Management Accountant at PPS

Education:

• Bachelor of Commerce, CIMA Qualification (Advantageous)

Experience:

• 5 years’ experience in management accounting, financial analysis, or a related role.
• Strong experience in developing and improving financial models.
• Proven experience in budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis and cost management.
• Experience working with ERP systems and financial reporting tools. (PowerBI, excel, PowerPoint).

Duties and Responsibilities

Financial modelling and forecasting

• Develop, maintain and enhance financial models for budgeting, forecasting, and business performance analysis.
• Provide scenario analysis to support strategic business decisions, including sensitivity and stress testing. 

Management Reporting

• Preparation of Monthly management reports including commentary on variances in the I/S and B/S of all entities.
• Perform variance analysis, identifying key trends and explaining deviations from budgets or forecasts.
• To ensure that all invoices are correctly allocated and are sent to Group finance department for payment within "2"days of receipt for budgets and other cost centre expenses.

Budgeting

• Overseeing and managing the budget process for all cost centres in external distribution.
• Input of budgets for central costs and revenues for all cost centres in external distribution.
• Work with executive management and align budget and forecasts with the entity’s strategy.
• Review of budgets and obtain a sound knowledge of what is driving income and expenses.
• Assess the adequacy of Budget and forecast assumptions used by management.
• Preparing budget presentations for Exco and Board budget meetings.

Process Improvement

• Automate reporting and forecasting tools where possible to increase efficiency.
• Identify and implement improvements in financial processes, reporting templates and controls.