Accountant

About the position

Site Accountant

Location: Middelburg (Mpumalanga)
Three month temp assignment

Package: R50000 p/m

Purpose of the position: In this role, you will play a critical part in ensuring accurate financial reporting, effective cost management, and strategic support for site operations. If you thrive in a hands-on environment and have a passion for financial excellence, this is an excellent opportunity to make a meaningful impact.

Key performance areas:

Financial planning and analysis
- 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.

Financial accounting
- 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)
- 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.

Strategic & Operational Support
- 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.
- from a financial standpoint.

Qualifications/Experience Required:

• Degree / Honours, CIMA
• Minimum of 3 years (Degree/Honours) commercial experience
• IFRS/US GAAP
• Must have forecast building and controlling experience
• Advanced Excel skills
• ERP experience advantageous (JD Edwards, Oracle, Hyperion)
• Staff management experience
• Strong personality, able to work with senior level management and operations
• Compiling and presenting reports, budgets, business plans
• Valid driver's license
• Applicant must be declared medically fit.

Desired Skills:

• Forecasting
• Accounting Support
• Financial Statements
• VAT reporting
• Trial Balance
• Statutory Accounting
• VAT
• Accounts Management
• VAT tax return
• Year End Close
• Year End Accounting

Desired Work Experience:

• 2 to 5 years

Desired Qualification Level:

• Diploma

About The Employer:

Site Accountant

Location: Middelburg (Mpumalanga)

Package: R50000 p/m

Purpose of the position: In this role, you will play a critical part in ensuring accurate financial reporting, effective cost management, and strategic support for site operations. If you thrive in a hands-on environment and have a passion for financial excellence, this is an excellent opportunity to make a meaningful impact.

Three month temp assignment