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PURPOSE OF THE POSITION:  

To provide finance business partnership support to management by providing timely and accurate information to add value to the organisation. To provide leadership to the Management Accounting function in the organisation.

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCES:

• Bachelor’s degree in management accounting or financial accounting with 3-5 years relevant working experience in management accounting.

ADDED ADVANTAGE:

•  Postgraduate degree in Management Accounting or Financial Accounting.
• Management accounting experience in a manufacturing company or FMCG industry will be an added advantage. 

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:

Manage Financial Information Reporting

• Prepare monthly COGS reports as input to the final management accounting pack.
• Present monthly production results to management.
• Ensure the timely and correct provision of information to external stakeholders, i.e. BON and Ministries.
• Ensure the accuracy of product profitability analysis based on ABC.
• Oversee that the SAP controlling month-end procedure is executed timely and accurately within agreed timelines.

 Plan and Process Interim and Annual Budgets

• Manage the interim and annual budgeting processes for the Processing & Packaging plant and further oversee the budgeting process for the Milk Production farm.
• Perform Budgetary SAP functions: cost center uploading, cycles, and product costing maintenance.
• Raw material spent and utility budgeting.
• Compile, analyze, and report on major discrepancies on brand profitability reports.

Process of Cost Control within the Business Units

• Manage, monitor, and influence the process of cost control for the entire business in conjunction with department heads.
• Report and advice on all major discrepancies (over and under-spending) requiring attention, and their impact on the financial performance of the company.
• Analyzing production order variances and scrapings weekly on raw materials and feed.
• To optimize product profitability at milk production/processing and packaging plants.

Manage, Control, and Maintain Product and Project Costing

• Providing financial information to the GATE process allows us to manage and compile financial feasibility studies for new products and projects being researched and tested.
• Monitor the valuation of all types of inventories and advise Production according to the Inventory Valuation Policy when and where applicable
• Maintain the overhead re-allocation keys and regularly update the activity keys and production BOMs as required on SAP.

• Support the development of Key Performance Indicators for the relevant sections of the organization and measure performance against it monthly

Master Data Maintenance

• Create & Change master data records on SAP for all business units
• Create and change new BOMs and ensure BOMs are correctly maintained on SAP.

Manage Month-End Procedure

• Perform impact assessments on pricing and sales volume fluctuations on profitability.
• Prepare information for management for decision-making.
• Prepare Business Performance review packs for AVIS/Superfarm and present them to the company's non-financial personnel and/or executive team.
• Assist half-year and year-end production stock takes on an ad-hoc basis where necessary and assist with asset verifications.
• Prepare and present monthly utility reports for SLT and the sustainability team.

Closing date: 26 November 2024

 O&L - a Great Place to Work.

Applicants meeting our requirements are invited to apply. O&L Group of Companies is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

    "This position is subject to a pre-employment screening and vetting process, and by applying for this position, applicants acknowledge that they are aware that the Company reserves the right to carry out screening and pre-employment vetting for all shortlisted applicants. Certificate of Conduct issued by the Namibian Police (not older than 6 months) may be required from all shortlisted applicants."

Requisition ID: 4438