Management Accountant - Bellville at KAL Group

Job Specification

The incumbent should be highly operations and system orientated with strong analytical and financial acumen and should have a proven record of providing value adding financial and operational inputs to support the business in achieving its strategic objectives. This post is a shared service between our Bellville (Agriplas) site as well as Brackenfell (Tego) site.

Minimum Requirements

• Relevant Tertiary Qualification B.Com/B.Acc degree and be qualified or studying towards a CIMA/CGMA qualification
• Minimum of at least 4 years’ experience in a Management Accounting or related position.
• Advanced Excel / Data Analysis skills (VBA, Advanced Pivots, Financial Modelling etc.)
• Exposure to a manufacturing environment would be highly advantageous for your application.

Key performance indicators

The GOLD business imperatives displayed below are to be used as key indicators in sourcing competent candidates for this critical role.

Growth

• Responsible for day-to-day financial controls as well as supporting the Finance Manager to provide ad hoc decision support to executive management.
• Drive efficiencies and system improvements and provide timely and accurate reporting and service to all stakeholders.
• Engaging and maintaining productive and value adding relationships with customers as well as internal and external stakeholders whilst influencing best fit solutions

Optimisation

• Analyse and report financial performance against budget & PY
• Assist with compilation of daily/weekly/monthly reports to relevant stakeholders.
• Assist with compilation of annual branch & capital budgets.
• Month end related tasks such as journals, reconciliations etc.

Leveraging Culture & Diversity

• Leading high impact team and ensuring efficient use of manpower
• Maintaining costs and ensure, safe, reliable, efficient functional resources linked to people.

Digital Transformation

• Automation of processes and integration of manufacturing and financial data.
• Take ownership of ERP management from a business perspective to ensure requirements of all users are adequately addressed.

Key leadership attributes

The incumbent would need to have the ability to progress and add continuous incremental value – having impact!

• Dealing with complexity
• Sound pragmatic judgement
• Self - awareness
• Achievement orientation