Cost Accountant: Pretoria West - RCL Foods

RCL FOODS is looking for an individual who is analytical, has attention to detail and experienced in cost and management accounting at a plant (Beneficial).The successful incumbent will be responsible for product costing and cost centre accounting for the site (PTA West), as well as assistance with capital and BOM related projects.

Duties & Responsibilities    

Budgeting and Forecasting

• Assist in the preparation of budget and forecasting timetables.
• Assist in the preparation of the annual budget and quarterly forecast pack for presentation to Management Accountant

Reporting

• Oversee, analyse and interrogate results by customer, bakery, depot etc:
• Publish weekly and monthly reports as required by the business in an accurate and timely manner by:
• developing a broad knowledge base of the organisational processes and policies.
• staying fully informed of operational objectives, performance and critical trends.
• focusing on the compilation of a monthly commercial reporting pack that highlights focus points for the month, exposes core issues, generates action plans and assigns responsibilities.
• engaging with Management Accountant through presentation of the monthly commercial report and follow-up sessions where appropriatein order to provide the business with the tools to make informed strategic decisions, implement change and maximise profitability.
• Provide monthly commentary for submission to the Commercial Manager
• Financial Management and sales analytics

Perform detailed sales performance analytics and profitability reviews.

• Analyse costs against budgets and forecasts.
• Provide input driving optimisation of efficiencies in the sales and costs environment.
• Analyse actual KPI’s versus budget and work with the teams to address areas of non-conformance or concern proactively and timeously

Information and Data Management

• Ensure team members accurately and regularly capture data into the information system to enable access to reliable data and reporting for trend analysis and decision making
• Take responsibility for data accuracy and completeness for the relevant model
• Share relevant data with management teams to enable reliable business decision making

Team Coordination

• Inform relevant parties in the event of tasks or deadlines not met, the potential risks thereof and provide appropriate resolution
• Take ownership and accountability for tasks and activities and demonstrate effective self-management in terms of planning, prioritising and self-development
• Follow through to ensure that quality and productivity standards of work are consistently and accurately maintained
• Support and drive the business core values
• Demonstrate willingness to help others and “go the extra mile” to meet team targets and objectives
• Manage colleagues and clients’ expectations and communicate appropriately
• Champion training and development of self and others through utilising available training opportunities or contributing to the development of new training solutions relating to product costing in collaboration with national training specialists.
• Ensure deliverables are submitted on time and with the right level of accuracy and form
• Maintain a basic appreciation and awareness of employee relations climate and ensure corrective action is taken where required in line with relevant legislation and company policy
• Participate in and drive regular performance appraisals and ensure that own targets and goals are clear and achievable

KPI's 

• Accuracy of the sales report 
• Accuracy and of the consolidation models 
• Accuracy of weekly and monthly reports 
• Timeliness and accuracy of monthly commercial reports

Minimum Requirements    

• Preferably a B.Com or equivalent and or studying towards B.com financial degree, CIMA or CA
• 3 to 5 years management accounting and profitability analysis experience, including exposure to processing or FMCG and manufacturing environments
• Demonstrated experience of direct interaction with management at General Manager/Executive level
• Have demonstrated experience in analytics. E.g. sales analytics, Income statement, analytics or expenditure analytics etc. Preferably in the FMCG environment.
• Have demonstrated experience in Fixed assets accounting. E.g. have maintained fixed asset reconciliations, project costs schedules