About the job Production Accountant - Leslie
Minimum requirements:
- BComm Accounting Qualification
- Drivers license
- Minimum 3-5 Years experience in FMCG
- Microsoft Office computer knowledge
- Own transport
The successful candidate must possess the necessary attributes to perform the following:- Effective interpersonal and communicational skills
- Detailed understanding of inventory control / management systems
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Excellent verbal and written communications skills
- Excellent personal organisation and business administration skills
- Ability to work productively, efficiently and effectively with initiative and drive under timescales and pressure whilst maintaining attention to detail and quality
- Willingness to learn, improve and adapt
- Must be resilient
Responsibilities will include but are not limited to the following:- Improve and maintain stock management system to ensure the integrity and accuracy thereof
- Coordinate with the production and Procurement teams to ensure records related to inventory are properly maintained
- Report the Raw Material stock profiles and allocations, investigating, resolving and reporting shortfalls and surplus inventory
- Assist in perpetual inventory stock counting
- Monitor and evaluate consumables usage and cost
- Produce daily reports and ensure critical areas in stock systems are controlled and any discrepancies addressed and resolved
- Provide detailed analysis of all costing
- Assist departments with preparation of annual budgets and forecasts
- Monthly tracking of expenses against budget and forecast totals
- Assist departments to compile monthly financial and technical reports
- Update and communicate inbound schedule with raw material deliveries and/or order changes
- Perform regular follow-up on orders, deliveries, receipts, and instructions, managing issues as they arise
- Attend and participate in meetings related to procurement and deliveries
- Ensure all moisture adjustments are claimed and processed accurately and on time
- Compare grading documents to specifications and manage discrepancies
- Ensure all measurement is performed accurately with verified equipment as per verification and calibration procedure and relevant certificates are on file
- Ensure all records relating to production and product movement are accurate and up to date
- Perform and reconcile monthly stock takes
- Record actual results for value drivers
- Analyse value drivers and discuss root causes with team and agree on actions
- Compile final value driver report and distribute report
- Follow-up on actions with team daily
- Assist in preparing budget (Lesser of value or r/ton)
- Track and control daily
- Report monthly and manage variance
- Ensure site walk administration is performed by:
- Attending opening and closing meetings and site walk to record findings
- Completing minutes, job cards, and enquiries as per meeting decision within 3 days of site walk
- Preparing spillage and leakage declaration along with meeting minutes and action list and submitting to the Manager within 3 days from site walk for review, approval, and sign-off; thereafter submitting to relevant Coordinator/Administrator of Environmental for reporting to Head Office
- Understand all HR compliance requirements as per Employment practices mandate and company policy
- Ensure compliance with mandate and policy
- Manage non-compliance issues as they arise
- Understand the traceability procedure and ensure full compliance to the procedure
- Manage issues as they arise
The successful candidate will report to the Assistant General Manager. Remuneration will be determined according to qualification & experience. The company offers the normal benefits of a large company.