Junior Cost Accountant: Costing & Manufacturing Analytics

SA Metal Group (Pty) Ltd; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Provident fund

Medical aid – Discovery hospital plan

Life cover at 4x annual salary

Funeral cover

15 x paid leave days per annum

Long service leave after five years of

Overtime when required

Job summary

SA Metal Group (Pty) Ltd in Cape Town seeks a Junior Cost Accountant to join the Finance team at Head Office in Epping. You will support cost reporting, data analysis and cost allocation across primary and secondary cost centres.

The role is permanent and based at the Head Office with standard hours and potential overtime. The ideal candidate holds a National Diploma in Cost Accounting, has costing experience, strong Excel skills, and is able to work with multiple cost systems.

Qualifications

• National Diploma in Cost Accounting majoring in Costing.
• Experience in a costing environment is essential.
• Knowledge of AccPac, TM1 Cognos and Fraxion is advantageous.
• Advanced computer literacy – MS Office, highly proficient in MS Excel.
• Manufacturing and/or logistics background advantageous.
• Ability to multi-task and work under pressure; strong attention to detail.
• Clear credit and criminal clearance required.

Responsibilities

• Maintain an integrated costing system and report with primary and secondary cost centres.
• Review data accumulation systems and controls within the costing system.
• Analyse expenses and allocate to correct cost centres.
• Report variances and causes, focusing on spending variances.
• Provide reports and explanations to line management.
• Review overhead costs for correct allocation and reporting.
• Produce operational costing calculations – transport job costing and tender costing.
• Produce profitability calculations for manufacturing divisions.
• Track capital project costs.

Skills

Communication skills

Multi-tasking

Attention to detail

Team collaboration

Time management

Integrity

Education

National Diploma in Cost Accounting

Tools

AccPac

TM1 Cognos

Fraxion

MS Excel

Job description

SA Metal Group (Pty) Ltd in Cape Town seeks a Junior Cost Accountant to join the Finance team at Head Office in Epping. You will support cost reporting, data analysis and cost allocation across primary and secondary cost centres.

The role is permanent and based at the Head Office with standard hours and potential overtime. The ideal candidate holds a National Diploma in Cost Accounting, has costing experience, strong Excel skills, and is able to work with multiple cost systems.