DETAILS
| Closing Date | SOON |
| Reference Number | RCL220607-13 |
| Company | RCL Foods |
| Job Title | Management Accountant |
| Functions | Finance/Commercial |
| Job Type Classification | Permanent |
| Location – Town / City | Westville |
| Location – Province | KwaZulu-Natal |
| Location – Country | South Africa |
| Job Description | RCL FOODS is seeking a versatile Management Accountant to join the team! The position will be based at the National Office in Westville. RCL FOODS needs a strong decision-maker with innovative thinking to join our forces. The main purpose of the role is to: Provide Commercial Front End support to the Food Solutions and Industrial team to enable strategic decision-making regarding profitability, product feasibility, and innovation. To deliver enhanced customer and product profitability information designed to unlock margin opportunities and assist in focused strategic decision-making. This role will also provide direct support to the Commercial Executive by working on tactical and strategic projects. |
| Minimum Requirements | Preferably a CIMA or CA(SA)Preferably 3 to 5 years of management accounting experience, incorporating commercial costing and some exposure to processing or manufacturing environments |
| Duties & Responsibilities | Profitability Analysis & Reporting Design dashboards that deliver consolidated insight into the performance of Food Solution profitability and which focus on the delivery of the Strategic yearly agenda as set out for the Function Drive enhanced customer and product profitability information designed to unlock margin opportunities and recommend ways to optimize customer and product profitability. Support the customer and marketing teams in the use of system tools regarding costing and profitability Monthly feedback on the financial performance of the Product and Customers performance Identify opportunities for value-added reporting to improve the quality and content of reporting and message management. Provide analysis site by site rate of sale and distribution growth achievement and highlight opportunities and capitalize on Customer Pricing Support Calculate and provide prompt and accurate pricing information for price reviews. Compile robust cost support and presentations to assist the customer team in have a meaningful engagement with customers Where required, attend the pricing reviews to settle pricing with customers Assist in the compilation of individual customer price lists to be used by the customer team as tools in pricing discussions and to process deals. Provide continuous pricing support regarding profitability to ensure that products are sold at targeted margins. Ensure product and channel profitability objectives are achieved Product Costing Provide indicative “what-if” costings and impact on profitability for: New product development Specification changes other proposed R&D approved amendments. Work closely with Business Unit commercial teams to facilitate an understanding of and ensure that the most current costs (both production and distribution) are used when reporting on profitability. Conduct product reviews and report to the Business Units on: product performance and history, market positioning, growth strategy, and opportunity margin improvement opportunities. New Product Development Attend NPD / MDT meetings on QSR / Food Solution products and provide commercial insight and capacity to the marketing function. Ensure correct processes are in place for NPD including establishing and agreeing on reasonable SLA response processes. Ensure products are costed accurately and profitability remains the high priority. Commercial Insight and Technical Expertise Provide calculations, detailed analysis and associated recommendations emanating from any queries that arise as a result of changes in business operations, the economic climate, or potentially might offer more profitable solutions. Provide expertise in management team meetings to internal clients and colleagues and recommend solutions based on insights and findings. Provide practical commercial expertise and insights to external clients as part of regular engagement and ad hoc requests. |
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