Regional Accountant - Benoni at AECI Limited

Job Description    
Planning and Control

• Ensure accurate monthly cost packs are in place for monthly cost meetings.
• Continuously review controls and processes and assist head office to develop and implement effective controls and processes.
• Engage regularly with stakeholders (GM/RM, BM< Site Admin, Weighbridge) to build good relationships and understand needs to be resolved.
• Provide support to sites in: Opening accounts with suppliers, and evaluating customers' eligibility for credit.
• Set-up and facilitate regular meetings with branch managers to discuss controls i.e. ICM.
• Evaluate expenditure on a regular basis to identify savings AND check the expenditure against budget guiding the sites not to exceed the budget

Cost Packs and Budgets

• Monthly cost packs: Review the revenue for validity, accuracy and completeness.
• Monthly cost packs: ensure stock is treated as per IAS 2 (E.g. FIFO basis, Valuation at the lower of cost and net realisable value etc.).
• Budgets: Assist with the region’s budgets preparation.
• Budgets: Review sites budgets and: Ensure that line items accurate.
• Ensure budgets are in support of the overall company strategy.
• Ensure that group guidelines are maintained.
• Management Accounting

Review and manage the region’s invoicing, ensuring that:

• Invoices are processed weekly.
• All Manual delivery notes are accounted for as per group policy.
• Credit notes are issued as per the group’s Limits of Authority.
• Rise and fall calculations use the correct prices.
• Assist with the region’s overall debtors control.
• Prepare accurate monthly journals which adhere to controls and processes for processing by Head Office.
• Prepare monthly recons for stock, cash sales, petty cash and accruals and ensure that reconciling items are followed up and resolved timeously.
• Review cost packs received from branch managers and ensure that accruals/provisions are accounted for accurately in terms of IAS 37.
• Engage both Group Management Accountant and Group Financial Accountant monthly to discuss areas of concern.
• Organise and conduct site audits twice a year as required.
• Assist with yearly internal and external audits as required.

Qualifications & Experience    

• Cost & Management Accounting or Financial Accounting Diploma/Degree
• CIMA (studying towards CGMA) advantageous
• 2 – 3 years’ experience in the field of Cost/Management or Financial Accounting