Job Description

Responsibilities: Ensuring that sound financial management and reporting practices are implemented / applied Ensuring effective, accurate and timely reporting to internal stakeholders. Applying relevant policies, procedures and ensuring compliance to internal controls Influencing management to achieve cost targets Participating and providing input in business decision making - support the cost managers with financial analysis and intelligence in a proactive and positive manner Managing Budget Planning processes and regular forecast updates Management reporting Prepare the monthly management reporting of the Plant/Dept. value chain results Reconciliation of monthly SAP and Management reporting results Tracking results against KPIs to be reported to Plant/Dept. management Prepare / review variance analysis of current results against annual budget, prior year and forecasts Participating in Hard close monthly closing meetings Sending direction to Financial Accounting team related to month end close journals Consumption vs invoicing and Production analysis PowerBI reports management monthly (licenses, changes in roles, publishing of reports) Manage PowerBI cost analysis meetings with cost center owners monthly including meeting follow ups and closing of open action points Support on weekly ExCo, monthly Steering Committee and Quarterly Board meeting presentation pack preparation Analyze pricing & volume variances Profit center and cost center creation and closure Unitary cost analysis and ad hoc reporting for across all Plants and Mine Sites Follow up on any costing queries and costing runs Compute product cost using business assumptions. Gains/losses recorded and reconciled on a monthly basis Ensure that distribution and other related costs are analyzed and invoiced Accurate allocation and recovery of interdepartmental / company cost Budgeting and forecasting Planning and coordinating the annual budget process in line with group requirements and timelines Budgets / forecasts negotiated and agreed with line management Analyze financial information received for budgets and forecasts Participate in update of the forecast monthly Financial Systems Support Maintain cost and profit center structure within SAP to ensure alignment with plant/depts. requirements Maintain Master Data structures to align with Plant/Dept. requirements (Margin, P&L and Headcount Databases)
Requirements: Minimum Requirements and Experience: University degree in Finance / Accounting and Finance degrees/Certifications (e.g. CPA/CIMA Advantageous) Min 4 years in Financial Planning / Controlling position Related business and mining industry experience advantageous Strong analytical approach, budget management skills BOMs and costing experience Proficient in Microsoft Office (Excel and PowerPoint advanced), SAP, PowerBI advantageous

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