Senior Accountant : Operations at Southern Oil (Pty) Ltd

Responsibilities

•  Develop thorough understanding of market environments and assist with pricing models for both procurement,sales and inventory management.
•  Price risk management in conjunction with the trading team
•  Formulation, implementation and monitoring of internal controls and accounting processes
• Safeguarding company assets such as Inventory and Fixed Assets at the company
• Reporting on profitability of business products as well as driving optimization of product mix based on the most profitable product lines after all costs have been considered.
• Involvement / preparation of information to be used in the annual costing cycles, partnering with the Commercial / Operations / Procurement Teams to factor in commodity price and manufacturing changes as well as the reporting on the impact of this.
•  Drive a culture of high performance and value add within the finance team and wider business, through motivating, inspiring and coaching.
• Involvement / preparation of deliverables in relation the budgeting and forecasting processes, collaborating with cross functional stakeholders to improve accuracy and provide early visibility of potential risks and opportunities.
• Identification and critical review / implementation of measures to reduce redundant costs in the business including a reduction in the working capital cycle.
• Ensure production cost are correct and reported regularly.
•  Assist with ad hoc tasks and project.
• Health and Safety
• Participate in safety forums and attend relevant training/programmes.
• Report all safety incidents to the relevant people.
• Comply with safety policies and procedures.
• Wear protective clothing (where applicable) at all times.

Requirements

Qualification and Experience

• Bcom Degree or Hons Degree (preferred)
• Up to date knowledge of IFRS (advantageous)
• At least 5 years of relevant working experience would be deemed suitable for the level of the position.
• Experience in a Manufacturing / FMCG environment would be advantageous
• Experience in Warehouse / inventory management (essential).