Strategic Commercial & Cost Accountant - Manufacturing

EnableSA; Kariega; On-site; ZAR 300,000 - 420,000; Full time

Job summary

EnableSA in Uitenhage, Eastern Cape, is seeking an experienced Commercial & Cost Accountant to join the team. You will monitor raw material and component pricing, maintain standard costing, perform activity-based costing, and report on cost variances and budgets.

You will also oversee overheads, freight costs, and supplier evaluations, develop annual budgets, and support RFQs across cost elements. The role requires IFRS knowledge and manufacturing experience.

Qualifications

• IFRS knowledge, auditing and internal control principles
• Experience in a manufacturing environment
• 2-3 years of relevant experience
• Grade12

Responsibilities

• Monitors system prices for raw materials and components
• Continuously monitor material price changes and identify potential risks that could impact the achievement of cost targets
• Maintain and update standard costing for inventory
• Perform activity-based costing and review the allocation of overhead costs
• Monitor and control overhead expenditure against budget
• Monitor freight costs against agreed rates with freight forwarders and report deviations
• Review and monitor price variances and explain discrepancies
• Prepare monthly reports and KPIs relating to cost variances, focusing on inventory
• Review and allocate cost centres for purchases and employee-related costs
• Prepare and implement annual budgets
• Monitor performance against budgets and RFQs for existing contracts across all cost elements
• Assist with the preparation of RFQs focusing on raw material, labour, and machine-related costs
• Maintain MHE and lease schedules
• Evaluate suppliers to ensure competitiveness
• Maintain the preferred supplier list
• Review supplier invoices against contractual rates
• Develop and improve workflow processes and approval requests
• Assist with ad hoc financial duties as required

Job description

EnableSA in Uitenhage, Eastern Cape, is seeking an experienced Commercial & Cost Accountant to join the team. You will monitor raw material and component pricing, maintain standard costing, perform activity-based costing, and report on cost variances and budgets.

You will also oversee overheads, freight costs, and supplier evaluations, develop annual budgets, and support RFQs across cost elements. The role requires IFRS knowledge and manufacturing experience.