Senior Financial Specialist

6 days ago


Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa MECS Full time
Company Overview

MECS is a world-class fuel refinery with a contract position available for a Senior Financial Specialist at their premises in Milnerton.

About the Role

The purpose of this role is to provide cost reporting and financial analysis, ensuring accurate and timely delivery of high-quality financial information to support business decision-making.

Duties & Responsibilities
  1. Cost Reporting: Produce monthly cost reports and coordinate cost review meetings with cost centre owners to ensure effective cost management.
  2. Variance Analysis: Perform monthly variance analysis of actual vs budget on operating expenses to identify areas for improvement.
  3. Financial Reporting: Prepare and present divisional operating expenses financial reports and variance explanations as required by Refinery Leadership Team at monthly governance meetings.
  4. Financial Guidance: Provide financial guidance to refinery business unit through accounting policy interpretation and application, tax implications of proposed actions, capex vs operating expenses decisions, etc.
  5. Special Projects: Participate in special projects as directed by Manager, Refinery Finance focused on continuous improvement in areas of cost (SAP, ARIBA, cost reporting).
Qualifications and Experience
  • Fully qualified CA(SA) or CIMA non-negotiable.
  • 2-5 years of post-qualification experience in cost analysis and reporting is highly desirable.
  • Strong financial analytical problem-solving skills.
  • Strong interpersonal presentation skills with ability to work well with broad spectrum of personnel across organization constructively provide guidance within team environment.
  • SAP experience and knowledge would be advantageous.


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