Management Accountant - Group Finance

Travelbyinvestec; Sandton; On-site; ZAR 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

Investec in Sandton seeks a Finance Business Partner to drive strong relationships across Central Services leadership, owning all accounting aspects and management information delivery. You will provide financial insights, analysis and support to drive performance and informed decisions.

You will engage in forecasting, budgeting, reporting, and month-end processes, ensuring IFRS-compliant practices and robust cost control across cost centres.

Qualifications

• Cost accounting/management accounting experience is essential.
• Cost allocation experience is essential. Fully qualified accountant CIMA, ACCA or ACA (or qualified by extensive experience) is essential.
• Preferably 5+ years' experience in Management reporting.
• Intermediate/Advanced MS Excel skills (essential).
• Knowledge of JDE and Essbase (highly desirable).
• Proficiency in using AI-enabled productivity tools, such as Copilot, to improve efficiency and support decision-making.

Responsibilities

• Forecast cost centre spend and allocate costs to the respective businesses.
• Collaborate with cost centre managers to understand cost base and headcount for accurate actuals, forecasts, and budgets.
• Provide clear reporting and insightful commentary on direct costs and allocations, including variance analysis.
• Assist leadership with budget and other presentations.
• Perform month-end processes, including checking accuracy of entries and posting accruals, prepayments, and cost allocation journals.
• Manage cost-related balance sheet accounts and perform reconciliations.
• Review allocations, understand and ensure accurate monthly allocations.
• Complete month-end tasks, including GL reconciliations, journals, and accruals, following group policies and IFRS principles.
• Code and control invoices, manage IT procurement.
• Prepare other reports on direct costs, allocations, and headcount across the organisation.
• Handle ad-hoc cost accounting tasks as required, such as transaction reporting of vendor invoices and expense claims.

Skills

Cost accounting

Cost allocation

Management reporting

Advanced Excel

AI productivity tools

Copilot

Education

Professional accounting qualification (CIMA/ACCA/ACA)

Tools

JDE

Essbase

Copilot

Job description

Description

As a Finance Business Partner, you will play a crucial role in building strong relationships across the leadership within Central Services. You will have responsibility for all aspects of accounting and the provision of management information. Your role will involve providing financial insights, analysis, and support to drive business performance and decision-making.

Key Responsibilities

Reporting, Budgeting & Forecasting:

• Forecast cost centre spend and allocate costs to the respective businesses
• Collaborate with cost centre managers to understand cost base and headcount for accurate actuals, forecasts, and budgets
• Provide clear reporting and insightful commentary on direct costs and allocations, including variance analysis
• Assist leadership with budget and other presentations

Financial Control:

• Perform month-end processes, including checking accuracy of entries and posting of accruals, prepayments, and cost allocation journals
• Manage cost-related balance sheet accounts and perform reconciliations
• Review allocations, understand and ensure accurate monthly allocations
• Complete month-end tasks, including GL reconciliations, journals, and accruals, following group policies and IFRS principles

Other Responsibilities might include:

• Code and control invoices, manage IT procurement
• Prepare other reports on direct costs, allocations, and headcount across the organisation
• Handle ad-hoc cost accounting tasks as required, such as transaction reporting of vendor invoices and expense claims

Qualifications, Experience and Skills

• Cost Accounting/Management Accounting experience (essential)
• Cost Allocation experience (essential)Fully qualified accountant CIMA, ACCA or ACA Accountant (or qualified by extensive experience/part qualified) (essential)
• Preferably 5+ years' experience in Management reporting
• Intermediate /Advanced MS Excel skills (essential)
• Knowledge of JDE and Essbase (highly desirable)
• Proficiency in using AI-enabled productivity tools, such as Copilot, to improve efficiency, generate insight and support decision-making. Applies critical thinking and sound judgement when interpreting outputs, remains accountable for the quality and accuracy of their work

What We Value

At Investec we seek creative, talented people with passion, energy and stamina, who collaborate unselfishly.