Manager Management Accountant - SCS & TE

Sasol

Location
Secunda, Mpumalanga
Minimum qualification
Bachelor's degree
Closing date

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In brief

**Overview** This role at Sasol is for a Manager Management Accountant, dedicated to supporting Sasol Coal Supply (SCS) and Twistdraai Export Plant (TEP). The primary purpose is to manage management accounting and financial reporting activities, ensuring accurate and timely financial reporting, effective financial controls, sound budgeting and forecasting, and high-quality financial decision support for operational management within SCS and TEP. The position is accountable for management accounting, reporting, coal inventory and stock reconciliation oversight, control execution, and operational financial analysis. **What you will do** The successful candidate will be responsible for: * Managing monthly management accounting and financial reporting activities for Sasol Coal Supply (SCS) and Twistdraai Export Plant (TEP), including ensuring accuracy, timeliness, reviewing financial results, investigating material variances, and providing meaningful explanations to management. * Coordinating and managing annual budgeting and forecasting processes for the areas supported, assessing financial information, performing variance and scenario analysis, identifying financial risks and opportunities, and supporting operational stakeholders with financial planning. * Providing review and oversight of monthly coal inventory processes, overseeing stock reconciliations and the Total Quality Form (TQF) process, and ensuring completeness, accuracy, and appropriate financial treatment of coal-related information. * Overseeing accounting for external coal purchases and associated provisions, reviewing coal statistics, accrual and provision calculations, and ensuring appropriate supporting documentation is maintained. * Ensuring effective execution and oversight of relevant financial controls, maintaining appropriate supporting documentation and evidence, supporting internal and external audit requirements, and monitoring compliance with SOX and internal control requirements. * Acting as the Finance business partner to the SCS and TEP operational teams, analyzing financial and operational information to provide actionable business insights, supporting management with financial modelling and decision-making, and influencing corrective actions with operational management. * Reviewing the accuracy and completeness of SAP financial information, maintaining appropriate cost/profit centre structures, supporting reconciliation between financial systems, and identifying opportunities to improve financial reporting processes and systems. * Managing, coaching, and developing the management accounting team supporting SCS and TEP, ensuring appropriate allocation of responsibilities and effective segregation of duties, managing performance and development, and promoting collaboration and continuous improvement. **Requirements (from the original advert)** * 3 - 4 years Relevant University Degree * 9 years relevant experience * Competencies: * Customer Focus * Problem Solving * Drives Innovation * Business Ownership * Delivery Excellence * Partnerships * Develop Self * Inspirational * Collaborative **Who should apply** This role is ideal for an experienced finance professional with a strong background in management accounting and financial reporting within an operational or industrial context, particularly involving coal supply or export operations. The candidate should be adept at managing budgeting, forecasting, and financial controls, with a keen eye for detail in areas like coal inventory and external purchases. They must possess excellent analytical and decision-making support skills, capable of acting as a strategic finance business partner to operational teams. Furthermore, the position requires strong leadership capabilities to manage and develop a team, coupled with a proactive, collaborative, and results-driven approach. **Deadline** 22nd October, 2026 **Reference** Original posting: https://www.myjobmag.co.za/job/manager-management-accountant-scs-te-sasol Source: myjobmag

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Purpose of Job * Manage the management accounting and financial reporting activities for Sasol Coal Supply SCS and Twistdraai Export Plant TEP, ensuring accurate and timely financial reporting, effective financial controls, sound budgeting and forecasting, and high-quality financial decision support to operational management. The role provides dedicated Finance support to SCS and TEP and is accountable for management accounting, reporting, coal inventory and stock reconciliation oversight, control execution and operational financial analysis. Key Accountabilities Management Accounting & Financial Reporting * Manage the monthly management accounting and financial reporting activities for SCS and TEP. * Ensure accurate and timely month-end and year-end reporting. * Review financial results, investigate material variances and provide meaningful explanations to management. * Analyse expenditure against budget, forecast and prior-period results. * Ensure integrity and completeness of financial information used for management reporting and decision-making. Budgeting, Forecasting & Business Planning * Coordinate and manage the annual budget and forecasting processes for the areas supported. * Assess financial information submitted for budgets and forecasts. * Perform variance and scenario analysis and identify emerging financial risks and opportunities. * Support operational stakeholders with budget management and financial planning. * Translate operational assumptions into financial forecasts and management information. Coal Inventory & Accounting * Provide review and oversight of monthly coal inventory processes. * Oversee stock reconciliations and the Total Quality Form TQF process. * Ensure completeness, accuracy and appropriate financial treatment of coal-related information. * Support reliable reporting of SCS and TEP coal-related financial results.  External Coal Purchases, Accruals & Provisions * Oversee accounting for external coal purchases and associated provisions. * Review coal statistics and supporting information used in determining coal purchase provisions. * Review accrual and provision calculations and ensure appropriate supporting documentation is maintained. * Ensure significant accruals and provisions are appropriately calculated, reviewed and reflected in the financial results. Financial Controls, SOX & Audit * Ensure effective execution and oversight of relevant financial controls. * Maintain appropriate supporting documentation and evidence. * Support internal and external audit requirements. * Monitor compliance with SOX and internal control requirements. * Review reconciliations, accruals, provisions and other accounting processes to maintain an effective control environment. Business Partnering & Decision Support * Act as the Finance business partner to the SCS and TEP operational teams. * Analyse financial and operational information and translate results into actionable business insights. * Support management with financial modelling, scenario analysis and decision-making. * Engage cost centre owners and operational stakeholders regarding budgets, forecasts, costs and financial performance. * Identify areas of financial concern and influence corrective actions with operational management. SAP, Financial Data & Reporting * Review the accuracy and completeness of SAP financial information. * Maintain appropriate cost/profit centre structures and financial reporting structures relevant to the business. * Support reconciliation between financial systems and management reporting. * Identify opportunities to improve financial reporting processes and systems. People Leadership * Manage, coach and develop the management accounting team supporting SCS and TEP. * Ensure appropriate allocation of responsibilities and effective segregation of duties. * Manage performance and development and build capability within the team. * Promote collaboration, knowledge sharing and continuous improvement. Formal Education * 3 - 4 years Relevant University Degree Min Experience * 9 years relevant experience Competencies * Customer Focus: A continuing focus on the needs and requirements of customers and clients, anticipating their needs, remaining sensitive to customers while performing services for them, responsive to customer needs. * Problem Solving: Is a step-by-step process of defining a problem, searching for information, and testing a series of solutions until the problem is solved. In involves critical thinking, analysis and persistence. * Drives Innovation:  Innovates, works with agility and leverages learnings at pace. * Business Ownership:  Sets strategic direction, maintains accountability for business outcomes and ensures that business-related concerns are raised and addressed. * Delivery Excellence:  Creates robust approaches to delivery, effectively problem-solving and managing performance to achieve results. * Partnerships:  Identifies new opportunities, builds, and sustains win-win relationships and maintains a strong network of partners. * Develop Self:  Demonstrates self-awareness, actively works to improve their development areas and seeks feedback. * Inspirational:  Acts and communicates in a way that creates meaningful impact, builds confidence in others and gains buy-in. * Collaborative:  Initiates collaboration that removes barriers to working across the business and inclusively engages with others. Deadline:22nd October,2026

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