Job Description

Management Accountant - Durban Durban - KwaZulu Natal

Management Accountant - Durban

Hybrid

Salary - market related

Required experience

Ability to use your own initiative

Familiarity with Xero (or willingness and ability to learn quickly)

Excellent skills in Microsoft Office, in particular financial modelling in Excel

Good interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to interact effectively at all levels within

the business

Strong finance administration experience

Studying towards a professional qualification, CIMA/ACCA or equivalent

Strong analytical skills and an ability to work through problems logically

Ability to work well under pressure and to meet tight deadlines.

Responsibilities

The primary responsibilities include:

Posting transactions in Xero, a cloud-based accounting software

Supporting monthly payment collection facilitated by CAST, our servicing software

Processing and paying invoices

Arranging monthly payroll

Completing and submitting tax returns, VAT returns and all statutory contributions for Loowatt Pty

through CIPC

Complete monthly bank reconciliations

Preparing monthly management accounts and other financial reports such as budgets and cashflow

forecasts

Presenting reports to senior management to aid with business decision making

Compiling strategies that will reduce business costs

Advising on the financial implications of business decisions

Developing and overseeing financial systems and procedures and identifying opportunities to improve

these

Controlling income and expenditure within the business and ensuring that expenditure is in line with

budgets

Communicating with all levels within the organisation and being able to present financial information

to non - finance members of staff

Analysing and managing risk within the business

Administrative support of executive team

- HR Admin including liaisons with online service providers, contracting

Tracking and monitoring company software that support payment and operations

Company Filings

Office registration and bank accounts

Skills required for the role

You will be expected to have excellent analytical and numerical skills whilst maintaining a strong attention to

detail. A solid foundation of basic accountancy skills is also required for this role including an understanding of

the generally accepted accounting principles. An understanding of business is also important for management

accountants along with the ability to communicate effectively at all levels to advise and liaise with senior

members of staff. The duties of a management accountant should be carried out with a high degree of

organisational and strategic thinking skills.

Desirable experience

Experience of a manufacturing business, including cost accounting and inventory management

Experience working in growth-stage, entrepreneurial, innovative businesses, as well as larger

companies

Should you be interested in applying for this position, and you meet the minimum requirements, then we invite you to APPLY below.

Note :Correspondence will be limited to short-listed candidates. If you have not been contacted within 14 days of your application, please accept that your application has been unsuccessful.

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