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Job Req ID

7639

Closing Date

25 February 2025

OME

FIN: Finance Southern Africa 

Location

Secunda 

Purpose of Job

To ensure effective, accurate and timely reporting to internal stakeholders. Support the cost and profit centre Managers with financial analysis and intelligence in a proactive way. To provide continuous input into financial and business decision-making at an operational level. To provide accurate and timeous financial and management accounting reports. Support the day to day execution of financial related activities. To apply relevant policies, procedures and ensure compliance to internal controls. To support Senior Mgr in providing management accounting support to allocated functions. To manage team to ensure set goals are achieved.

Key Accountabilities

• Present and confirm the accuracy and completeness of SAP data.

• Prepare SAP journals to ensure correct cost allocation between GL account.

• Prepare detail cost information to enable the managing of the costs/budgets.

• Prepare monthly analysis of cost centres to identify areas of concern to be addressed.

• Generate detail monthly cost reports with variance explanations.

• Custodian of governance in the assigned work area.

• Evaluate significant contracts for unusual accounting transactions.

• Track and measure cost saving initiatives.

• Prepare and analyses financial information received for budgets and forecasts.

• Perform variance analysis of expenditure against budget, prior year and forecast.

• Prepare BU/value chain results for budget presentations and quarterly BU Exco forecast presentations.

• Compare budget and forecast information between different areas to determine and establish best practices.

• Prepare monthly forecast for the BU /value chain.

• Maintain SAP structures to align with BU / value chain requirements and make budget changes accordingly.

• Prepare monthly cost reporting of the BU / value chain / area results.

• Provide detail information regarding price and volume variances. • Evaluate completeness of monthly cost and create provisions & accruals were necessary.

• Prepare monthly reconciliations/schedules for GL accounts under your control.

• Reconciliation of monthly SAP and Management reporting results.

• Tracking of financial and operating results against KPIs to be reported.

• Prepare variance analysis of current results against annual budget, prior year and forecasts.

• Prepare and park journals in SAP.

• Maintain cost and profit centre structure within SAP to ensure alignment with BU/value chain/area requirements.

• Perform and review GL reconciliations.

• Prepare and review data in TM1 management reporting system (PVPY, Functional cost, CSR etc).

• Support Mgr in providing input into OME reporting submissions such as tax schedules, disclosure schedules, reconciliations etc.

• Support Mgr in providing support to allocated functions on initiatives such as Finance for the Future, Cash conservation initiatives etc.

• Consolidation of results from various team members.

• Manage the IVC calculations process.

• Manage the Recovery model for allocated costs and other function income as relevant

Formal Education

University Bachelor's Degree in a finance related field

Working Experience Experience: 9+ relevant yearsRequired Personal and Professional Skills TC_Financial AnalysisTC_Data Collection and AnalysisTC_Financial AccountingTC_Financial Planning and ReportingTC_Compliance ManagementLC_Commercial AgilityLC_Business OwnershipLC_Drives InnovationLC_Customer CentricityLC_CollaborativeLC_InspirationalLC_Builds TalentLC_Developing SelfLC_PartnershipsLC_Delivery Excellence

Sasol is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer.  Inspired by our Purpose of “Innovating for a better world”, Sasol acknowledges that diversity is intrinsic to the fabric of our organisation and is the key to our growth and success.  Sasol is committed to the full inclusion of all suitably qualified individuals.  Preference will be given to applicants from designated groups and people with disabilities according to Sasol’s Employment Equity Plan.  This includes reasonable accommodation to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions.

Our automated process is designed to efficiently assess a large volume of applications. Should you not hear from us within 60 days of the advert closing then kindly consider your application unsuccessful. Thank you once-more for your interest in Sasol as your employer of choice, and we wish you all the best with your career aspirations and future applications with us.