Management Accountant

Job description

Company Culture:
If a company's culture is important to you, then keep reading: At AutoTrader, company culture is not just some senior management tickbox; it's at the very heart and soul of our company, lived out daily, no matter your role or title.

Responsibilities

• Financial Planning and Analysis:
• Develop, implement, and monitor financial plans, budgets, and forecasts.
• Execute extensive administrative work to prepare templates and gather business information for review and consolidation.

Cost Analysis and Control:

• Analyse costs, identify inefficiencies, and implement measures to optimize resource allocation and enhance profitability.
• Supplier contracts, review and management of all contracts. Review BBBEE status.

Management Reporting:

• Prepare timely and accurate management reports, including product income statements (e.g., IO and subscriptions), cost variance analysis, and performance metrics.
• Revenue analysis and collaborate with the FBP during and post-month-end for reporting and insights, providing a weekly revenue view through a "Flash report."
• Circulate the Flash report to stakeholders weekly or bi-weekly, depending on revenue frequency.

Strategic Planning and Decision Support:

• Provide financial analysis and insights to support decision-making on strategic initiatives, investments, and business opportunities.
• Support FBP in aligning with SMG strategic goals.

Continuous Improvement:

• Identify opportunities for process improvements and efficiency gains within finance and across the organization.
• Maintain systems like Manage and SAP for streamlined reporting automation.

Administration

• Collaborate with Credit control manager by reviewing and validating rate rises and rate card adjustments, with FBP having final sign-off alongside CEO, product, and sales.
• Drive BEE compliance initiatives and audit suppliers monthly with quarterly reporting.
• Manage month-end procedures, facilitate budgeting and forecasting support, and produce HOD reports.
• Prepare monthly finance decks and conduct bad debt analysis, including write-off packs for FBP approval.
• Track capex spend against all plans and participate in key project meetings.
• Support and own revenue reporting and analysis, ensuring contract adherence for revenue.
• Vet all new suppliers before the VRA and supplier onboarding process, considering admin tasks that could transition to the Management Accountant role.
• Conduct monthly discount reviews, campaign adherence reviews, and manage access reviews quarterly.
• Review commission structures, calculation processes, and revenue targets each quarter..
• Develop comprehensive manuals documenting all finance processes and procedures for alignment with SAP and contingency planning.
• Address communication gaps in new processes introduced across departments and establish standard procedures for stakeholder alignment.
• Lead the creation and review of credit, write-off, and credit terms policies, alongside collections policies in collaboration with the Credit Controller.
• Handle legal queries efficiently by introducing segregation out of the Credit Control function.

Requirements

• Relevant Finance Degree (B. Comm, CIMA, or equivalent) is essential.
• 3-5 years of financial accounting experience.
• Highly proficient in MS Excel for data analysis and interpretation.
• Working knowledge of SAP or related ERP systems.
• Deadline-driven and prepared to work extended hours when required.

About AutoTrader

We are committed to creating a trusted, safe and transparent vehicle e-commerce marketplace that empowers, enables and improves the lifestyles of those we connect while taking the Road Less Traveled.

"We recruit people who share our values. We hire for culture and train for skill" @George Mienie, AutoTrader CEO

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