Job Description

• Advanced knowledge of mathematics and statistics.
• Understanding of Cost Accounting principles, standards and methodologies.
• Strong financial analysis skills.
• Ability to prepare financial reports and give recommendations based on available data.
• Production process understanding.
• Production orders variance and analysis
• Ability to perform risk and security assessments
• Excellent attention to detail
• Effective communication, including writing, speaking and active listening skills

FMCG/Manufacturing experience with SAP is essential

• Basic VAT knowledge.
• Understanding of Management Accounting concepts.

Detailed Description / Inputs
Cost Accounting

• Create, amend and manage Bills of Material. (BOM)
• Ability to translate formulations into BOMs.
• Cost estimate creation and maintenance; monthly report to CFO
• Product costing understanding and ability to cost products from receipt supplied (marginal, ABC)
• Scrap factor determination.
• Generating the companys production reports using and expenditure data.
• Upload new standard cost and release cost estimates in SAP

Internal Controls and Analysis

• Production process understanding; TECO, ERTR, REL, CLSD
• Solid understanding of production GRV and consumption, including monthly balancing accruals.
• Production order variance and analysis; monthly report to CFO
• COOIS understanding and analysis.
• Standard cost methodology understanding, creation, maintenance and monthly analysis.
• Review WIP account daily.

Factory Collaboration

• Ability to work with factory staff (warehouse, production, production planning, etc.).
• Lead the factory staff and assist them with correct process flow.
• Monthly reporting and presentation on slow moving and obsolete stock as well as provision adjustments.
• Weekly presentation of factory non-conformances and financial adjustments.

Projects and Ad hoc
xc2xb7 Capital project assessment and ROI.
xc2xb7 Ad-hoc duties as required.
xc2xb7 Initiating and managing financial and accounting software used by the company.
Financial Accounting

• Check and approve GL account and cost centre on purchase requisitions.
• Assist in checking and signing off creditors recons.
• Asset creation in SAP
• Process monthly journals.
• Assists with audit queries that relate to inventory and cost of sales

Reports

• Production report.
• Sales report.
• PPV report.
• Inventory turnovers and manufacturing costs reports.
• Monthly spend analysis report.

Inventory

• Check and sign-off daily cycle counts adjustments.
• Challenge and investigate all high variances with warehouse team members.
• Organise, coordinate, participate and complete the annual stock take.

Behavioral Attributes Forecasting and Budgeting
Attention to detail
Respect
Experience with accounting software
Effective communication skills, both verbal and written
Patience
Financial Analysis and Reporting
Ability to work independently
Self-discipline
Advanced knowledge and experience with spreadsheets
Accuracy
Integrity
Accounting principles and practices
Strategic Thinking
Communicates with transparency
Accounting rules and procedures
Analytical Skills
Proactive
Strong Decision-making skills
CoachingSpecial Requirements

• Manufacturing Finance
• Finance ERP systems
• Assist relatively small team with Purchase Order processing and monthly creditors recon review

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