Management Accountant

Smart4 Energy; Mpumalanga; On-site; ZAR 500 000 - 700 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading heavy manufacturing company seeks a highly skilled Management Accountant to support strategic decision-making and enhance operational performance. You will drive financial efficiency through cost analysis, forecasting, and reporting. Ideal candidates should have a Bcom Accounting, at least 3 years of relevant experience, and proficiency in IFRS and JD Edwards. This role requires collaboration with senior management and production teams and is based in Mpumalanga, South Africa.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years in a similar role.
• Experience in manufacturing is essential.
• Proficient in IFRS and US Gaap reporting.

Responsibilities

• Prepare monthly management accounts by analyzing costs per production process.
• Monitor performance against budget and past actuals.
• Collaborate with teams to prepare forecasts and variance analysis.

Skills

Financial analysis

Cost forecasting

IFRS reporting

JD Edwards expertise

Multi-national operations

Education

Bcom Accounting or equivalent

CIMA certification

Tools

Oracle

Hyperion

Job description

Join a leading heavy manufacturing company with decades of industry excellence. We are seeking a highly skilled Management Accountant to support strategic decision‑making, enhance operational performance, and strengthen financial controls within a fast‑paced, complex manufacturing environment.

As the Management Accountant, you will play a key role in driving financial efficiency and supporting production teams through accurate cost analysis, forecasting, and reporting. You will work closely with senior management, operations, and finance teams to ensure alignment between financial insights and operational objectives.

Position

Management Accountant

Location

Mпumalanga

Qualifications

• Bcom Accounting, CIMA or equivalent
• Manufacturing experience

Skills & Experience

• A minimum of 3 -years in a similar role
• IFRS / US Gaap reporting experience
• JD Edwards, Oracle, Hyperion experience
• Multi‑national experience

Duties and Responsibilities

• Preparation of monthly management accounts per site by analyzing the cost per activity/production process.
• Monitor actual performance per site against budget and prior year actual results.
• Draw management attention to variances and seek explanations and remedial action.
• Assist in preparation of monthly P&L commentary on actual performance vs budget & prior year (financial & non‑financial KPIs).
• Closely collaborate with site operational team to prepare the weekly, quarterly and rolling forecasts.
• Prepare monthly/quarterly and annual results/forecast presentation including variance analysis.
• Prepare and update cash flow reports (AR collections) as well as cash out for future Capex projects.
• Daily updating (where needed), monitoring and reporting on production and costs.

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