Junior Management Accountant

Job Purpose

Organises and Oversees the Group’s planning, forecasting, procurement and financial control processes, with a focus on stock management, costing and financial reporting to ensure accurate information and effective commercial decision-making.

Key Performance Areas

• Planning and Procurement
• Liaise with overseas bottlers to ensure latest production cost are always used
• Liaise with key personnel to ensure production is being moved to appropriate overseas bottlers
• Liaise with key personnel to ensure that NPD and Sales are aware and involved in key decision-making activities
• Liaise with key personnel to ensure bulk wine is being procured at the appropriate time and price
• Manages and controls monthly variances in stock management and dry goods control and cost of sales as it relates to overseas bottling as required by Group Commercial Head
• Financial and Administration Processes
• Advise with regards to correct procedures are followed for all planning and procurement of stock productions
• Advise on administration processes to ensure stock is optimised for overseas bottling
• Ensure that all controls are being followed and create required KPIs accordingly
• Ensure that Qlik is updated with all required information
• Ensure that the lowest logical level of stock and dry goods is being procured and kept
• Liaise with Group Commercial head and IT head with key data requests
• Costings for overseas bottlings and related budget process
• Recoveries for overseas bottling
• Sign off on overseas invoices in collaboration with Group Commercial Head
• Ad hoc calculations to determine commercial decision-making.
• Coordinate customs & excise related matters to ensure cost effective import of wine into SA
• Checks and processes monthly inventory adjustments (Bulk wine, FG, Dry Goods, Returnables)
• Performs monthly costing and recovery journal entries to ensure accurate allocation and recovery of overheads
• Ensures product specifications are accurately maintained in the system, with appropriate overheads and selling prices applied to support targeted gross profit margins
• Financial Administrative Support
• Provides management information to Group Head of Commercial Finance when required
• Control stock reports from ClickView and ensures it is accurate, robust and user friendly
• Coordinate the reporting activities as it relates to bottling overseas
• From time to time lead tender processes
• Ensure global contracts align with commercial and financial strategic intent

Job Requirements

• Relevant Accounting Qualification
• Completed CIMA / SAIPA articles
• Minimum 3 years’ experience in a similar position

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