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Cost Accountant

Helderberg Personnel cc
Retreat Full-day Full-time

Description:

My client, an established fruit exporter has an excellent opportunity for a Cost Accountant to join their dynamic team.The successful candidate must have B.Com Finance / Supply Chain Management qualification. If you have industry knowledge this will not be a requirement. Requirements
  • B.Comm Finance / Supply Chain Management
  • Two years of experience in a similar position
  • Supply chain experience will be beneficial
Skills Required
  • Strong understanding of cost allocation
  • Ability to analyse financial data, generate reports, and provide insights into cost performance and profitability.
  • Advanced Excel skills to manage and analyse cost data efficiently.
  • Understanding of the end-to-end supply chain, including procurement, production, logistics, and distribution in the fruit export sector.
  • Precision in calculating and tracking costs, ensuring accuracy in reporting and budgeting.
  • Strong analytical skills to identify inefficiencies in cost processes and propose actionable solutions.
  • Ability to communicate cost-related insights clearly with other departments
Key Performance Area:
Cost Management:
  • Maintain directory of service provider agreements and rate schedules
  • Draft customer cost estimates/quotes.
  • Updated cost estimates for current season to customers
  • Draft and maintain pricing guidelines for key services as discussed / agreed with Cost Account Manager.
  • Attend to customer queries
  • Attend to creditor invoice queries.
  • Full understanding of actual costs for all supply chain cost items
  • Maintain directory to reflect current status/version control
  • Quote to reflect correct values & margins
  • Quotes must cover all the valid options/routes to enable customers to optimize their supply chain decision-making
  • No losses due to incorrect application/calculation of cost recoveries
  • Customer service
Financial Control:
  • Prepare and capture costing for customer invoices.
  • Check estimated cost vs actual cost to establish margins / losses
  • Costing eight (8) days after sailing
  • Correct recovery of cost
  • Proactive response to any major cost deviations to correct and prevent further occurrences
Systems:
  • Development & Testing of ERP system cost management module

Requirements:

  • B.Comm Finance / Supply Chain Management
  • Two years of experience in a similar position
  • Supply chain experience will be beneficial
  • Strong understanding of cost allocation
  • Ability to analyse financial data, generate reports, and provide insights into cost performance and profitability.
  • Advanced Excel skills to manage and analyse cost data efficiently.
  • Understanding of the end-to-end supply chain, including procurement, production, logistics, and distribution in the fruit export sector.
  • Precision in calculating and tracking costs, ensuring accuracy in reporting and budgeting.
  • Strong analytical skills to identify inefficiencies in cost processes and propose actionable solutions.
  • Ability to communicate cost-related insights clearly with other departments
  • Maintain directory of service provider agreements and rate schedules
  • Draft customer cost estimates/quotes.
  • Updated cost estimates for current season to customers
  • Draft and maintain pricing guidelines for key services as discussed / agreed with Cost Account Manager.
  • Attend to customer queries
  • Attend to creditor invoice queries.
  • Full understanding of actual costs for all supply chain cost items
  • Maintain directory to reflect current status/version control
  • Quote to reflect correct values & margins
  • Quotes must cover all the valid options/routes to enable customers to optimize their supply chain decision-making
  • No losses due to incorrect application/calculation of cost recoveries
  • Customer service
  • Prepare and capture costing for customer invoices.
  • Check estimated cost vs actual cost to establish margins / losses
  • Costing eight (8) days after sailing
  • Correct recovery of cost
  • Proactive response to any major cost deviations to correct and prevent further occurrences
  • Development & Testing of ERP system cost management module
13 May 2025;   from: careers24.com

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