Operational Accountant at Premier FMCG (Pty) Ltd

Main Purpose:

• As an Operational Finance Accountant, you will be responsible for managing financial functions within our operations. This role involves ensuring financial controls, accurate record-keeping, and comprehensive reporting to mitigate risks.

Job Objectives:

Ensuring financial integrity, transparency, and compliance by:

• Initiating and maintaining company procedures and policies related to administration and finance
• Manage financial risks, and oversee financial month-end activities up to the trial balance.
• Reviewing and reporting on balance sheet reconciliations.
• Compiling necessary reports within established deadlines.

Optimising financial performance and resource allocation by:

• Checking, consolidating, monitoring budgets
• Reporting variances,
• Assist in cost management and waste reduction initiatives
• Engaging with the relevant stakeholder for accurate reporting
• Ad hoc support in project teams as financial representatives

Facilitating informed decision-making and strategic planning, by:

• Conducting forecasting, financial projections
• Assisting with capital expenditure (capex) applications and budget reviews.

Safeguarding company assets, stock, and financial resources, by:

• Managing assets and stock to prevent theft and financial losses, managing debtors and creditors, and ensuring correctness and accuracy of financial data.

Ensure optimal performance of the operational finance team through:

• Attracting, retaining and developing talent
• Contracting performance targets and coaching for improvement
• Engaging and communicating with the team as needed via meetings and Invocoms
• Regular auditing and corrective action with the relevant parties
• Ongoing training on SOP’s and technology related changes

  Support accurate cost allocation and reporting by:

• Checking accuracy of time and attendance records
• Approvals of overtimes by site management
• Checking adherence to overtime rules in line with BCEA
• Ensuring correct cost allocations

Qualification Requirements    

• Bachelor’s degree (Management Accounting) - Essential
• CIMA - Desirable

Experience Requirements    

• 3-5 Years - Site Accountant in FMCG
• 3-5 Years - Team leadership role
• 2-3 Years - Auditing

Skills and Competencies    

• Financial principles and regulations    - Advanced   -  Essential
• Financial software and tools (ERP system)   - Advanced  - Essential
• Excell for Finance reporting  -  Advanced  -  Essential
• Risk mitigation principles  -  Intermediate   - Essential
• SOP auditing and control requirements   -  Intermediate   -  Essential
• Leadership requirements in cross functional teams   - Intermediate   - Essential
• FMCG Business Acumen  -  Intermediate  -  Essential
• Asset management principles  -  Intermediate  -  Essential
• Capex process management   - Intermediate  -  Essential

Deadline:16th April,2026