Financial Accountant - Johannesburg at Glencore

GENERAL ACCOUNTABILITY:

• Ensure rigorous and robust governance and oversight processes for designated operating site of Copper Africa by applying best practices in line with fiscal and monetary regime/s within which the function resides; and by supporting financial accounting and reporting functions to ensure financial governance and discipline across finance functions and related service delivery.
• Ensure financial reporting cycles for designated site in Copper Africa by ensuring timeous reporting of site financial and operating results; ensuring information is accurate, meaningful and prepared per standards in line with group reporting, industry, regulatory, IFRS, and other requirements. 
• Review all GCF financial reporting deliverables (monthly, quarter-end and year-end) by applying technical accounting knowledge and skills, by drawing on appropriate templates, and by interrogating as appropriate where apparent anomalies are surface and/or are identified.
• Apply financial/accounting and reporting processes efficiently relating to accounting, financial and reporting systems and processes within sphere of influence and control of designated site and Copper Africa by following set procedures and working within set systems (e.g. SAP) for effectively delivery of outputs 
• Support the Financial Manager in the execution and achievement of activities and deliverables within designated area of the financial/accounting and reporting function in the areas of statutory accounting, financial reporting, technical accounting through the application of and adherence to financial/accounting practices, disciplines, controls and governance.
• Ensure by adhering to financial reporting cycles, timeous reporting by designated site, ensuring data is accurate, meaningful and properly prepared on standardized template/s per regulatory requirements (e.g. IFRS) and group reporting requirements and chart of accounts
• Identify areas of improvement within financial/accounting and reporting (Copper Africa) function of designated site through analysis, observation, and evaluation by generating detailed action plan/s relating specifically to corrective actions to be implemented by finance team within designated site.
• Perform technical accounting review of complex transactions and/or financial arrangements by providing proposed treatment following outcome of review and preparing memorandum for review by Copper Africa executive leadership and financial reporting.
• Establish and manage stakeholder relationships with internal stakeholders relating to designated site by being the first point of contact for end user technical queries and needs for financial/accounting and reporting (Copper Africa) function.

This role will be based in South Africa, reporting to the Financial Manager - MPS. 

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Post-Graduate Degree in Commerce or Accounting

WORK EXPERIENCE & SKILL REQUIREMENTS:

• Up to three years commercial experience (preferably in natural resources industry)
• Deliverable and service orientated
• Strong problem solving and decision-making skills
• Technical knowledge of accounting principles and robust control environment
• Attention to detail
• Commercially astute
• Team player
• Accountability
• Self-motivated
• Ability absorbs and work under pressure
• Engage with all levels of management.