Accountant at RCL Foods

Job Description    

• RCL Foods is recruiting for a driven, highly energized and analytical Accountant within the baking business unit.
• The suitable candidate will be responsible to provide accounting support and insight for the relevant customer principal/depot.
• This role will be based in Durban and reporting to the Commercial Financial Manager.
• This role is a Permanent role.

Minimum Requirements    
Education and Qualification

• BComm / BComm Hons Degree or equivalent  preferably Accounting/SAICA/SAIPA
• Valid Driver’s Licence 

Experience and Training 

• 3 years relevant experience in a similar role

Knowledge and Skill 

Behaviour Standards

• Be brilliant at the basics
• Face the brutal facts
• Smash the silos
• Lead with integrity, respect and energy
• Be curious and challenge change
• Take accountability for results and people

Knowledge

• Organisational/business unit processes
• The sector and its offerings
• Audit and compliance
• Product and valuation control
• Recent laws and regulations

Skills

• Verbal and written communication
• Computer literacy 
• Report writing 
• Interpersonal 
• Logical thinking
• Analytical thinking
• Decision making
• Presentation and facilitation
• Negotiation
• Organisational awareness
• Influence

Attributes

• Persuasive
• Initiative and assertive
• Tolerant of stress and pressure
• Creative
• Proactive
• Attention to detail 
• Deadline driven
• People orientated
• Able to interact at all levels of the organisation
• Results/Goal oriented
• Able to encourage and motivate people

Duties & Responsibilities    

Review Financial Records and Transactions

• Reviews recorded entries for accuracy and proper account posting.
• After examining the actual transactions made, review the books and records to ensure they accurately reflect the operating results of the business unit.
• Organize company books and records in preparation for the annual outside audit of the business unit.

Report to Senior Management

• Report to the senior management team on all financial accounts. 
• Create reports for all financial transactions that relate to the business unit.
• Evaluate the meaning and trends shown by documents.
• Interpret the impact of the accounting results on all aspects of the business units operations, including HR, Sales, Production, Distribution and Finance and Admin cost centres, using graphs and text narratives to complement the reported numbers.

Advise Management

• After reviewing and analyzing the business unit’s books and records, feedback and advice must be offered to senior management, particularly relating to asset quality, liability position, cash flow sufficiency, and revenue/expense issues. 
• Also provide advice on the status and use of the business units resources, updates on the budget and results of projections in the business plan and the latest financial news that could affect unit operations. 
• Also advise senior management on HR, strategic planning, better control of expenditures, and/or business unit investments.