Reference : 12783
Date Added: 2012-02-06

Job Description

ROLE TITLE:  Mine/ Cost Accountant

Burgersfort Area, Limpopo

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES
 
- Develop and implement appropriate accounting systems that will accurately capture the activities of mine
- Development, implementation and monitoring of Activity Based Costing to determine production costs
- Implement and manage financial control systems (Procurement to Payments)
- Assist in best procurement decisions and strategies
- Produce Monthly annual cost reports
- Zero based costing
- Budget preparation,  control and forecasting
- Contract cost negotiations
- Review Contract costs and approval
- Day to day accounting from books of prime entry to financial statements
- Producing periodical (weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual) board financial reports
- Running allocation reports and ensuring all project cost are allocated correctly
- Implementation and monitoring protocols and procedures are followed and supervision of store personnel
- Manage and oversee the petty cash process
- Checking project duration and schedules to ensure all projects are running according to plan
- Authorise daily spend and ensure all expenses are valid and according to budget
- Maintain and analyze the general ledger accounts
- Participation in weekly operational meeting in order to obtain an in depth knowledge on technical aspects and identify key expenditure areas
- Perform frequent visits to the shaft sites and mining working areas to ascertain if proper
- Accounting controls and procedures are being applied and identify different costing sectors in order to minimise risk factors if there are any
- Running profit and loss reports to ensure all expenses are correctly entered into the company’s books
- Drafting of auditors working papers
- Any other duties as the General Manager may assign from time to time

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE
 
B Degree/Diploma in Accounting with emphasis on cost management and 5 years post qualification experience, 3 of these years should have been in a Cost Accountant capacity.

· Fluent in Sesotho or Tswana
· Able to do books of prime entry
· Some experience with Pastel Evolution
· Experience with ABC

Salary:  R650k CTC
Strictly AA position

Consultant: Dominique Delport

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