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Cost Accountant - Junior position

Employer
Simply HR Payroll
Location
Selgro Howick, 3290 uMngeni, South Africa
Salary
Competitive
Closing date
Jan 31, 2025
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Job Role
Accountant
Sector
Finance
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time
Introduction
Are you a recently graduated Cost Accountant, with experience within the manufacturing and or FMCG Sector? A KZN Midlands based company is needing you to join their team

Duties & Responsibilities

Cost accounting Functions:
  • Maintain and update cost accounting systems and procedures specific to manufacturing operations.
  • Analyse and allocate costs to various operations.
  • Conduct variance analysis to identifying factors impacting production costs.
  • Analyse inventory variances and implement corrective measures to optimize resource utilization.
  • Monitor project costs and provide financial oversight throughout the project lifecycle, from planting to harvest.
  • Ensure all BOM's and costings relating to BOM's are maintained.
  • Work together with Sales team to report on sales of stock and sales channels.
  • Work together with Financial Manager to ensure Costing reports are accurate and on time.
  • Own the complete stock take process.


General Accounting Functions:
  • Due to the nature of the organisation it would be expected that the employee would need to assist the finance team with general finance functions such as creditors postings, retail recons, assistance with general ledger transactions and recons and any other reasonable request.
  • Some management of junior finance staff would be required.
Desired Experience & Qualification
  • CIMA or BCom Qualification
  • Minimum of 2 years post articles experience within a Manufacturing and or FMCG environment
  • Experience with stock management
  • Proficient in general ledger transactions, reporting and stock reporting

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