Assistant Accountant - Benoni at RCL Foods

Job Description    

• RCL FOODS is on the hunt for an Assistant Accountant for our Benoni Bakery.  The role will be based in Benoni and will report to the Commercial Finance Manager. To provide the information that is needed for sound economic decision making to the business unit. To prepare financial reports that provides information about the business unit’s performance to external parties and to assist with driving Internal Controls. 

Minimum Requirements    

• BCom / BCom Hons Degree or equivalent preferably Accounting/SAICA/SAIPA
• Valid Driver’s Licence
• Computer literate with intermediate experience in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word)
• FMCG environment experience will be advantageous
• 3 years relevant experience in a similar role

Duties & Responsibilities 

Review Financial Records and Transactions

•  Completes Month-end management accounts accurate and timeous.
• Prepare General Ledger journal entries with supporting documents and submit for approval.
• Compiles month-end start to finish and working papers.
• Processing all closing stock figures, reconcile stock variances.
• Monthly balancing stock and reconciling loan account
• Assisting Financial Accountant with month-end detailed reports.
• Analyzing monthly COS per GL and compare to Weekly Trading Report.
• Investigate expense variance against BP, Forecast and Previous month.
• Maintain Provisions & Accruals account.
• Maintain Discounts & Rebates provision account.
• Assist with all Financial related queries.

Report to Senior Management

•  Report to the Financial Accountant and Commercial Finance Manager on all financial accounts.
•  Create reports when required for all financial transactions that relate to the business unit.
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• Compiles weekly reports & cashflow forecast.

Stock

•  Ensures all stock managed items are balanced (Stock sheets vs System processed)
• Dispatch Stock
• Production Stock
• Maintenance Spares
• Workshop Spares
• Report Stock managed item variances to senior management.
• Monitor stock levels for printed stationery and re -order

 Controls

•  Liaison with Internal and External Auditors
• Departmental audits & Feedback
• Dispatch recons spot checks
• Production stock recons & performance
• Spot checks on Staff rations issued out to verified list.

Standard Operating Procedures

•  Review and update existing SOP’s.
• Write SOPs where required and ensure implementation and compliance.

Asset Verification

•  Coordinate annual fixed asset verification.
• Ensure all movements in assets are documented and processed per LOA

Other

• Full admin managing function.
• Handling queries from drivers and manage debtors accounts.
• All reconciliations are done monthly, and reconciling items are cleared to the satisfaction of the Financial Accountant / Commercial Finance Manager.
• Be available to assist in other admin function as and when needed.
• To assist the Financial Manager with administrative duties
• Queries
• Stock
• Accounts
• Reconciliations
• Ad-hoc