Job Description
Job Title:
Project Accountant Manger
Job Purpose:
Our client is seeking a Project Accountant Manger to support the project engineering team by managing project-related accounting processes and providing stakeholders with relevant, detailed, and accurate project status updates and cost analysis. The successful candidate will play a key role in monitoring project financial performance, tracking costs, and ensuring timely and accurate reporting to support effective decision-making.
Responsibilities & Skills:
- Implement and maintain effective financial and budgetary controls to safeguard the company's financial and physical assets.
- Monitor and analyse project financial performance against budgets.
- Prepare weekly and monthly project expenditure forecasts.
- Compile monthly cost reports, including variance analysis, forecasting, and financial planning.
- Prepare and submit quarterly capital expenditure and commitment reports.
- Ensure minimal audit findings by maintaining compliance with internal and external audit requirements.
- Conduct post-completion audits on a minimum of 10% of projects valued above R200,000 executed in the Smelter and Low Security areas.
- Continuously improve financial procedures, reporting, and value-added analysis.
- Provide technical and financial recommendations to improve plant reliability, operational efficiency, and total cost of ownership.
- Optimise SAP financial reporting systems and processes.
- Develop and enhance reporting dashboards using tools such as QlikView and Power BI.
- Present complex financial and technical information clearly to a range of stakeholders.
- Prepare accurate and professional financial and management reports.
- Analyse organisational data to identify trends and provide actionable business insights.
- Identify problems proactively and implement practical, effective solutions.
- Build strong working relationships and demonstrate leadership when collaborating across teams.
- Intermediate proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Outlook).
- Advanced proficiency in SAP Financial Management modules.
- Experience with reporting and data visualisation tools such as QlikView and Power BI.
- Strong financial analysis and forecasting skills.
- Excellent report writing and presentation skills.
- Ability to communicate technical information to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making abilities.
- Excellent interpersonal and leadership skills.
Qualifications and Experience:
- Grade 12 (Matric).
- Honours Degree in Financial Management or an equivalent qualification.
- Minimum of 7 years' experience in Finance and Auditing.
- Proven experience in project budgeting, costing, and cost control.
- Exposure to project management systems and procedures will be advantageous.