Cost Accountant - Westmead Pinetown

The Wright Recruitment; KwaZulu-Natal; On-site; ZAR 300 000 - 500 000; Full time

Job summary

A vacancy for a Cost Accountant is available in Pinetown with a leading chemical manufacturing company. The role involves managing all aspects of manufacturing costing analysis and inventory management. Candidates should possess strong analytical and problem-solving skills and have experience with ERP systems.

Qualifications

• Manufacturing cost accounting experience required.
• Solid understanding of manufacturing operations and cost accounting.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for manufacturing and production costing analysis.
• Identify and explain variances by customer and production jobs.

Skills

Analytical

Communication

Organizational

Problem Solving

Interpersonal

Tools

ERP System

Job description

Cost Accountant Position

A vacancy is available in the Pinetown area for a chemical manufacturing company. The cost accountant position is responsible for all aspects of manufacturing and production costing analysis and inventory management across all business locations.

The cost accountant will be responsible for comparing standard costs to actual costs, identifying, and explaining variances by customer, part number, and production jobs.

Responsibilities

• Manufacturing cost accounting experience.
• Significant hands-on experience using an integrated ERP system.
• Solid understanding of manufacturing operations, inventory, and cost accounting.
• Understanding of a manufacturing environment is required.
• Strong analytical, communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Exceptional interpersonal skills to collaborate effectively with other departments.
• Must be a team player who can also work independently.
• Ability to analyze data, draw conclusions, interpret results, and make recommendations.