Description:
You will work in the finance team as COST ACCOUNTANT. This role will report to the continuous improvements department. You will support operations by providing information that will aid decision-making and drive profitability, operational efficiency and effective cost control. You will also identify and drive system improvement opportunities and ensure strong controls are in place.
Qualification:
- CIMA
- At least 2 years of cost accounting experience
- Experience working within a manufacturing environment to your advantage but not necessary
- Exposure to import and export component in previous roles to your advantage
- Computer software proficiency - SYSPRO
- Exposure to standard costing and job costing
- Experience in implementing a costing "system"
You will be analytically strong and have problem-solving ability. Good attention to detail and strong organisational skills. As the Cost Accountant, you will be able to work under pressure and to meet deadlines. This is a fast-paced environment and subject to constant change. As a team player, you will have the ability to drive projects and implementations within a team.
Responsibilities:
- Import labour and overhead allocation per job
- Review and closure of jobs, investigating variances and driving corrective actions
- Review and update standard cost for raw materials in the accounting system to ensure inventory valuation is accurate including landed cost calculations for imported raw materials
- Review standard cost variances and purchase pric variances
- Perform product costings per customer
- Implement a costing system with value-adding reports and recommendations
- Review and monitor labour and overhead allocations to products
- Analyse material usage and waste and drive corrective actions
- Review inventory count results for approval
- Review the accuracy of inventory-related transactions and assist with queries
- Ensure strong inventory controls are in place to safeguard inventory and drive accuracy
- Analyse margin and costs and identify where improvements can be made to profitability
- Building and maintaining reports to assist product mix decision-making
- Performing financial modelling to inform decision-making for strategic objectives
- Preparing information and reports for business presentations
- Assist with compiling annual budgets and rolling forecasts
- Providing systems support to users and maintaining master data
- Identify and drive system improvements and assist with special projects
- Prepare SOP documentation and provide training to staff on systems implemented
If you are interested in applying for this dynamic position at a stable secure organisation we would like to hear from you.