Senior Accountant |Budgeting & Forecasting at Sasol

Purpose of Job

• Manage and provide a comprehensive management accounting service which facilitates the decision making process related to business direction and participate in the day-to-day execution of financial related activities.
• Provide a continuous input into financial and business decision-making at a tactical/ operational level.

Key Accountabilities

• Identify KPIs to measure the consolidated Business Performance and create dashboards to make performance visible.
• Perform the Scenario planning, budgeting and forecasting process for the BU to enable the business to make financially prudent decisions.
• Provide input into target setting, guide the business unit financial teams and coordinate key role players including non-financial teams.
• Prepare scenarios to gauge the impact of current business results towards the approved budget.
• Coordinate cash flow forecasting Reporting, including Reconciliations.
• Analyse and validate the business unit budget / forecast results against set targets.
• Prepare a monthly report to the BU EXCO identifying key results, variances and opportunities to the forecast.
• Use data analytics and scenario planning to analyse the results, identify trends and anticipate movements in the results.
• Analyse and evaluate the impact of key economic indicators changes on profit expectations.
• Perform variance analysis against annual budget, prior year, previous month and forecasts.
• Prepare key deliverables to the Group FP&A team (PVPY, Quarterly PSM, Analyst book information, Roadshow files etc).
• Collect data from OMEs to support calculation of the Southern Africa break even, run and maintain break even model to ensure accurate reporting
• Prepare financial presentations, forecast, and scenario analysis for the strategy conferences.
• Maintain internal controls over financial reporting.

Formal Education

• University Bachelor's Degree in the Finance related field

Working Experience

• Experience: 6+ relevant years

Required Personal and Professional Skills

• BC_Optimizes Work Processes
• TC_Financial Analysis
• BC_Business Insight
• TC_Financial Planning and Reporting
• BC_Manages Complexity
• TC_Analyse Alternatives and Recommend Solutions
• BC_Plans and Aligns
• TC_Financial Accounting
• TC_Compliance Management
• BC_Ensures Accountability

Closing Date

11 April 2025