Financial Analyst at Quest Staffing Solutions

About the job
PLANNING AND CONTROL OFFICER

 JOB DESCRIPTION

General Description

• Reporting to the Head of Planning and Control, the successful applicant will be mainly focused on the preparation and management of 17 Project Companies, 13 projects in operation and 4 head office entities as well as development companies. In addition the successful applicant will contribute to the quarterly forecast including forecasted cash flows process and annual budget process, as well as providing support for the projects under development.
• Participation in the preparation of the Annual Budget for the group as well as each project company including the head office entity
• Preparation of monthly reports to external stakeholders including minority partners and lenders and holding company.
• Supporting the cost control processes within the company, including the review of departmental costs.
• Ability to respect deadlines and work for additional hours during the monthly/year end closing
• Critical analysis of information
• Monitor actual performance against budgets and forecasts – providing variance analysis with improvement plans;
• Prepare and present monthly results and production performance relative to budget and prior financial year;
• Participation in the review of the Company’s monthly reporting package;
• Constant monitoring and comparison of actual vs. budgeted costs variances (both OPEX and CAPEX), investigation of potential differences and proposal of corrective actions, with special focus to the CAPEX of the projects under construction.
• General handling of the SAP CO module – creation of WBS, Cost Centres and Profit Centre, as well as the critical analysis of purchase requisitions prior to approval against the annual budget
• Analysis and approval of travel costs monitoring the costs on a monthly basis;
• Assist with and respond to ad-hoc requests from Head of Planning & Control

Desired Experience & Qualification

• Bcom Honours (Accounting) – CA(SA)
• At least 4 years of post article experience
• Microsoft Excel, Word & Powerpoint
• Working knowledge of SAP.
• Demonstrate Professional Judgement – attention to detail
• Focus on Execution & Results. Meet Internal & External Customer Needs
• Working knowledge of SAP and HFM (Primo) and smart view would be an added advantage
• PC literate – Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint
• Build influence
• Strong presentation skills
• Excellent interpersonal and communication