Management Accountant (Manufacturing / Job Costing)

Midvaal Recruitment; Vanderbijlpark; On-site; ZAR 167,400 - 223,200; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment agency in South Africa is seeking a Management Accountant / Costing Specialist for a hands-on opportunity to build and implement costing and reporting systems in a small engineering and manufacturing environment. Applicants should have a qualification in Cost/Management Accounting or Industrial Engineering with 5–10 years of relevant experience. Responsibilities include developing job costing systems, managing budgets, and producing performance reports. The role starts as a full-time contract with transition into a part-time position.

Qualifications

• 5–10 years’ experience in manufacturing or engineering environments.
• Strong experience in job costing, budgeting, and reporting.
• Experience with job costing systems (e.g., JobSys) preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement job costing systems and procedures.
• Build and manage budgets, forecasts, and reporting structures.
• Produce monthly management accounts and performance reports.

Skills

Job costing

Budgeting

Reporting

Advanced Excel

Analytical skills

Education

Qualification in Cost/Management Accounting or Industrial Engineering

Tools

Pastel

Sage Evolution V19

Job description

Management Accountant (Manufacturing / Job Costing)
Location: Vanderbijlpark
Reference:MID645

A hands-on opportunity for a Management Accountant / Costing Specialist to build and implement costing and reporting systems within a small engineering/manufacturing environment.

Contract Details

• 3-month full-time contract
• Transition into permanent part-time role (20 hours per week, office-based)
• Start: ASAP
• Salary: R15,000 – R20,000 (initial) | R10,000 – R15,000 (permanent)

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and implement job costing systems and procedures
• Build and manage budgets, forecasts, and reporting structures
• Establish labour and machine (CNC) billing rates
• Drive adoption and governance of job costing systems (JobSys or similar), Pastel / Sage Evolution V19
• Produce monthly management accounts and performance reports
• Support pricing, margin analysis, and cost control
• Ensure data accuracy, reporting automation, and operational insights

Requirements

• Qualification in Cost/Management Accounting or Industrial Engineering
• 5–10 years’ experience in manufacturing or engineering environments
• Strong experience in job costing, budgeting, and reporting
• Advanced Excel skills (automation experience advantageous)
• Experience with job costing systems (e.g., JobSys) preferred

Key Traits

• Hands‑on and practical
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving ability
• Able to simplify processes and drive consistency
• Comfortable working with operations and production teams