Management Accountant

Purpose:

The individual will be responsible for the ongoing advancement of a suite of commercial reporting that will provide meaningful insight, stimulate further discussion and assist in focused strategic decision making all supporting a profitable bottom line. The individual will drive the commercial case for our further processing plants in order to maximise group opportunity, maintain consistency and take advantage of potential synergies.

Requirements:

• B.Com, CIMA or CA(SA)
• 5 - 7 years management accounting experience, people management and some exposure to processing or manufacturing environments.

Main responsibilities:

Budgeting and Forecasting

• Coordinate budgets and forecasts for Raw-meat, processing and services.
• Liaise with the processing team to coordinate the budget process.
• Ensure detailed budget calculations are reasonable in relation to prior periods and economic indicators.
• Manage budget and forecasting timetables.
• Prepare the annual budget and quarterly forecast pack.

Capex Management

• Identify capex opportunities to unlock profit of the operations within the context of Group Capex requirements and strategy.
• Prepare and follow up on capex motivations and workflows.
• Prepare post capex reviews.
• Manage compliance with the capex application procedures.

Reporting

• Compile the monthly reporting pack of operational results vs. budget.
• Analyse cost variance reports.
• Review daily, weekly and monthly KPI reports ensuring accurate and timeous information.
• Review and action MACS variance reports received from the Management Accountants.
• Analyse and explain KPI fluctuations and variances.
• Consolidate monthly commentary for submission.

Regional Planning

• Support regional planners in mix optimisation.
• Provide commercial insight into mix changes to support decision-making.

Variance Analysis

• Liaise with the Commercial Manager to align with and provide support to initiatives designed to enhance profit.
• Coordinate investigations and audits with the Management Accountant and factory managers to support initiatives designed to control costs and maximise profits.
• Review and provide insight into proposed changes to product costs (as a result of trials or change in specifications) and new product proposals.
• Review the calculation of any approved changes to product costing, clearly outlining the impact of such changes on the cost base and ultimately, profitability.
• Monitor, review and provide feedback on the actual impact of changes that have been made and new product costing as part of the "post launch" process.

Financial Management

• Manage costs against budgets and forecasts.
• Provide input driving optimisation of efficiencies in the plant environment.
• Report on a regular basis on actual KPI's versus budget and work with the teams to address areas of non-conformance or concern proactively and timeously
• Report on and manage all input costs within the cost centre and manage any over or under spend appropriately to ensure that issues are addressed before significant financial loss occurs.
• Authorise expenses within level of authority and monitor spending activity within teams.
• Implement and encourage cost management initiatives within the team.
• Mitigate business risks within budgetary constraints through allocating spend to areas of high priority.
• Manage external supplier relationships and contracts in collaboration with the procurement team to ensure agreed service levels are met.

Information and Data Management

• Ensure team members accurately and regularly capture data into the information system to enable access to reliable data and reporting for trend analysis and decision making.
• Share relevant data with management teams to enable reliable business decision making.

Functional Strategy into Action Contribution

• Work in conjunction with the Commercial Manager to co-create the functional strategy, based on a 1 to 2 year view of requirements.
• Communicate operational capacity required over both the medium term and longer term plan; required asset utilisation and Capex requirements for processing and service functions accordingly.
• Work closely with the cross functional teams to ensure the delivery of an integrated supply chain benefit.
• Suggest improvements to the annual functional Strategy into Action plan and participate in the compilation of the processing and commercial teams' plan.
• Ensure that the agreed SIA is implemented through team targets and that these targets align cross functionally within area of responsibility.

Staff Management

• Lead and develop staff within the context of the Labour Relations Act, Employment Equity Act, Basic Conditions of Employment Act and the Skills Development Act.
• Monitor staff performance and provide regular feedback.
• Manage staff activities, ensuring service levels are met and protocols are adhered to.
• Coach and support staff where necessary to achieve objectives.
• Manage staff leave and general time management in line with organisational deliverables and standards.
• Manage and deliver on succession plans to enable the development of a future generation of leaders and specialists and ensure optimal turnover and retention levels are maintained.
• Champion staff training and development through the utilisation of available training opportunities or contributing to the development of new training solutions in collaboration with national training specialists.
• Conduct regular performance appraisals with subordinates.
• Establish sound staff and labour organising and communication structures and systems.
• Lead the team towards meeting the strategy and targets through regular communication and utilisation of the full organisational talent management tool set.
• Drive employment equity within the team to ensure that diversity is achieved at all levels and that statutory targets and requirements are met.
• Develop and manage high performance multidisciplinary teams in order to solve problems within the commercial arena.
• Conduct regular meetings and ensure that records are kept and shared across the team and that action plans agreed to within team meetings are delivered upon.

Effective Teamwork, Self Management & Coaching:

• Take ownership and accountability for tasks and activities and demonstrates effective self management in terms of planning, prioritising and self-development .
• Follow through to ensure that quality and productivity standards of work are consistently and accurately maintained.
• Inform relevant parties in the event of tasks or deadlines not met, the potential risks thereof and provide appropriate resolution.
• Manage colleagues and client's expectations and communicate appropriately.
• Demonstrate willingness to help others and "go the extra mile" to meet team targets and objectives.

Governance:

• Ensure that Rainbow ethical standards and the requirements of the RPM are adhered to
• Report and/or escalate any areas of non- compliance appropriately

Hammarsdale

Published Date: 03 November 2025

Closing Date: 24 November 2025