Sandvik seeks:
Accountant
The role
The purpose of the role is to record financial information and to prepare financial reports accurately within the allocated time frame.
Key performance areas
- The accountants responsibility is to review, monitor and control the finances of the contracts, field service and workshops
- In order to do this the accountant will review costs and supply the respective managers, Ops manager and Business Controller with the necessary reports on a weekly and monthly basis
- These reports comprise but are not limited to a weekly parts usage report, a WIP report, utilisation, margin and A& S report. There are also standard month end reports
- These reports are to be used to identify and fix problems not just for ticking the box purposes
- The accountant will be a business partner to the business
- The accountant will supply the Business Controller and Operations manager with a weekly forecast on the coal business so that issues can be identified and addressed timeously.
- The accountant will also perform adhoc exercises as and when required
- The accountant will review and consolidate the sales, cost of sales and & s figures for the Business Controller on a monthly basis and generate the necessary contract invoices and revenue and cost provision calculations. This includes contracts, field service and workshops.
- The accountant will review the total Delmas WIP with the necessary stakeholders on weekly basis.
- The accountant needs to control the business and ensure that the costs are controlled and that the allocations are correct
- The accountant will actively partner with commercial when it comes to escalations, they will review and discuss with the Business Controller before escalations are applied for by commercial
- Ensure that the necessary contract, field service and workshop related costs are released on a monthly basis
- Supply the operations people with any internal reports that they need to manage and control their business
- Review and manage the debtors of the softrock service business and escalate to Business Controller if necessary
- The accountant must train and educate the operations managers and administrators on financials and issues that impact the financials.
Your profile
- B Compt plus CTA
- AA candidate
- Experience in Client audits
- Knowledge and understanding of the principles of finance and the components involved in finance
- Knowledge and understanding of financial systems, the components thereof and the application of the system
- Willing to work extended hours during financial reporting cycles as well as during ad hoc reporting periods.
- Ability to work under pressure
- Ability to attend to finest detail whilst executing outputs to ensure the quality of service delivery
- The ability to execute outputs with exactness and precision thereby eliminating errors
- Honest
- Team player
Location
Delmas
Who may apply
All applicants outside South Africa must ensure that they are able to secure a work permit and permanent residence prior to applying for any advertised positions.
How to apply
How to apply
To apply, please click on the ‘Apply Now’ button, or access the Sandvik website www.sandvik.com/Career.
Applications close: 21 February 2017
Job Reference No: 348893
If you have any further queries, please contact us on 0800 331 331.
Recruiter: Thato Makoro
Sandvik is committed to representivity in the composition of its employees and the creation of job opportunities across all sectors of the South African population.
Deadline: 21 Feb
Job-ID: 348893
Job-ID: 348893
