Cost Accountant
Position summary
Introduction
Job description
· · Preparation, review, analysis, investigation and reporting of Cost of Sales for the group on a monthly, year-to-date, and year-on-year basis against the prior month/ year and against budget/ forecast
· Preparation and analysis of Cost of Sales related KPI’s and trends analysis for the group on a monthly, year-to-date, and year-on-year basis against the prior month/ year and against budget/ forecast
· Preparation, review, analysis, investigation and reporting of Deferred Revenue and Deferred Cost of Sales for the group on a monthly, year-to-date, and year-on-year basis against the prior month/ year and against budget/ forecast
· Analysis of specific Income Statement and Balance Sheet items will be required from time to time
· Preparation and analysis of Departmental Management Accounts as well as conducting review meetings with Budget Owners/ Division Heads and providing feedback to Executive Members
· Preparation, investigation, analysis, and reporting of Annual Budgets and short, medium- and long-term Forecasts
· Liaising with Budget Owners/ Division Heads/ Executive Members for information to complete Annual Budgets and short, medium- and long-term Forecasts
· Preparation, investigation, analysis, and completion of the short-term Cash Forecast
· Support business with costing/ profitability analysis of projects as well as other ad-hoc functions
· Drive continuous improvement in customer service levels in all areas of the business involved in
· Provide support to the Management Accountant and FP&A Manager with group reporting elements (financial and non-financial) for the Executive Committee Members and Board of Directors
· Preparation of Balance Sheet reconciliations
· Signatory for payments
Minimum requirements
- Relevant 3 Year Degree completed (specialising in Accounting/ Management Accounting)
- Completed Honours (following the relevant 3 Year Degree) specialising in Accounting/ Management Accounting will be advantageous
- Minimum of 5 Years’ post qualification experience in the field of Accounting/ Management Accounting
- Strong technical knowledge in fields Management Accounting, Reporting and Forecasting
- Advanced MS Excel, Word, and Power Point
- Strong command of Rate and Volume variance calculation as well as Process Analysis will be required
- Completed/ Signed Off 3 Years Articles would be advantageous
- Financial Modelling in MS Excel would be advantageous
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Competencies:
- Deadline driven, self-motivated, assertive 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 addition hours if required