Middelburg: Site Accountant

About the Role

We are seeking a highly skilled Site Accountant to join our team in Middelburg, responsible for providing financial leadership and support to our operations. The successful candidate will have excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with a strong background in financial management and reporting.

Key Responsibilities

• Prepare monthly management accounts per site, analyzing cost per activity/production process.
• Monitor actual performance vs budget and prior year, highlighting variances and recommending corrective actions.
• Collaborate with site operations to prepare weekly, quarterly, and rolling forecasts.
• Upload forecasts and actuals into Hyperion Planning (HP).
• Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual results presentations with variance analysis.
• Maintain and update cash flow reports, including AR collections and Capex projections.
• Daily monitoring and reporting on production and cost metrics.
• Oversee monthly financial close for both Middelburg sites.
• Validate customer deliveries and invoices; approve ERP entries.
• Prepare expense accruals and journal entries.
• Ensure accurate receipting and follow up on pending goods.
• Perform month-end reconciliations (expenses, stock, capex, FAR, AR, bank, IC, payroll, etc.).
• Coordinate inter-company invoicing and reconciliations.
• Prepare VAT calculations and submissions (VAT201), and other statutory reports (e.g., STATS SA).
• Support SOX compliance and internal controls.
• Assist with HFM uploads and commentary.
• Conduct inventory counts and capex reconciliations.
• Review and load supplier payments, including international transactions.
• Lead internal and external audit preparations.
• Partner with operations and commercial teams to evaluate strategies and profitability.
• Support senior management with financial insights for top-line strategy decisions.
• Resolve SARS queries and support ad hoc financial tasks.

Requirements

• Degree / Honours or CA (SA)
• CIMA Minimum of 2 (CA (SA) or CIMA) or 3 years (Degree/Honours) commercial experience
• IFRS/US GAAP
• Should ideally have worked for a multinational company
• Must have forecast building and controlling experience
• Advanced Excel skills
• ERP experience advantageous (JD Edwards, Oracle, Hyperion)
• Strong financial, commercial and analytical skills
• People management experience
• Strong personality, able to work with senior level management and operations
• The ability to work in a pressured environment
• Compiling and presenting reports, budgets, business plans
• Valid drivers license

Qualifications

None mentioned.

Salary & Benefits

Salary details not specified.