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Management Accountant

Management Accountant

RCL FoodsZA
30+ days ago
Job type
  • Full-time
Job description

Job title : Management Accountant

Job Location : Gauteng, Deadline : January 11, 2025 Quick Recommended Links

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Job Description

  • At RCL FOODS, we are driven by a purpose that goes beyond business. Our commitment to "We grow what matters" reflects our dedication to nourishing lives, communities, and the future.
  • As a leading player in the Food Manufacturing industry, we pride ourselves on delivering high-quality products and making a positive impact.As we continue to grow, we are seeking a talented and motivated individual to join our team as a Management Accountant with our Beverages operating unit.

    • The purpose of the Role is to :

  • Compile and send out daily / weekly / monthly sales reports
  • Yield variance reporting
  • Stock take (analyze variance, monthly stock take meetings, implement controls if necessary)
  • Product costings
  • Material price variance analysis
  • Stock re-valuation analysis
  • Management account reporting
  • Assist with the preparation of the Business Unit Deck slides
  • Adhoc assistance to the plant
  • To maintain the MACS Product Costing, Cost Centre Accounting and Sales and Profit modules
  • To provide commercial decision-making and MACS system maintenance support focused on product costing and cost center accounting

    • Minimum Requirements

  • Preferably a CA(SA)
  • Preferably 3 to 5 years management accounting experience, incorporating commercial costing and some exposure to processing or manufacturing environments

    • Duties & Responsibilities

    Reporting

  • Upload, correct, reconcile and balance weekly / monthly reports.
  • Review daily and weekly product costing reports.
  • Compile a weekly and monthly report of MACS actual raw material usage against standard and :
  • Validate the logic of the MACS standard usage calculation against the actual usage.
  • Engage QA and Processing in order to investigate variances between standard and actual consumption levels.
  • Prepare a monthly product costing report together with appropriate explanations for the monthly management accounting pack.
  • Review the monthly reconciliations in product costing and cost centre accounting to ensure accuracy and completeness.
  • Upload and reconcile the monthly general ledger.
  • Generate the flexed budget report and conduct investigations to identify and address variances.

    • Product Costing

    Budgeting and Forecasting

  • Calculate regional quarterly / budget standard and actual product costs in MACS.

    • Assist with to coordinate the budget and quarterly forecast costing process including :

  • Uploading the general ledger
  • Uploading production
  • Uploading pricing
  • Testing throughput
  • Testing man loads
  • Testing consumption rates
  • Testing activity quantities

    • Product Cost Integrity

  • Maintain Routings and the MACS product costing system.
  • Develop, oversee and drive momentum of continuous BOM and routing audit processes to be conducted by Processing and QA resources.
  • Coordinate investigations and audits with the MACS Management Accountant and Plant Managers to support initiatives designed to control costs and maximise profitability.
  • Review and provide insight into proposed changes to product costs (as a result of trials or change in specifications) and new product proposals.
  • Maintain the integrity and support proper execution of the NPD approval process.
  • Load new BOM’s for trial codes requested from Master Data
  • Calculate and implement any approved changes to product costing, clearly outlining the impact of such changes on the cost base and ultimately, profitability.
  • Monitor, review and provide feedback on the actual impact of changes that have been made and new product costing as part of the “post launch” process.

    • Project Coordination

  • Assist in the compilation of Capex motivations and other irregular requirements.
  • Conduct ad hoc projects and feasibility studies in respect of product profitability.

    • Information and Data Management

  • Accurately and regularly capture data into the information system to enable access to reliable data and reporting for trend analysis and decision making.
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