| | Task Complexity: Project Accounting Administration • Ensure that each Network Group project is accounted for in accordance with IFRS. • Recommend improvement to existing project accounting policies, processes and procedures to enhance effectiveness, efficiency and performance • Ensure that Network Group adhere to the financial policies, processes and procedures. • Recommend changes and modification to systems as required to ensure timeliness, accuracy and efficiency. • Manage and monitor the raising of requisitions for Network Group Capital projects. Ensure that the distribution on each requisition is in line with IFRS, Capex project toolkit, and Oracle Projects. • Submit the relevant reports of Network Group to the Senior Project and operational accountant, to consolidate for the monthly financial pack for finance consolidation. • Submit the relevant reports of Network Group to the relevant CPM –PM’s, GM’s and CTO. • Assist business in preparing capital project documentations • Analyse financial goals of the projects and ensure delivery of all the financial objective of the projects. • Ensure that internal labour per Network group project is capitalised and supporting documentation is in place.
Cost Control (This function will have a direct reporting into the Project area and an indirect reporting line to Project Office for the whole planning cycles ) • Assist Network Group with budget inputs and forecast reviews as requested by business finance. • Assist in the implementation of new Network group budgets and forecast. Ensure that all approved adjustment is reflected on the effected project budgets. • Control Network department budgets and ensures that the project budgets is not overspend. • Track Network Group budget vs. actual for CPM projects • Understand and report on all major variances from the Network group budgets. • Control and report on spend vs. forecasts to budget. Analyse cash flow for Network Group department and inform finance accordingly. • Ensure that Network Group comply with all business rules related to the financial cost per project (OPEX and CAPEX). • Control costs through the recommendation of lower cost options / more effective processes and procedures • Identify areas where money is lost and recommend ways to reduce expenditure where possible • Check invoices per project and reconcile with commitments. • Monitor and accrue all work schedules not yet invoiced • Manage all administrative tasks related to project accounting environment • Manage material resource planning with materials planner and logistics to ensure equipment is ordered on time
Project Accounting Query Resolution • Address problems relating to project accounting on a case by case basis, ensuring an optimal balance between the response to the situation, the cost of that response, and the core purpose of the organisation • Deal with problem situations that arise timeously and efficiently • Follow clear and linear procedures to diagnose and solve accounting-related problems that are not always obvious • Provide information and knowledge as required to resolve problems • Generate different options for the known problem, evaluate possible methods to resolve the problem, and select the most appropriate solution in terms of enhanced effectiveness and efficiency, and reduced cost • Tailor solutions to suit the problem (within defined parameters) • Take action to prevent the reoccurrence of problems • Make use of available resources to solve the problem • Identify external parties to assist with problem solving as required Information Management • Ensure time sheets are processed for each project • Update progress tracking information and reports at project portfolio level • Provide regular information to all relevant project/programme managers • Ensure support documentation received is in compliance with requisition format and requirements • Request and submit copies of missing backup documentation • Maintain complete project files for the entire duration of the project. Act as point of contact for year end audit requirements
Reporting • Conduct reporting on project accounting status and quarterly forecasts • Assist business finance in quarterly forecast with regards to project costs. • Identify and prepare relevant information and data for reporting purposes • Make assessments of and draw solutions from qualitative data. Make logical deductions and draw conclusions that can be motivated
Customer Satisfaction: • Consider the implications of actions to be taken for the customer / the effect of actions on the customer • Understand the immediate consequence and impact of activity on the customer • Report and escalate issues as and when required to the responsible person to ensure continuous Operational Support • Respond to customer queries in line with set guidelines • Escalate unresolved queries timorously • Ensure that customer specifications are met and that the customer is satisfied with the end service and/or product • Deliver first time right service excellence
Supervisory / Leadership / Managerial Complexity: . • Directing, guiding and influencing staff to enable effective supply • Staff development and training • Mentoring and couching of staff • Improve customer satisfaction
Role Complexity: • Financial interface with Finance and Business Finance • Assist with compiling budgets |
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