My client, a well-established company based in Stikland has an opportunity for a Cost and Management Accountant with at least 3-5 years relevant experience as a Cost and Management Accountant in Manufacturing to join the team Requirements:

• Minimum requirement of Bachelors Degree: Cost and Management Accounting
• 3 - 5 years work experience as a Cost and Management Accountant in manufacturing
• Thorough knowledge of accounting procedures
• Excellent Excel skills (familiarity with VLOOKUPs and pivot tables)
• Excellent analytical skills with an attention to detail
• Strong time management skills
• Integrity, with an ability to handle confidential information
• Ability to work under pressure
• Experience in Stock system implementation beneficial

Duties will include but not limited to:

Product Costing and Standard Setting

• Existing/new products

Cost Accounts, Performance Measurement and Reporting

• Compile monthly cost accounts
• Analyse, investigate and report on variances against standard
• Generate recommendations to line management on suggested measures to improve operational performance

Stock Control

• Reconcile and review all stock movement on a monthly basis
• Monitor slow moving stock
• Plan, schedule and control physical stock taking activities
• Investigate stock variances

Asset Management

• Maintain Fixed Assets Register
• Check accuracy of depreciation, wear and tear allowance calculations.
• Oversee that assets are periodically verified to register

Budgeting

• Prepare Forecast for current year, i.e. taking Actual Year to Date results and forecasting the rest of the year
• Analyse Variances between Forecast and Budget per line item
• Final Budget to be presented
• Schedule budget and forecast tasks/activities within the broad plan as determined by the Financial Manager
• Co-ordinates and controls budget and forecast tasks to ensure that the pre-determined deadlines are met
• Advise and assist Line and Departmental Management in adhering to their budget/forecast responsibilities
• Check to ensure that operational and departmental budget/forecasts adhere to the prescribed targets
• Investigating and obtaining reasons for any major variances
• On a monthly basis report to management on such variances
• Distributing budget variance reports to the applicable line/staff managers

Ad Hoc Projects

• Continuously review, re-design and improve management information and performance measurements systems
• Conduct any projects as may be required by Management

Please note that only candidates currently residing in the Western Cape will be considered for this position