Management Accountant

4 days ago

George, Western Cape, South Africa Haygrove Small Beginnings Full time R600 000 - R1 200 000 per year

Management Accountant

Management Accountant role available at the George division of a prominent international horticulture business. We are seeking a proactive and commercially driven Management Accountant primarily to support in the growth of our nursery business, with secondary responsibilities within other areas of the business. This role will act as the financial business partner to operational teams, enhancing financial acumen, driving process improvements and ensuring robust financial planning and analysis.

While reporting to the CFO, the role carries operational responsibility for supporting non-financial managers, ensuring data-driven insights and sound financial governance underpin decision-making.

While this new role is based in George, there will be a requirement to travel to other farms and provide support to the larger group from time to time.

Key Performance Areas

Financial planning and analysis ownership

  • Support the budgeting, forecasting and financial planning for the Nursery division
  • Develop and maintain costing models and pricing analysis for nursery and farming operations
  • Provide scenario analysis and decision support to optimise financial and operational performance
  • Identify profitability drivers and partner with operational teams to drive margin improvement

Business partnering and operational support

  • Act as financial liaison for George's operational leaders, translating financial data into actionable operational insights
  • Support non-finance managers in understanding budgets, forecasts and cost structures
  • Conduct regular financial review with farm and nursery teams to enhance financial accountability
  • Assist in operational process improvements, including inventory control

Financial governance and compliance

  • Implement and maintain strong financial controls and governance frameworks together with central finance
  • Assist with audit process and financial risk management
  • Improve and own the process management of nursery deposits and order changes

Essential requirements

  • Sound understanding of accounting principles
  • Advanced excel experience
  • Proven track record of process management with multiple non-finance stakeholders
  • Proven ability to analyse and interpret large datasets
  • IT savvy and systems oriented
  • At least 4 years' relevant experience in the key responsibility areas listed above
  • BCom with qualification associated with Management Accounting
  • Own transport

Advantageous experience

  • Agriculture/horticulture experience
  • Business Central 365 ERP
  • Paltrack / Palbroker system experience
  • Project management experience, including change management

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Work Location: In person

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