Financial Accountant at RCL Foods

Job Description    

• RCL Foods is currently looking for a qualified and experienced Financial Accountant to join the team atour Sunshine Durban Bakery. 
• The Purpose of the role is to coordinate and supervise the monthly financial reporting requirements and Monthly financial reporting requirements.

Minimum Requirements    
Education and Qualification

• BCOM Accounting degree with SAICA articles as a minimum

Experience and Training

• Tax exposure an advantage
• Minimum 3-5 years post articles working experience
• Extensive experience with the IFRS standards 

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

• SAP R/3
• Commercial and business principles and practices
• Sunshine systems
• An understanding of multiple key performance indicators, inter- relationship and bottom line sensitivity

Skills

• Advanced MS Office skills (Word, Excel, and Outlook)
• Verbal and written communication
• Report writing
• Interpersonal
• Logical thinking
• Problem solving
• Analytical thinking
• Numeracy
• Organisational awareness
• Able to leverage technology

Attributes

• Initiative and assertive
• Tolerant of stress and pressure
• Creative
• Proactive
• Attention to detail
• Deadline driven
• Able to interact at all levels of the organisation
• Able to plan ahead and manage time
• Able to prioritise
• Able to create a positive team environment
• Be able to motivate, manage and develop staff
• Be able to interact effectively with outside suppliers, customers and financial management within the Group
• Integrity, innovation and drive
• Prepared to work long hours to achieve results
• Able to work independently as well as contribute towards the goals of the Finance team

Problem Solving

As a Financial Accountant the job holder is expected to:

• make all operational decisions that fall within the ambit of responsibility in accordance with efficient resource utilisation practices and timing requirements
• solve complex conceptual and analytical problems within the ambit of responsibility
• proactively identify and implement innovations, particularly those that will improve financial compliance and profitability.

Customer Relationships

Internal

• Financial Director
• Financial managers
• Administration controllers
• Group financial and cost accountants
• Support office commercial officers and fixed asset controller

External

• Suppliers
• Customers
• Revenue authorities
• Internal and external auditors

Duties & Responsibilities    
Financial Reporting and General Ledger Maintenance

• Prepare month-end reporting packs (both management accounts and reporting pack to Group).
• Ensure all finance activities are completed within the agreed.
• Prepare General Ledger reconciliations monthly which entail backup schedules in support of all Balance Sheet Accounts (joint responsibility with reconciliation controller).
• Following up of queries/reconciling items ensuring that no significant items remain on the reconciliations when closing the General.
• Consolidate, review and sign off all staff debtor.
• Provide assistance and resolution for all branch finance related.
• Process monthly standing journals, and review and post journals raised by the team.
• Review and post all branch accruals.
• Capture own journal and accrual entries when required, including routine monthly transactions, corrections, and provisions, ensuring correct account allocations.
• Oversee the monthly close-off of the Cash.
• Review the bank sub-accounts prior to month end close, to ensure all postings have been done and that clearing has been performed.
• Review monthly bank reconciliation and investigate reconciling.
• Review and all petty cash slips for relevant approval, valid supporting documentation and correct accounting and tax treatment and post.
• Review all staff expense claims and staff travel claims for relevant approval, valid supporting documentation and correct accounting and tax treatment and post.
• Review and approve the daily bread reconciliations and ensure that explanations given for variances are valid.
• Ensure that credit notes are captured daily by the Van Sheet Clerk.
• Capture purchase orders for the administration department and assist other departments with receipting of POs and processing of negative GRNs.
• Send out weekly reports to HODs detailing their actual spend against budgeted spend and hold meetings to understand what spend is still to be incurred before month end.
• Send out weekly open PO listings and follow u[p with various departments on outstanding GRNs so that accruals at month end are limited.
• Hold weekly drive balance meetings with the respective HODs in order to minimize driver write offs.
• Assist commercial teams with GL analyses where required
• Manage the cash office staff and ensure that cash banked is reconciled to cash recorded daily.
• Follow up with the POD clerk and ensure that PODs outstanding do not carry over for more than 3 days.
• Perform quarterly internal control assessments including the depots to ensure internal control effectiveness.
• Perform “value-add” responsibilities as agreed between Financial Manager and Financial Executive.
• Assess the IFRS implications for new financial transactions implemented and prepare the accounting and tax entries for these transactions.
• Liaise with Internal and external audit and ensure all deliverables are submitted.

Effective Teamwork and Self-Management

• Take ownership and accountability for tasks and activities and demonstrate effective self-management in terms of planning, prioritising and self-development.
• Follow through to ensure that quality and productivity standards of work are consistently and accurately maintained.
• Inform relevant parties in the event of tasks or deadlines not met, the potential risks thereof and provide appropriate resolution.
• Support and drive the business core
• Manage colleagues and clients’ expectations and communicate
• Demonstrate willingness to help others and “go the extra mile” to meet team targets and objectives.
• Champion training and development of self and others through utilising available training opportunities or contributing to the development of new training solutions relating to product costing in collaboration with national training specialists.
• Participate in and drive regular performance appraisals and ensure that own targets and goals are clear and achievable.
• Maintain a basic appreciation and awareness of employee relations climate and ensure corrective action is taken where required in line with relevant legislation and company policy.
• Preferably CA (SA) or similar qualification

Budget and forecast

• To compile the monthly head office review reports, clearly indicating deviations to targets and to investigate appropriate actions required to remedy these deviations.

KPI’s

• Accuracy, quality, and timeliness of standard reporting
• Efficacy of customer administration and associated analysis
• Accuracy of forecasting
• Data integrity and accuracy
• Compliance level

Deadline:23rd May,2026