About the position
A well-known food manufacturing company in the East Rand, has a vacancy for a Cost Accountant, the above mentioned will be responsible for conducting ongoing process constraint analyses, draw up ports on periodic variances and their causes, focusing in particular on spending variances, stock count and usage variances. Should you have any queries please contact Kaylin or Antoinette. Responsibilities: Requirements: Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
Ensure compliance with accounting standards and regulatory requirements.
Monitor internal systems to prevent fraud, overproduction, or unnecessary expenses.
Maintain standardized costing methods aligned with industry practices.
Investment analysis: Evaluate costs and returns on new machinery, equipment, or product lines.
Make-or-buy decisions: Analyse whether to produce in-house or source externally.
Process optimization: Recommend process improvements to reduce wastage, spoilage, or operational inefficiencies.
Supply timely, effective, accurate, and clear financial reporting (weekly, monthly & year-end) as required.
Develop standards, documents, and records that are relevant to underpin the sustainability of financial reporting and relevant data sets.
Plan, organize, guide, and direct outputs of reports to achieve the objectives of the business.
Calculate and analyse production costs: Raw materials, labour and overheads.
Develop standard costs: Compare actual costs with standard or budgeted costs to identify variances.
Monitor cost centres and cost units: Track costs at departmental, product, or process levels.
Process optimization: Recommend process improvements to reduce wastage, spoilage, or operational inefficiencies.
Prepare detailed management reports to guide production efficiency and financial decisions.
Track key performance indicators such as cost per unit, production efficiency, and waste percentage.
Collaborate with the factory on inventory control, physical counts, investigate variances, and resolve issues daily/weekly
Stock management input, including BOMs, costings, variances, obsolescence, and other stock-related tasks.
Conduct profitability analysis with cross-functional teams to improve operational efficiencies.
Minimum of a B. Com degree or equivalent, specialising in Accounting, Cost & Management Accounting, or Financial Management
An Honours degree or CIMA qualification in any of these fields will be an advantage
5+ years of accounting/costing/finance experience in a manufacturing environment.
Proven knowledge and experience with product costings, price negotiation, planning, and execution.
Minimum advanced level user of Microsoft Office - experience and Syspro working knowledge will be a plus.
Desired Skills:
- Syspro
- Costing
- FMCG
Employer & Job Benefits:
- Medical Aid
- Pension Fund
