Facility Accountant

Aspen Pharma Group; Gqeberha; On-site; ZAR 420,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

Aspen Pharma Group in Gqeberha is seeking an experienced accountant to lead budgeting, forecasting, and product costing for a manufacturing environment. You will support leadership with accurate financial information to drive business decisions.

The role covers monthly reporting, cost control, internal controls, and balance sheet reconciliations, with interaction with internal and external auditors. SAP S/4 Hana and MS Office proficiency are essential.

Qualifications

• BCom Degree in Accounting or equivalent.
• Grade 12/Matric required.
• 4–6 years’ accounting experience in manufacturing.
• 4–6 years’ product costing experience in manufacturing.
• Experience advising management on financial matters and internal controls.
• Proficient in MS Office and SAP S/4 Hana.

Responsibilities

• Budgeting and Forecasting: integrate with stakeholders to prepare budgets and analyze variances.
• Product Costing: calculate full costs for budgeting and modelling; assess pricing impacts.
• Cost Analysis and Variance Reporting: compare actual vs budgeted costs and recommend actions.
• Revenue and Cost of Sales reporting; periodic reconciliations and margin analysis.
• Monthly Balance Sheet reconciliations with detailed analytics; identify risks.
• Internal controls: maintain and liaise with internal/external auditors.
• Other operation support: checking of payment batches.

Skills

Product costing

Budgeting & forecasting

Cost analysis

Financial reporting

Internal controls

Balance sheet reconciliations

Auditor liaison

Payment batch checks

Education

BCom Degree in Accounting

Grade 12/Matric

Tools

SAP S/4 Hana

MS Office

Job description

To ensure that financial records are accurately produced, on time and in full. The role includes financial reporting, budgeting and forecasting, reconciliations, cost control, compliance with the relevant Policies & Procedures, whilst providing Leadership with information to support sound Business decisions

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Budgeting and Forecasting: effective integration with Business stakeholders to prepare budgets. Variance analysis with reasons for deviations and corrective measures explored.
• Product Costing: Calculate the full cost of Purchased and Manufactured products for budgeting and financial modelling purposes. Preliminary costs for new business opportunities are prepared to support business cases and capital investment decisions. Maintain transfer pricing as per Group Tax guidance. Cost reduction opportunities explored and discussed with Leadership. Assess impact of pricing changes on Gross and Contribution Margins. Monthly Actual Costing run and analysis of results.
• Cost Analysis and Variance Reporting: Compare actual costs against budgeted/forecasted costs. This includes Labour/Overhead Recovery analysis, Material Usage Variances and Yields, Purchase Price Variances and Expense variances. Report findings and recommend corrective actions.
• Revenue and Cost of Sales: periodic reconciliation, reporting, margin analysis
• Reporting: Prepare accurate monthly, quarterly, bi-annual and annual reports.
• Monthly Balance Sheet Reconciliations at the desired level of detail and analytics; potential risk is identified and discussed with Leadership
• Internal controls are observed and strengthened; liaison with Internal and External Auditors
• Other operation support: checking of payment batch

JOB REQUIREMENTS:

Qualification:

• Grade 12/Matric
• BCom Degree in Accounting or equivalent

Experience:

• 4 - 6 Years’ accounting experience in a manufacturing environment
• 4 - 6 Years’ product costing experience in a manufacturing environment
• Experience advising management on financial matters and internal controls
• Computer literate in MS Office & ERP System (SAP S/4 Hana)

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