Management Accountant at Sappi

Description

We are hiring! 

• We’re on the lookout for an experienced Management Accountant to ensure that accurate and timeous financial information is made available to all stakeholders and ensure that accurate product costing is done in line with budget.
• Managing the receivables, taxes and payments in the most efficient and cost-effective manner, focusing on system and staff productivity and ensuring efficiencies throughout the process.

As a Management Accountant, you will be responsible to:  

• Review, analyse and process all applicable daily, monthly, quarterly and yearly financial reports, management reports and statements and obtain approval where applicable.
• Ensure correct payment, adjustments and reporting of all financial information for external and external transaction occurs within agreed timelines.
• Ensure the availability of accurate data, statistics, variable production costs and management reporting information.
• Maintain accounting controls in compliance with prescribed accounting statements, internal control procedures and Sappi accounting policies, including the loading of data into Hyperion.
• Monitor and guide the cost centre owners to ensure compliance to the budgeting and forecasting guidelines and processes.
• Complete the applicable financial forecast estimations and obtain approval where needed uploading fixed expense budgets onto the SAP system
• Manage discounts and payment processes by paying suppliers on time and making cashflow calculation decisions for settlement discounts to benefit from the discounts
• Perform management audits measuring adherence to policies and procedures, ensuring business units comply with regulations related to the Companies Act, Income Tax Act, VAT Act, Customs and Excise and other regulatory bodies such as the International Financial reporting Interpretations Committee (IFRIC4).
• Facilitate problem resolution within the department and at various business units relating to the processing of documentation in order to drive continuous efficiency/streamlining processes  
• Plans for month-end activities including the timing of payment runs, preparation of recons

What are we looking for? 

• Bachelors’ Degree in Accounting or Finance
• 3 Years Post Graduate Experience in Financial Accounting, Management Accounting and Administration.
• SAP Experience preference
• Computer Literacy Microsoft Office