Management Accountant at Petra Diamonds Limited

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Assist in review operating expenditure and forecasts for Group and the operations to ensure alignment with business strategy.
• Planning & Budgeting: Assist to develop and execute an operational finance forecast, budget and plan to support BU's Operational Finance forecast, budget and plan; in order to demonstrate efficiency and effectiveness in achieving business performance objectives as well as short and long term company business objectives.                                                 
• Assist to review and communicate the analysis of KPIs, metrics and other key analytical data highlighting significant performance issues to senior management. 
• Ensure compliance to the finance processes and capture related transactional data into the finance system.         
• Ensure adherence to legislative and corporate governance compliance requirements to manage risk and consequences on non-compliance. 
• Establish and maintain good working relationships and an effective / sound communication system with the Operations Finance Function.                                                                          
• Ensure that all Operations Finance reporting is aligned with standards, guidelines and schedules.                           
• Ensure accurate reporting of financial data at Operation level for Petra and provision of information to enable effective decision making.                                                                       
• Prepare and distribute operating cost information as per agreed timelines.                                                                     
• Assist with governance for operating expenditure through workflow.                                                                                
• Design operating cost reports for Group Operation Finance and any other stakeholders.                                            
• Analyses and interprets variance, budget and cost reports, in order to evaluate actual performance against plans and the effects of external factors on cost.                                     
• Support with the design and implementation of a cost and enterprise management system to manage and control operating costs for Group and the operations as well as recharges to mines.                                                                                             
• Execute Accounting processes timely and effectively, ensuring operational discipline and strict adherence to internal accounting guidelines and controls.                                                
• Assist to evaluate and review current operational expenditure policies and procedures, amend if required and ensure compliance.
• Request updates to Finance and other Master Data as required.                                                                                      
• Support and provide guidance in achieving period end close process according to set metrics.                                 
• Assist with the preparation for external audit.                                                                                                                 
• Facilitate the OH&SS Pipeline ideas on BI software, ensuring all ideas generated are processed and maintained effectively and timely.                                                                      
• Co-ordinate, schedule and guide monthly meetings with all OH&SS idea owners and the CI Manager ensuring all Business Improvement ideas are monitored and reviewed, implementing next steps if and where required.                             
• Model behaviour that is consistent with the Company Vision, Values and Code of Ethical Conduct.
• Monitor alignment of costing structures across operations to support Benchmarking as and when required.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

• B.Com Degree Accounting OR B.Tech Degree Cost Management Accounting OR CIMA qualification (NQF Level 7)
• A minimum of 5 years general financial experience of which 3 years in a general cost and production environment.             
• 1 year supervisory level experience will be advantageous.
• Accounting / Management Accounting systems experience (AccPac and ESSbase).   
• Computer Literate in Microsoft office Suit Package (Excel Advanced)                          
• Valid driver's license. 

TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES:

• Demonstrate knowledge and skill with regards to financial accounting standards, practices, tax directives and legislative requirements.                                                                   
• Demonstrate knowledge and skill in risk management principles and practices.                                                     
• Demonstrate strong commercial and financial knowledge and understanding of internal financial controls.      
• Demonstrate knowledge and skill as a commercially astute, business minded, operationally oriented individual of superior intelligence who is profit driven with bottom line awareness.                                                                                       
• Demonstrate knowledge and skill in budgeting, forecasting and capital expenditure.                                                              

BEHAVIOURAL COMPETENCIES:

• Planning and Organising; Decision Making; Earning Trust; Communication; Continuous Improvement; Safety Focus; Customer Orientation;  Valuing Differences; Initiating Action; Managing Relationships