Senior Accountant - Management

Company Description

At De Beers Group our purpose is to Make Life Brilliant.

We believe that a sustainable business is purposeful, competitive, resilient, and agile – it’s a business that thrives through both economic and social cycles. By understanding the context and listening to stakeholders we stay ahead of evolving trends and provide the solutions to societal expectations. By solving the physical challenges of mining through relentless innovation, and constantly searching for more responsible ways to do business, we are changing the way our employees and stakeholders experience our business – creating enduring value for all stakeholders. Sustainability is at the heart of our decision-making – it is how we do business.

Job Description

The role resides within DBCM Finance and participates in the delivery of the following areas:

• Management and delivery of all DBCM Budgets and Forecasts.
• Information provision to Senior Management, including all management reporting related to actuals, budgets and forecasts.
• Policy governance for example intercompany services, etc.
• Holding budget holders to account for example through actively monitoring costs, accuracy of revenue, etc.
• Participate in Driving Value initiatives and implementation thereof.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Managing and consolidation of all budget and forecast processes across all DBCM business areas (advisory, service, monitoring, auditing authority).
• Managing employment costs and headcount budgets, forecasts and actuals across all DBCM business areas (advisory, monitoring, auditing authority).
• Managing the intra departmental charges process in respect of budgets, forecast and actuals across all DBCM business areas (advisory, monitoring, auditing).
• Managing revenue budgets, forecasts and actuals and within relevant governance (Anglo Service Policy) parameters across all DBCM business areas (advisory, monitoring, auditing).
• Transfer pricing (advisory, service, monitoring, auditing authority).
• Management and Board reporting covering all DBCM business areas (advisory, monitoring, auditing authority).
• Participate in Driving Value initiatives analysis, evaluation and solution recommendation as well as the implementation thereof (advisory, monitoring, auditing).

Qualifications

• Relevant Finance/ Accounting Bachelors Degree, CIMA or equivalent.

EXPERIENCE

• Financial and management accounting experience.
• Managing budgeting and forecasting processes for a considerable number of divisions.
• Experience with entities providing a variety of services, following strict guidelines for the calculation of revenue.
• Experience in employment cost budgeting, forecasting and analysis.
• SAP experience.

SKILLS/ COMPETENCIES:

Knowledge:

• Financial and management accounting.
• Policies – various Group and company policies.
• Systems – SAP.
• Applications – Excel advanced.

Skills:

• Managerial - be able to manage forecast and budget processes across various DBCM business areas.
• Organisational skills – be able to coordinate forecast and budget processes across various DBCM business areas.
• Interpersonal and communication skills – dealing effectively and professionally with budget holders, Heads of Departments, Directors, Management, external auditors and finance colleagues.
• Technical skills – provide advice to budget holders with reference to service policy principles.
• Analytical – ability to analyse large volumes of data, reporting on the most relevant information.
• Driving Value – ability to assess and analyse processes for inefficiencies and provide an effective solution. Ability to implement business processing re-engineering solutions.

Additional Information

Who we are:

De Beers Group is a company with a sparkling future.

Our experts have searched the world for nature’s most precious gem. Our diamonds bring beauty to the world. But we think they can do so much more. We want our diamonds, and our business, to make life brilliant – for our people, our customers and the world around us.

Our Values:

Put Safety First – We consider all risks to people and the environment before proceeding with any activity. We address risks before beginning any activity, even if this means stopping a task. Zero Harm is always our goal.

Be Passionate – We are exhilarated by the product we sell, the challenges we face and the opportunities we create.

Pull Together – Being united in purpose and action, we will turn the diversity of our people, skills and experience into an unparalleled source of strength.

Build Trust – We will always listen first, then act with openness, honesty and integrity so that our relationships flourish.

Show we Care – The people whose lives we touch, their communities, nations and the environment we share, all matter deeply to us. We will always think through the consequences of what we do so that our contribution to the world is real, lasting and makes us proud.

Shape the Future – We will find new ways. We will set demanding targets and take both tough decisions and considered risks to achieve them. We will insist on excellent execution and reward those who deliver.

TO APPLY:

Submit applications on or before the closing date: 27 November 2024.

Should you not have heard from the HR Department four weeks after the closing date, kindly consider your application as unsuccessful.