Commercial Cost Accountant — Profitability & Pricing Insight

CA Financial Appointments; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

CA Financial Appointments is seeking a commercially minded Cost Accountant (CIMA-qualified) who enjoys getting behind the numbers and understanding what drives profitability. The role combines costing expertise with commercial analysis and business insight to move beyond reporting.

You will work across pricing, margins, and profitability, providing insightful analysis and reporting to senior management, supporting budgets and forecasts, and helping optimize inventory and cost-to-serve decisions.

Qualifications

• CIMA qualified finance professional with costing expertise and commercial insight.
• Ability to turn financial information into actionable business recommendations.
• Experience in budgeting, forecasting and profitability analysis.

Responsibilities

• Analyse customer pricing, profitability and contribution margins.
• Review distribution costs including freight and third‑party logistics.
• Support commercial budgets and forecasts.
• Analyse gross-to-net costs and identify profitability improvements.
• Evaluate promotional activity and ROI.
• Investigate sales price, volume, mix and variances.
• Monitor gross profit performance and margin drivers.
• Provide insightful financial analysis and reporting to senior management.
• Support inventory valuations, BOM audits, reconciliations and month‑end processes.

Skills

Cost accounting

Commercial analysis

Financial analysis

Budgeting & forecasting

Education

CIMA qualification

Job description

CA Financial Appointments is seeking a commercially minded Cost Accountant (CIMA-qualified) who enjoys getting behind the numbers and understanding what drives profitability. The role combines costing expertise with commercial analysis and business insight to move beyond reporting.

You will work across pricing, margins, and profitability, providing insightful analysis and reporting to senior management, supporting budgets and forecasts, and helping optimize inventory and cost-to-serve decisions.