Management Accountant

Exceed Human Resource Consultants; Paarl; On-site; ZAR 300,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a Finance Manager to oversee governance and financial compliance at their manufacturing site. Responsibilities include financial reporting, internal controls, and managing a diverse team. Ideal candidates will hold a BCom degree and have experience in a manufacturing environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum 1 year manufacturing experience essential.
• Experience in financial governance and management accounting.

Responsibilities

• Drive governance and ensure financial compliance at site.
• Prepare management reporting packs and analyze key financial drivers.
• Manage tax submissions and support junior staff.

Skills

Financial compliance

Governance

Internal controls

Project management

Analysis of KPIs

Education

3-year BCom Degree

Postgraduate CIMA (preferred)

Job description

Reference: 10315 SJ

Consultant: Sone Johnson

Job Description:

• Driving governance at site with the financial manager
• Reviewing all trial balances to ensure completeness of the accounts
• Ensuring all transactions are reconciled and queries resolved promptly
• Following up with the team on long outstanding items; ensuring credit/debit notes are processed
• Creating payments via bank account
• Maintaining fixed asset register
• Preparing cashbook and reconciliations
• Allocating ad hoc invoices
• Developing processes and internal controls to strengthen internal controls
• Preparing accrual and adjustment journals
• Preparing payment journals
• Preparing for annual audits, including schedules and queries
• Ensuring smooth functioning of the administrative department
• Assisting in guiding, training, and supervising junior staff
• Managing tax submissions (EMP201s, VAT 201s), reviewing payroll, CIPC submissions, WCA
• Presenting management account analysis
• Clearing inputs into finance systems
• Ensuring the business's financial compliance with standard group procedures and work instructions
• Driving standardization rollout at the business unit and managing the standard day of direct reports
• Managing working capital:
• Debtors: Ensuring compliance with Group processes regarding CRMS, PODs, and rebates
• Creditors: Ensuring liabilities are recorded and compliance linked to operational aspects of order origination, PODs, receipting, and cost recording in line with SOPs

Reviewing payroll costs with oversight of planned and incurred overtime

Project management, capital review, EVA modeling

Performing periodic internal audits with Group functions

Meeting monthly finance deadlines

Assisting in site annual budgeting and external audit processes

Reporting:

• Completing and submitting monthly management reporting packs on time
• Analyzing key drivers (waste, GP, rebates, variable & fixed inputs)
• Reviewing weekly financial KPIs for compliance and variances

Managing site stock control team

Qualifications:

• 3-year BCom Degree; postgraduate CIMA preferred
• Minimum 1 year manufacturing experience essential

How to Apply:

• Email your comprehensive CV to [e-mail]
• If already registered, forward your CV and reference number to your current consultant to avoid duplication
• We reserve the right to conduct interviews only with selected candidates
• If no feedback is received within 30 days post-closing, consider your application unsuccessful