Purpose of the Role:The incumbent will be responsible to provide commercial decision support across the business including providing accurate financial information to guide operations in their decision making on an operational level, with the responsibility of budgeting, forecasting, business planning and financial modelling. Furthermore, the incumbent will need to develop a work culture that fosters application competence, service excellence, customer focus and business process knowledge.Education, Experience, Knowledge Skills required:Relevant Accounting Qualification (NQF6) including articles advantageousAt least 3-5 years experience as a management accountant managing a large portfolio2-3 years experience in a management capacityAbility to form close working relationships with business stakeholders - communicate effectively, gaining their trust and influencing them where necessaryStrong business planning, budgeting, forecasting and financial modelling skillsAbility to quickly analyse and manipulate large quantities of financial data from multiple sources, drawing out key matters of significanceAbility to assess internal control environment, identify weaknesses and implement corrective actionsExcellent communication and presentation skills (including power point)Strong MS Office Suite skills (Advanced Excel) and SAP Finance and Management Accounting modulesFunctional Tasks:Planning, Budgeting and ForecastingMeasure, analyse, report business performance and provide key inputs for the monthly reporting packFinancial modelling and analysis of contract, sector, and regional profitability and establishing turnaround plans for the Empact divisionDay to day management of the finance teamDebtors and creditors managementManagement and performance of the complete month end processSite visits and performance of audits at sites including preparing audit reports and implementation of corrective actionsMonitoring of internal control environment implementation of improvements where necessaryFleet managementAd hoc Financial tasks / projectsBusiness Consulting and Partnership with:Procurement department with reporting, KPI Tracking, supplier increase sign-off and financial analysisFunction Heads, to understand their business drivers, commercial terms, and manage all financial performance and analysisLead management through the annual forecasting, budget-setting and management processService Management and Continuous Improvement:Drive and/or contribute to the achievement of P&D targets and key performance indicators, operational level agreements and service levels to stakeholdersContinuously monitor and introduce areas for improvement by acquiring and providing feedback from/to the customers, and tracking performance statisticsPlanning & Controlling:Manage costs within budget expenditure guidelinesPeople Management:Provide guidance, feedback and reinforcement to sector/regional team members regarding development needs and opportunities, and secure resources to support development efforts as it relates to finance processesOversee the training and development ensure competency in performing finance processingEmpact Group is committed to Employment Equity in line with legislation and will give first preference to candidates as per Equity requirements.
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