About Purpose of Position: Business Support Accountant Jobs at Anglo American

Venetia Mine is a Tier 1 asset in the Anglo American portfolio with a strategic and commercial imperative to achieve the business objectives, including the completion of the Venetia Underground Project, which is currently the single largest mining investment in Africa.

Significant operational improvements are required to achieve the company’s ambition to be the pioneer of a new diamond world. This includes realisation of P101, Zero Harm, Elimination of Fatalities, and advancement of Future Smart Mining.

This is a critical role in the Venetia Finance team supporting the work of the Senior Management Accountant by playing an integral part to deliver timeous and accurate information with a specific focus on open pit and underground mining activities. There will also be a significant focus on the transitioning from the open pit to the underground operation and this role would be required to ensure systems and reporting frameworks/structures are geared to enable efficient and meaningful planning and actual vs. budget comparison interpretations.

Anglo American Business Support Accountant Job Requirements

Anglo American Business Support Accountant job requirements are following:-

Qualifications:
Grade 12/Std 10/N3 or relevant NQF Level 4 qualification.
An undergraduate qualification (Bachelors / Honours Bachelor’s degree or equivalent) in a relevant discipline.
National Diploma or Degree in Accounting or relevant accounting qualification is preferred
5 years relevant experience
Extensive knowledge of SAP
Experience in open pit and underground mining would be beneficial as well as experience gained in project/construction environments.

Business Support Accountant Job Responsibility for Anglo American Job Vacancy

• Ensure sound cost management processes and perform the necessary reviews to guarantee that detailed cost management supports the overall financial governance and reporting requirements.
• Implement and advise on statutory legislation and regulations to ensure compliance.
• Influence and ensure timeous delivery of accurate and transparent mining (both open pit and underground) related estimates, budgets, and forecasts to support the Business Plan, clearly articulating financial impacts around budget holder decision making and incorporating forward looking risks and opportunities.
• Analyze production, revenue, expenditure and development capital budgets to produce budgeted financial statements for presentation to management.
• Ensure accurate and effective decision making through extraction of specific data via existing standard reports or alternatively compiling new cost reports, depending on stakeholder requirements.
• Review overall financial performance of the various BU’s through regular scheduled cost meetings and advise line managers and management on appropriate interventions to improve cost effectiveness.
• Ensure agreed Service Level Agreements (SLA’s) are met, i.e. timeous reconciliations, month end submissions, follow-up and resolving of any technical and/or general ledger related queries.
• Finalize and accumulate the financial information to adjust, close and balance financial records at period end.
• Control and monitor processes and compliance to processes, identifying potential problems and identification of improvement opportunities.
• Coordinate preparation of all project related technical documents to ensure content and costs are within specified scope of work.
• Manage and control the allocation of project funds to ensure adherence to approved budgeted expenditure.
• Be a key leader in change management that supports transformation within the team, clearly promoting cohesion, inclusivity, diversity and integration of the Venetia Underground into the Venetia Mine operational cost management business processes.
• Act as a safety leader that reinforces a workplace culture where health and safety is paramount.