randwater.co.za Accountant Costing : Rand Water

Company Name : Rand Water
Job Title : Accountant Costing
Department : Finance
Notice No. : 3581
Closing date: 05 October 2016

Website : https://www.randwater.co.za/
Guideline : https://www.southafricain.com/uploads/748-Accountant.pdf

Accountant Costing :

Overall Responsibility :
** Assist in all aspects of management and evaluation of short and long term plans, forecasts and cash flows.

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** Monitor, evaluate and report on portfolio and business unit financial activities and ensure compliance to all policies, procedures and statutory and regulatory requirements.

Primary Duties :
Perform planning/budgeting/forecasting :
** Maintain budget policies and procedures
** Prepare periodic budgets for divisions and portfolios
** Prepare periodic plans for divisions and portfolios
** Prepare periodic financial forecasts for divisions and portfolios

Perform cost accounting and control :
** Perform cost of sales analyses
** Perform product costing
** Perform portfolio variance analyses
** Report on profitability

Perform cost management :
** Manage key cost drivers
** Measure cost drivers
** Measure/evaluate critical activities
** Deploy asset resources and measure utilisation

Job Requirements :
Essential qualifications and experience :
** B.Com degree or National diploma in Management Accounting
** Three (3) years’ experience in management/cost accounting/corporate planning position

** Ability to analyze financial data and prepare financial reports, statements and projections. Working knowledge of short and long term budgeting and forecasting, rolling budgets, and product-line profitability analysis.

** Competent in Microsoft suite office products namely Excel, Word and Powerpoint

Desirable qualifications and experience :
** Chartered Institute of Management Accounting (CIMA) higher diploma in Management accounting
** Experience in monthly and financial reporting, preferably in SAP financial system and some Business Intelligence tool

** Good inter-personal and relationship skills fostering a strong partnership with the other portfolio’s in the organisation.

Skills :
** Strong relationship building capabilities
** Excellent written and oral communications skills with proven ability to effectively communicate with all levels of management, government and financial officials, and employees.
** Strong business and financial acumen
** Superior analytical and writing skills
** Negotiation skills
** Ability to adapt to new or changing circumstances and ambiguous or pressured situations
** Effective client/project management and task prioritisation skills

Behaviour :
** Team player
** Continuous learning
** Critical thinking (decision making and problem solving capability)
** Self-esteem and confidence
** Enterprising to drive growth
** Active contributor to cross function projects and committees

Note :
** In evaluating prospective applicants and making the final selection, consideration will be given to achieving Rand Water’s Employment Equity Objectives.

** Should you not receive correspondence from Rand Water within 30 days from the closing date, please accept that your application has been unsuccessful Rand Water as an organisation has the right to fill or not fill any advertised positions

How to apply :
** Applications Must Be Submitted To Human Resources – Rietvlei
E-Mail: Recruit2 AT Randwater.Co.Za
Closing Date:05 October 2016
Notice Number: 3581

Contact Address :
522 Impala Road
Glenvista
2058
South Africa