Reporting and Analysis Accountant

Position: Reporting and Analysis Accountant
Location: Cresta
Salary: R 504 000 TCTC
12 month contract position

Description:

Our client requires the services of a Cost Accountant in the Finance Department at their Johannesburg Head Office.

Key Roles and Responsibilities:

Preparation, review, investigation and reporting of Income Statement elements and Balance Sheet elements per product on a monthly, year-to-date and year-on-year basis against the prior month/ year and against budget/ forecast.
Preparation of monthly and quarterly reporting on Income Statement elements and Balance Sheet elements trends and key drivers.
Investigation and reporting of rate and volume variances/ movements of Income Statement elements and Balance Sheet elements through critical analyses of trends and key drivers.
Preparation, review, investigation and reporting of Key Performance Indicators.
Assist in the preparation, review, investigation and reporting of Annual Budgets and short, medium- and long-term Forecasts.
Liaising with Budget Owners and Division Heads for information to complete Annual Budget & Monthly/ Quarterly/ Forecasts.
Preparation of Balance Sheet reconciliations.
General Analysis for Income Statement elements and Balance Sheet elements as well as processes of preparation and analysis.
Conducting Departmental Management Account review meetings and providing feedback.
Assist in the financial aspect of any existing project.
Signatory for payments.
Support business with costing of projects, services and business functions as well as other ad-hoc functions.
Drive continuous improvement in customer service levels in all areas of the business involved in.

Qualifications and Experience:

Relevant 3 Year Degree completed (specialising in Accounting/ Management Accounting).
Minimum of 3 Years’ post qualification experience in the field of Accounting/ Management Accounting.
Strong technical knowledge in the Management Accounting and Reporting fields.
Advanced MS Excel, Word and Power Point.
Completed/ Signed-Off 3 Years Articles would be advantageous.
Financial Modeling in MS Excel would be advantageous.

Competencies:

Deadline driven, self-motivated individual with a strong sense of responsibility of work allocated to them.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills (both written and verbal).
Detail orientated with excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
Ability to work under pressure and to manage multiple projects and tasks concurrently.
Must be willing to work additional hours if required.
Previous experience of working remotely would be advantageous.

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