Management Accountant

Management Accountant (Tyres)– Lubumbashi, DRC

The Management Accountant is responsible for the production of the monthly management accounts enabling the company management team to make sound commercial decisions based on financial information.

Responsibilities of the job include:

• Preparation of the monthly management accounts
• Produce the budget and quarterly forecasts for approval by the Financial Controller and Financial Director
• Provide variances analysis from budget, identify added-value reporting opportunities for trend analysis and commentary to assist forecasting and budgeting requirements
• Preparing and reviewing P&L and balance sheet reports
• Responsible for dealing with Treasury management and day to day cash management
• Assist with the audit preparation work to allow for timely completion of the annual financial statements and corporation tax returns
• Maintaining records and reconciliation controls of approved budgets
• Year end income and expenditure forecasts
• Analysing information and using it to make business decisions
• Formulating business strategy to create wealth and shareholder value
• Determining what information is needed by management and explaining numbers to non-financial managers
• Advising managers about the financial implications of projects
• Explaining the financial consequences of business decisions applying accounting techniques to plan and budget
• Monitoring spending and financial control
• Identifying and managing risk
• Conducting internal business audits.

Qualifications and training required

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Accounting or Finance
• Be CIMA certified
• Minimum of 3 years experience as a Management Accountant
• Expert level experience with ERP systems
• Must have experience working for a tyre company for at least one year
• Commercial acumen and attention to detail
• Excellent spoken and written English and Kiswahili

Email CV and salary requirements to recruitment@odumont.com with “Management Accountant- Tyres” in the subject line.