strong attention to detail.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Good analytical and numerical abilities.
• Ability to work accurately under pressure.
• Ability to take initiative and work independently.
• Motivate and co-ordinate people, tasks and resources to achieve deadlines.