Management Accountant (2 days in the office)

Marc Daniels; East London; Hybrid; ZAR 400,000 - 500,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading service business in East London is seeking a Management Accountant to act as a strategic partner to senior management. The ideal candidate is a part-qualified accountant with at least 2 years of management accounting experience. You will oversee month-end processes, assist with budgeting and provide insights that drive operational performance. This hybrid role requires office attendance twice a week, offering a dynamic environment to fast-track your career.

Qualifications

• 2 years of experience in a management accounting role.
• Ability to commute to East London for 2 days a week.

Responsibilities

• Ownership of the month-end process including balance sheet reconciliations.
• Business partnering with senior management on performance reviews.
• Preparing annual budgets and quarterly forecasts.

Skills

Advanced Excel

Power BI

Communication

Education

Part-qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, or CIMA)

Job description

An Excellent opportunity has arisen for a commercially minded and ambitious Management Accountant to join a fast-paced, market-leading service business based in the heart of East London. This is a hybrid role which requires the candidate to go into the office twice a week.

Reporting directly to a high-calibre Financial Controller, this is a role that goes far beyond the numbers. You will act as a true business partner, providing insightful management information that directly influences key strategic decisions and drives operational performance.

This is an excellent opportunity to fast-track your career in a dynamic environment where you can make a real impact.

Your New Role

As the Management Accountant, your key responsibilities will include:

• Taking full ownership of the month-end process, including the posting of accruals & prepayments and performing detailed balance sheet reconciliations.
• Business partnering with senior management to review performance, providing insightful variance analysis against budgets and forecasts to drive improvements.
• Playing an instrumental role in preparing annual budgets, quarterly business forecasts, and the company’s long-term strategic five-year plan.
• Raising key income invoices, ensuring revenue prices are correct and that tonnage data is accurate.
• Reconciling invoices against monthly data and providing tools for effective cost control on projects.
• Assisting with monthly business performance reporting and providing crucial data for the annual audit process.

What You’ll Need to Succeed

• You are an ambitious part-qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, or CIMA) with a desire to complete your qualification.
• Be able to commute to the office based in East London (2 days in the office)
• You have a proven track record with at least 2 years of experience in a hands-on management accounting role, preferably within the service, logistics, or waste industries.
• You are a confident communicator with the ability to challenge and influence senior stakeholders effectively.
• Strong systems skills are essential, particularly advanced Excel and Power BI.

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