Cost Controller

Our prominent client, operating in the Dairy industry, is seeking to employ an experienced Cost Controller to their team based in Queenstown.

An awesome career opportunity awaits.

Requirements

• Grade 12
• Diploma/Degree in:
  Cost and Management Accounting, Finance or related field
• 3–5 years’ experience in cost accounting or management accounting
• Dairy manufacturing experience is essential
• ERP system experience (SAP, Sage, Syspro or similar)
• High level of accuracy and attention to detail
• Ability to work closely with operational teams
• Ability to manage deadlines under pressure

Responsibilities:

Reporting and Financial Insight

• Prepare accurate cost and expense reports for management

• Analyse production performance, trends, and variances

• Monitor and report daily gross profit and margin performance

• Conduct product margin analysis (variable and fixed costs)

• Issue daily operational and financial reports

Cost Control, Standard Costing and Process Improvement

• Maintain and update product costing (materials, labour, overheads)

• Monitor BOM accuracy and standard vs actual cost performance

• Identify cost-saving and process improvement opportunities

• Work closely with procurement, supply chain, and production teams

• Analyse cost movements, material pricing and usage trends

• Support cost forecasting

• Allocate variable and fixed costs to correct cost centres

Stock Administration, Inventory and Reconciliation

• Capture daily production transactions accurately

• Participate in annual stock counts with variance analysis

• Perform monthly inventory and cost of sales reconciliations

• Investigate unusual stock or cost fluctuations

Please note that if you do not receive a response withing two weeks of applying, you many consider your application unsuccessful.