Management Accountant

Reference: 10246 MLR
Consultant: Michelle le Roux 

Job Description: 

• Prepare Management accounts to balance sheet for 3 entities.
• Perform and prepare balance sheet reconciliations and income statement schedules monthly.
• Monitor and analyse costs, identifying areas of overspending, inefficiency, or waste.
• Maintain financial models.
• Perform cost analysis.
• Analyse and run various sales, production, and other relevant reports.
• Good understanding of operational cash flow and cashflow drivers.
• Perform rebate and settlement discount analysis to assess customer performance.
• Month-end and year-end closing processes, reconciling accounts, posting journal entries, and preparing accruals and adjustments as needed.
• Provide financial insights and recommendations to management on cost reduction strategies and operational efficiency improvements.
• Collaborate with finance, operations, and sales to gather data, and drive coordinated action plans.
• Maintain confidentiality, integrity, and accuracy in handling financial data, ensuring compliance with internal policies, accounting standards, and regulatory requirements.

Qualifications: 

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting
• Proven experience in management accounting in a manufacturing environment.
• Proficiency in SAGE Evolution or (JDE, SAP, Syspro – will indicate ability to adapt to Evolution)
• Knowledge of accounting principles, financial reporting standards (i.e. IFRS).
• Advanced Excel skills, including pivot tables.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Attention to detail and accuracy in financial analysis, reporting, and documentation, ensuring compliance with standards and guidelines.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a team environment, managing multiple priorities and deadlines effectively.
• Commitment to professionalism, integrity, and ethical behaviour in all aspects of financial analysis and decision-making.

How to Apply: 

• Email your comprehensive CV to exceedhr@exceed.co.za. 
• If you are already registered, please forward your CV and the relevant reference number to the consultant with whom you are currently registered in order to avoid duplicity on our system. 
• We reserve the right to only conduct interviews with candidates of choice. 
• Applicants who have not received feedback within 30 days from the closing date must please accept their application as unsuccessful. 

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