Johannesburg: Accountant – 6 Month posted by Isilumko Staffing
Posted on 2025-07-15 00:00:00
| Employer | Isilumko Staffing |
|---|---|
| Category | Other Finance/Accounting |
| Location | Gauteng / Johannesburg |
Job Summary
Job Description
- 6 month contract
- OME: Energy Business
- Business Unit: Energy Biz – Finance & IM
- City / Town: Sasolburg, Free State
Role Category: Process Optimisation
Short Description / Purpose of Job: Ensures effective, accurate, and timely reporting to internal stakeholders. Supports cost and profit centre managers with financial analysis and intelligence proactively. Provides continuous input into financial and business decision-making at an operational level. Ensures accurate and timely financial and management accounting reports. Executes financial-related activities and applies relevant policies, procedures, ensuring compliance with internal controls.
Recruitment Description / Key Accountabilities:
- Present and confirm accuracy and completeness of SAP data.
- Prepare SAP journals for correct cost allocation between GL accounts.
- Prepare detailed cost information to enable the managing of costs/budgets.
- Generate monthly analysis of cost centers to identify areas of concern.
- Prepare monthly cost reports with variance explanations.
- Track and measure cost-saving initiatives.
- Prepare and analyze financial information for budgets and forecasts.
- Perform variance analysis of expenditure against budget, prior year, and forecast.
- Support finance team in preparing BU/value chain results for budget presentations and quarterly BU Exco forecast presentations.
- Compare budget and forecast information between different areas to determine best practices.
- Prepare monthly forecast for BU/value chain.
- Maintain SAP structures to align with BU/value chain requirements and make budget changes accordingly.
- Prepare monthly cost reporting of BU/value chain/area results.
- Provide detailed information regarding price and volume variances.
- Calculate product cost using business assumptions.
- Evaluate completeness of monthly cost and create provisions & accruals where necessary.
- Prepare monthly reconciliations/schedules for GL accounts under their control.
- Reconciliation of monthly SAP and Management reporting results.
- Track financial and operating results against KPIs to be reported.
- Prepare variance analysis of current results against annual budget, prior year, and forecasts.
- Maintain cost and profit centre structure within SAP to ensure alignment with BU/value chain/area requirements.
- Identify and implement value-adding initiatives to be adopted and supported by the business.
- Stay abreast of changes in the legal/regulatory environment that could impact BUs.
- Report and influence the adoption of best practices across BUs.
Formal Education: University Bachelor’s Degree
Minimum Experience: 4+ relevant years
Certification & Professional Membership: None
Competencies:
- Compliance: Understanding rules, regulations, sanctions, and statutory requirements.
- Financial Management: Knowledge and application of financial management principles.
- Integration: Consolidated view with various linked or coordinated aspects.
- Partnering: Development and perpetuation of successful relationships.
- Reporting: Ability to access information and prepare reports according to requirements.
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