Management Accountant, Johannesburg

My client in the retail and wholesale industry, with offices in Killarney, are seeking to employ a suitably qualified, experienced individual with strong management accounting skills who will be responsible for analysing and interpreting individual branch financials to ensure that they are complete, reliable and accurate at first pass.

Responsibilities:

• Providing complete, reliable and accurate financial information within the deadlines
• Responsible for the distribution of the daily sales reports
• Cost Center Accounting
• Accrual accounting
• Strict monitoring of financial deviations to minimise risk exposure to the business.
• Tracking performance against budgets and forecasts
• Provide reports that are meaningful, concise and effective
• Ensure that every cost centre is checked and corrected where necessary prior to the finalisation of the flash reporting.
• Verification of incentive pay-outs.
• Ensuring that correct transfer pricing is done – all below the line transactions.
• The correct treatment of all inter-company transactions
• Reconciliation of key income statement and balance sheet lines for monthly audit file.
• Follow up of material variances by branch in order to provide timeous commentary on variances.
• Assisting with the preparation of the first pass flash accounts.
• Preparation of board packs, collation of all documentation, printing and distribution
• General financial assistance as required
• Month end journal authorisation.

Key Competencies:

• Deadline Driven
• High attention to detail
• Accuracy
• Customer/client focus
• Planning ability
• Team player
• Excellent communication skills
• Excellent presentation skills

Qualifications and Skills:

The following are non-negotiable

• A minimum of a BCom Degree with completed Honours in Accounting
• At least three years’ experience as a Management Accountant handling a large number of cost/profit centres.
• Excellent computer literacy, ERP -preferably SAGE, including BI tools and Advanced Excel
• Sound Knowledge of accounting policies and practices including IFRS
• Retail experience