Financial Cost Controller

Lotus Hr And Recruitment; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 700,000 - 1,100,000; Full time

Job summary

Lotus Hr And Recruitment represents an international specialist manufacturer seeking a Financial Cost Controller to join their growing financial team in Cape Town.

You will manage budgeting, cost control, forecasting, governance, and reporting, with emphasis on inventory controls, pricing and collaboration with operations for ongoing financial performance improvement.

Qualifications

• You have a tertiary qualification in Finance and/or Accounting.
• You have 5+ years experience in a similar role within engineering/manufacturing.
• You will manage budgeting, cost control, reporting and governance.

Responsibilities

• Lead financial strategy and governance.
• Oversee budgeting and performance monitoring.
• Provide financial analysis and reporting to support business decisions.
• Partner with operational teams to drive financial performance.
• Manage financial risk and ensure alignment between management reporting and accounting records.
• Demonstrate solid inventory controls and pricing expertise.

Skills

Financial reporting

Budgeting

Cost control

Forecasting

Financial analysis

Governance

Business partnering

Inventory controls

Pricing

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance/Accounting

Tools

ERP software

Pricing systems

Job description

Our client, an international specialist manufacturer, seeks to employ a Financial Cost Controller, to join their progressive and expanding professional financial team.
We require a candidate who has a solid combination of financial reporting, analysis and development of systems, budgets, internal control development, costing and forecasting. In addition, we do require a candidate from the Manufacturing sector, who has dealt with budgets in excess of R billion.

KEY REQUIREMENTS TO MEET FOR CONSIDERATION:

• You will have completed a tertiary qualification in Finance and/or Accounting, coupled with 5+ years experience in a similar role within the engineering and/or the manufacturing sector.
• You must be able to work independently, accurately manage and analyse financial information, and be proactive in supporting business performance through effective budgeting, cost control, financial governance, and reporting.
• You will be responsible for financial strategy and governance, budgeting and performance monitoring, financial analysis and reporting, business partnering with operational teams, financial risk management, and ensuring alignment between management reporting and accounting records.
• You will have solid working knowledge and expertise in inventory controls and pricing
• Strong understanding of accounting principles, budget management, cost control, and proficiency in financial and business systems is essential.
• You must have a valid driver's licence, own car and a clear criminal and credit record

Due to the exceptionally high volume of applications, we are unable to correspond with each applicant personally, therefore only relevant and suitable candidates will be contacted.
Should you not receive any correspondence from our company within 30 days, we regret your application has been unsuccessful.