Management Accountant
- Recruiter
- Deloitte Consulting
- Location
- Johannesburg, South Africa
- Salary
- Competitive salary
- Posted
- 16 Oct 2019
- Closes
- 14 Nov 2019
- Ref
- 2338407
- Job role
- Management accountant
- Sector
- Accounting - Public practice
Fantastic, dynamic and growing business in the FinTech industry is looking for a Management Accountantto join their financial team. The purpose of this role is to:
You will need to have (requirements for the role):
Reporting to the Financial Manager (Reporting), you will be responsible for:
This is a great opportunity at a rersults-driven and fast-paced organisation where high performance is acknowledged and rewarded. An entrepreneurial and self-learning mindset is encouraged and individuals who take the initiative are recognised and appreciated. If you're a determined self-starter with a curious and proactive nature, then this is a fit for you!
- fulfil an integral role within the finance team, analysing past results and forecasting future outcomes
- maintain existing cost metrics and models, and assist in developing new metrics
- build financial models to assist business units in decision making
- assist business unit owners in understanding impact of different decisions
You will need to have (requirements for the role):
- Completed BCom Accounting degree
- CIMA/Honours in financial analytics - advantageous
- Minimum of 2 years in similar role
- Sound understanding of cost and management accounting practices and principles
- Advanced Excel skills i.e. 'Vlookup's, 'Sumif's, Pivot Tables (Not negotiable)
- Analytically orientated
- Good written and spoken communication skills
- Fast learner
Reporting to the Financial Manager (Reporting), you will be responsible for:
- Budgeting and forecasting:
- Assisting business in updating and submitting monthly rolling forecasts
- Assisting with the preparation of budget templates for the business
- Providing guidance to budget owners to complete their budgets
- Ensuring budgets are completed within timeframes stipulated by group and updated within the templates provided by finance
- Monthly cost metrics reports / KPI's:
- Calculating and monitoring business specific cost metrics
- Analysing & interpreting these for business
- Developing reports around cost drivers, KPI's and benchmarks
- Performance analysis:
- Revenue/GP analysis and assessment
- Product performance assessment
- Merchant base analysis
- Mergers & Acquisitions:
- Due diligence
- Entity valuations
- ROI/ROCE calculations
- DCF analysis
- Annual Audit (Internal & External):
- Assisting with audit preparation and in assisting auditors, along with rest of finance team
- Provide support in ongoing internal control and risk management
- Monitoring and evaluating financial information systems and suggesting improvements
- Driver of cost efficiencies within the finance team and across the business
- Calculate ratios and performance measures:
- Debt covenants
- Net asset values
- EBITDA, Normalised EBITDA
- Project NPV's
- Developing value-adding reports for the business
- Operational involvement with the business in identifying areas that the finance department can add value
- To provide in-depth and well considered analysis of various aspects of the business, and across all areas of the business, with the purpose of enhancing the financial performance, and addressing any possible business risk in a timely manner
- Interpreting and communicating financial data to non-financial managers
- Various other responsibilities incumbent on this role
- Motivating and fostering a fantastic team culture
This is a great opportunity at a rersults-driven and fast-paced organisation where high performance is acknowledged and rewarded. An entrepreneurial and self-learning mindset is encouraged and individuals who take the initiative are recognised and appreciated. If you're a determined self-starter with a curious and proactive nature, then this is a fit for you!