Factory Accountant
Siqalo Foods
Overview
RCL FOODS, a well-established South African food manufacturer, is seeking a Factory Accountant to join their Spreads Operating Unit in Boksburg. This role is pivotal in leading factory cost control and governance, as well as analyzing factory and material costs. The ideal candidate will collaborate with department heads to build budgets and ensure financial visibility across the Factory and Commercial teams.
Requirements
- Bcom / CIMA / Bcompt or NQF Level 7 Advanced Diplomas
- SAP Experience, preferably with Copa
- 5+ years Costing and Factory Budget Experience
- 5+ years Excel proficiency
Responsibilities
- Lead the quarterly budgeting and forecasting process for all material costs.
- Review, validate, and approve commodity oil pricing before SAP upload.
- Conduct quarterly reviews of input costs, including packaging and other ingredients.
- Assess Purchase Price Variance (PPV) reasonability in collaboration with the Commodity Team.
- Maintain and update SAP costing data for all Product Cost Estimates (PCE).
- Verify and validate quarterly pricing updates within SAP costing processes (CK40N).
- Perform quarterly reconciliations of PCE results and provide detailed variance analysis.
- Update external SDO costings and review variable SDO charge-out rates quarterly.
- Develop detailed Factory and Boiler House budgets with Factory Management teams.
- Implement governance and reporting frameworks for improved cost control.
- Lead monthly reporting on factory financial performance against budget and key targets.
- Track and report monthly on Fuel for Growth initiatives with stakeholders.
- Provide accurate month-end tracking and reporting of savings against approved budgets.
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