What does a Management Accountant do?
Prepares and analyses financial and operational information to support budgeting, cost control, planning and business decisions.
Demand level: Very High
Management Accountant
Prepares and analyses financial and operational information to support budgeting, cost control, planning and business decisions. Explore current demand, important skills and estimated junior, mid-level and senior salaries, plus 10 linked programmes across 5 universities. Enter your subjects and marks to discover which linked programmes you may qualify for.
Check which programmes I qualify forEstimated annual salaries
JuniorR420 000 p.a.Mid-levelR650 000 p.a.SeniorR950 000 p.a.
Salary figures are estimates and may vary by employer, experience, qualifications, location and economic conditions.
Skills linked to this career
Budgeting · EssentialCost analysis · EssentialManagement accounting · EssentialBusiness partnering · ImportantFinancial modelling · ImportantProgrammes linked to this career
These are some of the programmes currently connected to this career in VX Course Match.
Bachelor of Commerce (BCom): Accounting — Rhodes University
Bachelor of Business Science specialising in Finance with Accounting — University of Cape Town
Bachelor of Commerce specialising in Financial Accounting (General) — University of Cape Town
ACCOUNTING — University of Johannesburg
Bachelor of Commerce in Accounting Sciences — University of Pretoria
Bachelor of Accounting Science (BAccSci) — University of the Witwatersrand
Bachelor of Commerce (Bcom) General — University of the Witwatersrand
Bachelor of Commerce (Bcom) in the field of Accounting — University of the Witwatersrand
Bachelor of Commerce (Bcom) in the fields Politics, Philosophy and Economics — University of the Witwatersrand
Bachelor of Commerce (Bcom) in the fields: Information Systems — University of the Witwatersrand
These are only some of the programmes linked to this career.
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Frequently asked questions
What does a Management Accountant do?
Prepares and analyses financial and operational information to support budgeting, cost control, planning and business decisions.
What skills are important for this career?
Important skills include Budgeting, Cost analysis, Management accounting, Business partnering, Financial modelling.
What salary can I expect?
VX provides junior, mid-level and senior annual salary estimates. Actual earnings vary by employer, experience, qualifications, location and economic conditions.
Which programmes can lead to this career?
10 linked programmes are currently available in the VX database. Use Course Match to see which ones fit your subjects and marks.