Mine Management Accountant at Barberton Mines

Description

• Project analysis & Business case on proposed projects
• Understanding of Mine Capital requirements (Planning, Budgeting and procurement execution)
• Cost comments / costing analysis and investigations / reconciliations
• Management of cost allocations
• Forecasting of production, costs and profitability
• Fuel management
• Reporting writing (Excel, word, PowerPoint)
• Assisting users on the ERP (Microsoft Dynamics) system with enquiries & Cost enquiries
• Attending Mining review and planning meetings and provide minutes of meeting as feedback to the Financial manager and Management accountant
• Identify, analyse and correct incorrect allocations, costing errors and validation errors on the costing reports and month end report.  Do costing analysis and correcting journals where necessary.
• Leading with the understanding, compilation and submission of relevant budgets during the budgeting process
• Assisting the Mining & Engineering Managers with the budget preparation and budget management
• Monitoring spending and financial controls to ensure that spending is kept within approved budget parameters
• Assist to analyse and interpret the financial information and provide feedback to non-financial managers
• Assist to report on periodic variances and their causes, focusing in particular on spending variances, and suggest improvements
• Assist to identify trends and opportunities for improvement
• Assist users with preparation of capital motivations, budget access, budget approval, over-expenditure and other costing documentation

Requirements

• BCom management accounting / Equivalent qualification in Finance or cost accounting
• Minimum 3 years relevant working experience, preferable in a Mining or manufacturing environment
• Advanced Microsoft Excel, Word, Outlook and PowerPoint skills
• ERP system experience
• Good mathematical and computer skills
• Microsoft Dynamics AX experience will be advantageous
• Strong administration and organisational skills
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Accuracy and high methodical working methods
• Ability to meet strict deadlines
• Ability to work independently, and as a team member
• Work under pressure
• Medically fit