Manufacturing Job Costing Specialist — Cost and Analytics

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

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.