Senior Manager: Management Accounting and Reporting

Position Title: Senior Manager: Management Accounting and Reporting
Company: Eswatini Water Services Corporation
Job Reference Number: SMM001
Date Posted: 2025/06/20
Department: Financial Management
Salary: Market Related

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Job Description

Applications are invited from suitably qualified individuals to fill the vacant position of Senior Manager: Management Accounting and Reporting. The position reports to the Chief Financial Officer.

The Senior Manager: Management Accounting and Reporting ensures EWSC’s profitability and growth and plays a support role to EWSC’s executive management team in utilizing financial information to inform business strategy, sets the Corporation’s budget in order ensure the cost-effective delivery of water services while overseeing the revenue and expenditure within approved budget limits, through budgetary controls and variance analysis at corporate level.

Accountable for maximizing returns to the Corporation by managing tax planning, cash flow and investing surplus funds, monitor loan repayment portfolio, monitor, and manage the asset register and fostering an enabling delivery environment for EWSC to become a high-performing organization whereby business practices and decisions are aligned with the EWSC vision, mission, and values.

The Senior Manager: Management Accounting and Reporting determines strategic initiatives, allocates resources, directs execution, and evaluates results for performance course correction. In addition, this role provides support to the Projects team in the appraisal of capital projects to enhance management decision.

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Key Performance Output

• Financial Budgeting, Planning & Modelling

• Cost Accounting, Tax Planning and Management Reporting

• Investment Management Culture

• Project Accounting

• Cashflow Management

• Treasury Management

• Fixed Assets and Inventory

• People Management & Functional Effectiveness

• Financial Management

• SHEQ Championing & Culture

• Compliance & Governance

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Key Performance Outputs

• Knowledge of relevant legislative regulations (e.g., Companies Act, National Treasury regulations, tax legislation)

• Knowledge of accounting and auditing standards (GAAP, IFRS, IAS)

• Understanding of emerging management accounting best practices – e.g., ABC costing, JIT

• Knowledge of corporate governance

• Strong understanding of internal controls and processes

• Understanding of ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) systems (technology)

• Financial reporting concepts, e.g., cash vs. accrual basis; fixed assets

• Costing and pricing

• Performance tracking skill

• Project accounting skills

• Ability to craft financial policies

• Structured lending and advisory skills

• Investment portfolio Managing Capabilities

• Ability to use public finance information with the view of lobbying with government and to identify the opportunities for the corporation

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Job Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in commerce/ finance/ financial management / management accounting/ accounting

• Professional Qualification: member of ESIA/ CIMA/ ACCA/ CPA/ CFA

• Technical field-related post graduate qualification

• 8 years’ experience, including 5 years in a managerial role and 3 years of commercial accountability for a portfolio in the utilities industry.

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“We are an equal opportunity employer, we encourage people living with disabilities to apply and join our diverse team.”

Senior Manager: Management Accounting and Reporting