Accountant: Mill

Premier FMCG (Pty) Ltd; Vereeniging; On-site; ZAR 900,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Premier FMCG (Pty) Ltd on-site finance role seeks a qualified professional to manage financial controls, recording and reporting to mitigate risks across on-site operations in Vereeniging. The position requires an accounting degree, FMCG experience, and supervisory capability, with strong Excel and IR skills and analytical thinking.

The successful candidate will oversee budgeting, month-end processes, audits, asset management, and debtors/creditors control while driving process improvements and

Qualifications

• Accounting degree is essential.
• CIMA qualification is advantageous.
• FMCG operational level experience (2–3 years) is essential.
• Supervisory experience (2–3 years) is essential.

Responsibilities

• Initiate and maintain company procedures and policies relating to admin and finance.
• Manage risk and take corrective action.
• Budget preparation, monitoring, and variance reporting.
• Forecasting and financial projections.
• Ensuring correctness/accuracy of financial data.
• Perform financial month-end up to balance sheet.
• Compile all required reports within set deadlines.
• Manage on-going functioning of IT infrastructure.
• Managing Human Resources.
• Prepare and assist with audits.
• Management of Inland Milling Depots.
• Perform site visits and audits of Inland Milling Depots.
• To ensure asset management processes are implemented and maintained to manage stock, accurately to prevent theft.
• To manage all procedures relating to debtors and creditors to prevent misappropriation of company funds.
• To ensure accurate recording and reporting of financial information through compilation of balance sheet reconciliations.
• To provide a cost management service to the management team in respect of deviation reporting along with waste elimination opportunities.

Skills

Excel advanced

People management

IR skills

Analytical thinking

Planning & organizing

Communication

Education

Accounting degree

CIMA advantageous

FMCG at operational level 2-3 Essential

Supervisory experience 2-3 Essential

Job description

Premier FMCG is at the heart of South Africa’s FMCG industry, delivering trusted, iconic brands across our Bakery, Milling, Confectionery, Home & Personal Care and Culinary divisions. We are driven by innovation, collaboration, and a high-performance growth culture. We empower our people to strive for excellence ensuring that our products and people make a difference in the everyday lives of our consumers.

Job Purpose

To manage the financial function on site through the implementation of financial controls, recording and reporting to ensure controls are maintained in all finance related functions/procedures relating to business on site/s in area of responsibility to mitigate risks.

Key Responsibilities

• Initiating and maintaining of company procedures and policies relating to admin and finance
• Managing risk and taking corrective action
• Budget preparation, monitoring, and variance reporting
• Forecasting and financial projections
• Ensuring correctness/accuracy of financial data
• Perform financial month-end up to balance sheet
• Compiling of all required reports within set deadlines
• Manage on-going functioning of IT infrastructure
• Managing Human Resources
• Prepare and assist with audits
• Management of Inland Milling Depots
• Perform site visits and audits of Inland Millung Depots
• To ensure asset management processes are implemented and maintained to manage stock, accurately to prevent theft.
• To manage all procedures relating to debtors and creditors to prevent misappropriation of company funds.
• To ensure accurate recording and reporting of financial information through compilation of balance sheet reconciliations
• To provide a cost management service to the management team in respect of deviation reporting along with waste elimination opportunities.

Experience and Qualification

• Accounting Degree – Essential
• CIMA advantageous
• FMCG at operational level 2-3 Essential
• Supervisory experience 2-3 Essential

Skills and Competencies

• Excel (pivot tables and formulas) -Advanced –Essential
• People management skills- Basic - Essential
• IR skills -Basic – Essential
• Analytical thinking -Intermediate – Essential
• Planning and organizing -Intermediate – Essential
• Communication - Intermediate – Essential

Working Conditions

Essential

• Adhering to principles and values
• Applying expertise and technology
• Planning and organizing
• Coping with pressures and setbacks
• Deciding and initiating action
• Leading and supervising
• Delivering results and meeting customer expectations

Desirable

• Entrepreneurial and commercial thinking
• Following instructions and procedures
• Writing and reporting
• Learning and researching

Premier FMCG is an equal opportunity employer. We encourage applications from all qualified individuals, including people living with disabilities. By applying, you consent to the processing of your personal information in line with the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPI Act) for recruitment purposes.

Closing date: 09 October 2026