DEPUTY DIRECTOR: COSTING AND PRICING REF: (GPW 26/07)

GPW; Pretoria; On-site; ZAR 839,000 - 1,026,000; Full time

Job summary

GPW in Pretoria seeks an experienced costing and pricing leader. You will develop, implement and maintain comprehensive costing and pricing systems, driving accurate data and robust reporting for standard costs and selling prices.

You will lead pricing strategy, data validation and management reporting, ensuring compliance with PFMA, Treasury Regulations and public service policies while guiding staff and optimizing profitability.

Qualifications

• Degree in Cost and Management Accounting or BCom Finance with costing.
• Minimum 3 years at Assistant Director level in costing/pricing/estimation/accounting.
• Knowledge of PFMA, Treasury Regulations and public service policies.

Responsibilities

• Develop, implement and maintain costing and pricing system.
• Oversee data collection and verification of pricing information and unit costs.
• Create and maintain data accumulation and reporting for standard cost and selling price.
• Advise staff on pricing strategies while ensuring compliance with procurement rules.
• Maintain cost and selling price data in databases and support cost proposals.
• Analyze department profitability and cost of sales.
• Ensure capacity planning and resource utilization aligns with budgets.
• Manage subordinates and allocate work within the team.

Skills

Costing

Pricing strategy

Estimation

Financial management

Public sector knowledge

Education

Degree in Cost and Management Accounting

BCom Finance with Costing

Job description

Salary: R 932 292.00 per annum (Salary Level 11), all-inclusive package

Center: Pretoria

Requirements

A Grade 12 plus Degree (equivalent to NQF level 7 as recognised by SAQA) in Cost and Management Accounting or B Com Finance majored with Costing. A minimum of 3 years’ experience at an Assistant Director level in Costing and Pricing/Estimation/Accounting environment. Knowledge of the Public Service Regulatory Framework. Knowledge of the PFMA, Financial Management, National Treasury Regulations, prescripts, cost accounting and business practices.

Other: Valid Drivers licence. Knowledge and understanding of public service policies and procedures. Understand the PFMA and Treasury Regulations. Understanding of Public Service Act, Public Service Regulations, Labour Relations Act.

Duties

Develop, implement and maintain costing and pricing system. Oversee and gather sourcing and verification of pricing information/data and unit costs. Ensure the creation and maintenance of data accumulation and reporting systems in relation to policies, work in progress, standard cost and selling price. Provide advice to staff members on pricing strategies and ensuring compliance with all rules and regulations relating to the proposal requirements. Maintain accurate information/data in cost and selling prices databases. Offer pricing strategies making cost proposals more competitive and cost efficient. Manage, monitor and report on costing and pricing of materials. Manage cost proposal modifications. Collect cost and pricing data for bids including in-country data, market data for cost line items and provide reports. Develop templates and other proposal forms. Manage/ Conduct work centre rates calculations. Ensure the receipt of GPW budget per cost centre and planning of the recovery rate. Ensure the utilisation of the number of hours available for production against the cost centres. Allocate other indirect and variable cost to cost centres on the absorption key. Manage the total manufacturing cost including indirect cost. Ensure the analysis of performed work and job ticket closure. Manage/ Conduct and analyse the labour utilisation, raw materials consumption, efficiencies and adherence to processes. Close jobs as finished goods at the manufacturing completion. Ensure the delivery of other completed jobs to customers. Ensure the analysis of the department’s profitability for revenue versa via cost of sales. Ensure the quarterly analysis of standard stock cost versa via selling prices to determine if the department is making profits. Ensure the analysis of the purchase price variance report to update the inventory and standard cost. Provide managerial activities. Monitor and ensure proper utilisation and maintenance of equipment. Evaluate and monitor performance appraisal of subordinates. Ensure capacity building and training of staff. Develop job descriptions for subordinates. Implement workplace discipline. Effective management of sub-ordinates’ leaves. Allocate work.

Link: GPW 26/07

Enquiries: Mr. T Mamorare – 012 748 6223

Closing Date

09 November 2026 at 16:00 (walk-in) and 23:59 (online)

The Department reserves the right not to make any appointment(s) to the below advertised post(s). The Department does not accept applications via fax. Please note by responding to the advertisement, you consent to the collection, processing, and storing of your Personal Information in accordance with the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA). The Department is an equal opportunity affirmative action employer. It is the Department’s intention to promote equity (race, gender and disability) through the filling of this post(s). If you have not been contacted within eight (8) weeks after the closing date of this advertisement, please accept that your application was unsuccessful.