Financial Accountant

VACANCY NOTIFICATION

Position: Financial AccountantLocation: Tshipi Ntle Manganese Mining, Kathu, Northern Cape

VACANCY STATUS

PUBLISHED DATE

09 February 2024

CLOSING DATE

17 February 2024

Position Description

Financial Accountant

REPORTING TO

Financial Manager

DIRECT REPORTS

Dependent on operational requirements

PURPOSE OF THE JOB

Initiates and prepares financial accounts according to sound financial and accounting principles. Reviews financial processes and reconciliations ensuring that financial information is accurate.

KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS

Financial Perspective

Contributes To Cost Efficiencies

• Demonstrates budget and cost awareness and proactively identifies and implements cost saving initiative.
• Identifies and escalates potential risks that could result in increased costs.
• Follows procurement standards and ensures adherence to the prescribed budget and time frames.

Internal Business Process Perspective

Financial Accounting

• Prepares month-end trial balance and journals including depreciation, inventory, prepayments, provisions and accruals and completes the month-end close.
• Review supplier reconciliations.
• Reconciles and clears the general ledger control accounts.
• Ensures all balance sheet accounts are reconciled and signed off on a monthly basis within month-end deadlines.
• Prepares and submits tax calculations and VAT submissions.
• Validates and authorises all financial reconciliation.
• Prepares supporting documentation for and assist with the half year end review as well year end end audit.

Governance

• Ensuring the efficient management of company resources in accordance with the stipulations of relevant legislation, including Companies Act, International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) principles, King (III) and others.
• Ensure the accuracy and integrity of financial information, reporting and disclosure requirements, internal controls and management information systems.

People Perspective

People Management And Leadership

• Development of staff within the finance function.
• Manage performance of direct reports ensuring agreement of annual goals, measuring performance against agreed goals and dealing with non-performance accordingly.
• Talent management of direct reports, including career developments and paths for all staff and succession planning for key positions.
• Ensure that the working environment contributes to improving staff morale and increased productivity.
• Alignment to the organisations transformation objectives through departmental processes.
• Coaching and mentoring of direct reports
• Ensuring a healthy and safe work environment for employees.

Customer Perspective

Supplier And Stakeholder Relations Management

• Manages supplier and stakeholder expectations and requirements to deliver effective and efficient accounting services to the business in line with company values and standards.
• Drives supplier and stakeholder satisfaction through the provision of accounting services.
• Builds and maintains key stakeholder relationships including:
• Financial Manager, GM: Mine and HODs.

Stakeholder Engagement And Management

• Negotiate with internal and external stakeholders to promote the business and service objectives of the company.
• Ensure that the needs of organisational stakeholders are prioritised and managed including:
• Colleagues and employees;
• Suppliers;
• Auditors.
• Works with the Financial Manager, HODs, colleagues and staff members to discuss issues, coordinate activities, or resolve problems.

Minimum Qualifications Required

• Matric (Grade 12)
• BCom (Hons)(Accounting)

Preferred Qualification

• Mining Tax course or similar

Minimum Experience And Knowledge Required

• 3 5 years relevant financial accounting experience;
• Mining industry experience advantageous;
• SAGE X3 experience advantageous;

ATTRIBUTES

• Attention to detail and neat execution of work
• Thorough care in work execution
• Zero tolerance for errors
• Teamplayer
• Drive and enthusiasm
• Good communicator
• Assertive in obtaining the correction information

COMPETENCIES

• Accuracy and attention to detail
• The ability to work well within a team
• Continuous improvement attitude
• Ability to work under pressure and deadline driven
• Dependable and honest

Enquiries

Applicants who meet the key requirements of the job must apply via the Tshipi website: www.tshipi.co.za, click on Opportunities, click on the relevant vacancy and apply, on or before 17 February 2024.

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