This role will support quarterly forecasts, costs reports, review, and update Anaplan reports, capture physical data on Pronto to facilitate reporting for the mine and group consolidation.
- Assist in the implementation of sound cost management processes to guarantee that detailed cost management supports the overall financial governance and reporting requirements.
- Responsible for preparation of Capital Acquisition Request Forms (CARF) for projects and coordinating distribution approval and collection.
- Set up project accounts on Pronto following approval of projects. Close out projects in the approval system.
- Liaise / communicate project capitalisation with the Financial Accountant (ensure complete projects are transferred to the fixed asset register).
- Work with teams to ensure projects contents and costs are within specified scope of work and inform managers where budgets are under or overspent.
- Collating and capturing / upload physical data ((approved production statistics) into Pronto.
- Ensure warehouse stock issues have been captured / issued to the correct cost code and make adjustment where necessary. Make sure month-end cut-off procedures are adhered to for accurate reporting.
- Finalise cost reports (capture monthly accruals and adjustments) and share with Heads of Departments (HODs), assist teams with variance analysis, forecasting, utilisation of budgets etc.
- Assist HODs with budget reallocation requests for approval by the General Manager.
- Support the various teams during the budgeting process (quarterly and annual).
- Train mine operation teams on utilisation of Anaplan as a budgeting and reporting tool. Ensure teams use Anaplan reports and understand the information fully.
- Check data integrity, by ensuring Anaplan and Pronto data is aligned.
- Assist Operations team with ad-hoc cost/management accounting tasks as and when they request for support.
- Complete basic Anaplan (Sandfire’s planning solution) functional training.
- Liaise with Perth Planning team on any issues with Anaplan.
- Implement process and procedural improvements.
- Supervise the Assistant Cost Accountant.
- Any other functions as and when requested by management.
Qualifications: A degree in Accounting, Finance, AAT or equivalent.
Part qualification in a professional accounting qualification such as ACCA, CIMA,
CA/CPA will be viewed favourably.
Experience: At least ten years relevant experience as a cost accountant.
Competencies:
- Knowledge of Pronto ERP system.
- Highly developed Excel skills.
- High level of IT literacy and familiarity with BI tools.
- Excellent liaison and communication skills.
- Ability to prioritise efficiently and effectively.
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Good oral and written communication skills.
- Excellent numerical skills
OHSE Commitments
- Zero critical incidents
- 100% compliance with Sandfire’s OHS management system.
- 100% compliance with the Company’s Environmental policies and procedures.
Other:
Satisfactory results from the prescribed medical examination and which indicates fitness and ability to carry out prescribed tasks to required performance and safety standards.
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