Management Accountant

SUMMARY:
Management Accountant – Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal

POSITION INFO:
Are you a commercially minded finance professional with a passion for driving profitability, improving efficiencies, and influencing business decisions? A well-established market leader within the manufacturing and agricultural sector is looking for a Management Accountant to join their dynamic team in Pietermaritzburg.

This opportunity is ideal for a finance professional who enjoys partnering with operations, working within a fast-paced production environment, and turning financial insights into strategic business outcomes.

As the Management Accountant, you will play a critical role in supporting business performance through financial planning, reporting, analysis, and cost optimisation initiatives.

This role offers exposure to a highly operational environment where finance plays a strategic role in business success. You’ll join a team that values collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement while giving you the opportunity to make a measurable impact on performance and profitability.

If you’re ready to take your Management Accounting career to the next level, we’d love to hear from you.

Apply today.


Duties:

• Managing product costing and driving margin improvement initiatives
• Analysing and maintaining standard costing within SAP systems
• Conducting variance analysis and providing actionable business insights
• Monitoring customer and product profitability
• Preparing management reports and KPI reporting
• Coordinating annual budgets and quarterly forecasting processes
• Supporting cost control initiatives and identifying savings opportunities
• Managing Capex planning, motivations, ROI calculations, and reviews
• Investigating stock variances and strengthening internal controls
• Supporting strategic planning initiatives alongside finance leadership
• Leading, mentoring, and developing finance team members

• Matric (Grade 12)
• BCom Degree
• CIMA qualification or CA(SA) qualification

• 4–5 years of Management Accounting experience
• Exposure to commercial costing and financial analysis
• Previous people management experience
• Experience within processing or manufacturing environments advantageous
• Strong analytical and business partnering skills
• SAP experience would be highly beneficial
• Ability to influence stakeholders and drive business performance

• Strong management accounting and financial analysis capability
• Advanced costing and profitability analysis skills
• Commercial acumen with the ability to identify margin improvement opportunities
• Budgeting, forecasting, and financial planning expertise
• Strong variance analysis and reporting skills
• Capex evaluation and return on investment (ROI) analysis capability
• Knowledge of cost control principles and operational efficiencies
• Strong understanding of financial processes within manufacturing or processing environments
• SAP systems experience and strong financial systems capability