Commercial Accountant at RCL Foods

• The Commercial Accountant will rotate across Business Units to develop business, operational finance, and commercial acumen through practical experience in the organisation.
• This role will cultivate a long-term Commercial Leadership pipeline from within, ensuring the availability of diverse, competent, and skilled Talent.

Who we are looking for:

• Individuals interested in gaining an in-depth understanding of the nuts and bolts of a manufacturing organization and how commercial insights support financial performance,
• Possess a keen eye for detail and enjoys problem-solving!
• A highly analytical and results-oriented individual, who is eager to learn and grow within a Food manufacturing organization,
• Needs to be resilient, agile, and adapt to change in a fast-paced complex environment
• Good interpersonal and intrapersonal skills to deal with multiple engagements, cross-functional and operational stakeholders,
• Excellent Written and Verbal skills

What’s in it for you:

• The Commercial Financial Analyst Programme aims to develop an individual’s commercial and leadership ability within 2 -3 years through an aggressive fast-track development programme aimed at enabling business decision-making and technical skills.
• Coaching from the business and functional leaders to gain insights into commercial strategic thinking.
• Planned rotations to ensure you obtain the right combination of exposure to get you ready for a leadership role.
• Structured development plans that keep you clear on what preparation you need throughout your journey.

Minimum Requirements    
Minimum Education Requirements:

• Completed SAICA articles at an Audit firm and minimum of ITC exams passed
• Good academic results 

Duties & Responsibilities    
The preferred candidate will gain experience in the following areas:

• Analysis of all levels of business performance including revenue, cost of sales, operational and overhead costs to provide relevant insights to the business,
• Short- and Longer-term business planning and forecasting skills,
• Management reporting and packaging of commercial insights for decision-making purposes,
• In practice cost and management accounting skills including complex costing models to support product, category, channel, and customer profitability,
• End-to-end supply chain and process exposure to support best-in-class initiatives and projects,
• Ability to harness data from multiple systems including ERP, Profitability, Operational, and BI systems to provide necessary reports and package/present commercial insights,
• Influencing, collaborating, and partnering in a matrix environment

Clsoing Date: 20/04/2023