Strategic Cost & Profitability Manager

FirstRand Life Assurance Ltd; Sandton; On-site; ZAR 700,000 - 950,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Networking opportunities

Challenging, agile environment

End-to-end innovation projects

Job summary

FirstRand Life Assurance Ltd in South Africa seeks a Cost Accountant Manager to drive costing, budgeting and profitability improvements. You will lead cost modelling, engage with stakeholders, and manage end-to-end costing initiatives across units.

The role requires 3–5 years of costing experience in financial services or manufacturing, with a focus on strategic insight and disciplined budgeting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Cost and Management Accounting or related field.
• CIMA qualification will be advantageous.
• Minimum 3–5 years costing experience from Insurance, Financial services or Manufacturing.
• Pricing experience will be advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrate leadership behavior through personal involvement and dedication to organizational values.
• Develop tactical strategy and delivery plans in partnership with leadership.
• Establish mutually beneficial relationships with stakeholders to support integrated solutions.
• Anticipate and meet client needs and promote customer service excellence.
• Draw up budgets, monitor variance and report on spend.
• Manage expenditure planning within approved budgets and report.
• Develop insights via cost modelling and data analysis to drive profitability.
• Lead end-to-end costing projects from strategy to model design and implementation.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic planning

Stakeholder management

Budgeting

Costing

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in Cost and Management Accounting

CIMA qualification

Job description

FirstRand Life Assurance Ltd in South Africa seeks a Cost Accountant Manager to drive costing, budgeting and profitability improvements. You will lead cost modelling, engage with stakeholders, and manage end-to-end costing initiatives across units.

The role requires 3–5 years of costing experience in financial services or manufacturing, with a focus on strategic insight and disciplined budgeting.