Swakop Uranium is recruiting a Senior Accountant: Modelling and Cost Reporting, to be based in Swakopmund, Namibia.
Description
- To provide a cost effective management accounting service in accordance with Swakop Uranium (SU) policies and procedures
Duties
- Prepare, improve and distribute management reports to management/budget holders to assess the company’s financial performance on a monthly basis
- Assist Management Accountant to drive cost savings through the budget process
- Report on key business metrics and report on them in monthly management reports
- Assist Management Accountant in preparing long term cash flow with updated information
- Propose and implement internal controls, policies and procedures
- Ensure correctness of financial models
- Conduct on-going cost analysis, identifying problem areas and submit recommendations for corrective action
- Continually improve the existing financial model to better suit the dynamic nature of the business
- Develop, maintain, update and optimize the financial model and budget model for medium term and long term budget and forecast management
- Assist in the coordination and consolidation of the annual CAPEX and OPEX budgeting process for final approval
- Collate budget input data received from line management and cost accountants
- Assist in the departmental budget reviews and reporting on inconsistencies and inaccuracies as to optimize departmental efficiency
- Assist the Management Accountant in the coordination of midyear budget revisions and monthly forecasts
- Assist in the identification and analysis of expenditure trends and performance against budget
- Produce monthly management report on variances from the established budget and the reasons for those variances through exception reports and explanatory information statements
- Assist in the review of budget implementations through monthly cost meetings with budget holders
- Engage in benchmarking studies to establish areas of potential operational improvement
- Implement new knowledge/information by keeping abreast of developments and introducing change in work processes where appropriate
Requisites
- Bachelor’s degree in Financial/ Management Accounting (B. Acc. / B. Com. / B. Compt.)
- Honours degree in Accounting (CTA) will be an added advantage
- 5 years minimum financial modelling experience
- Experience in the mining industry will be a distinct advantage
- Valid Code B/BE Driver’s License
Notes
- Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted