Job title: Management Accountant - Perm
Job type: Permanent
Emp type: Full-time
Industry: IT
Salary type: Annual
Job published: 22-04-2026
Job ID: 72719
Contact name: Leonie Bindeman
Phone number: +27662192419
Contact email: leonie@geotech.co.za

Job Description

Job Title:

Management Accountant

Job Purpose: 

Our client is seeking a detail-oriented accounting professional to take ownership of all operational-level accounting functions. This includes preparing monthly management accounts, supporting budget and forecast planning, and contributing to project-related decision-making from a management accounting perspective.

 Responsibilities:
  • Management Accounting

    • Prepare and execute month-end and year-end management accounting processes
    • Analyse monthly, quarterly, and annual variances against budget and forecast
    • Produce month-end variance commentary and support operational finance reviews
    • Compile and distribute management accounting packs for decision-making
    • Calculate financial impacts of penalty frameworks, gain-share models, and service credits
    • Ensure accurate and complete financial billing, including supporting documentation and approved change controls
    • Prepare documentation for inflationary pricing adjustments on client and vendor contracts
    • Manage and resolve management accounting queries
    • Provide support on finance processes, systems, and procedures

    Financial Analysis, Reporting & Risk Assessment

    • Monitor financial risks and opportunities linked to client and vendor contracts
    • Analyse key financial indicators to identify variances and provide insights
    • Conduct sensitivity analysis on operational performance to assess financial risks, profitability, and investment impact
    • Demonstrate strong financial and business acumen to support decision-making
    • Develop business cases and scenario-based models to evaluate return on investment (ROI)

    Budgeting & Forecasting

    • Coordinate budgeting and forecasting processes
    • Document and input assumptions to support accurate budget and forecast planning
    • Resolve queries from business units related to budgets and forecasts

    Key Internal & External Relationships

    Internal

    • Fixed Overhead Budget Managers: Provide reporting and insights for decision-making and variance analysis
    • Payroll: Review staff cost allocations
    • IT Department: Support system design and maintenance (e.g., SharePoint)
    • GM & Business Unit Heads: Provide operational input into budgets and forecasts
    • Transactional Services Team: Collaborate on system inputs and process deadlines
    • Decision Support Team: Assist with data extraction, interpretation, and variance analysis

    External

    • Group Finance, Treasury & Tax: Provide guidance on financial, tax, and hedging matters
    • External Consultants (e.g., IDU, AccPac): Support system maintenance and user training

Knowledge & Qualifications: 

  • Minimum: Partially completed BCom degree
  • Preferred: Completed BCom degree

Experience

  • 3–5 years’ financial experience in a services-based industry with annuity revenue
  • Experience working with ERP systems
  • Experience with Accpac or related systems

Skills

  • Technical expertise (Level 3)
  • Financial management (Level 2)
  • Strong analytical ability
  • Problem-solving skills (Level 3)
  • High attention to detail

Attributes

  • High work standards
  • Strong collaboration skills
  • Proactive approach
  • Resilient and adaptable mind set.