Cost Accountant

Qualifications

• Matric
• BCom accounting
• CIMA (Completed)

• 5 years experience in a manufacturing environment
• Sage experience would be an advantage.
• Excellent proficiency in Excel
• Good knowledge of Tax

• Assume responsibilities of production accounting procedures.
• Ascertain the existence of work in progress and reconcile actual work in progress with the Ledger.
• Review and analysis of material and production variances.
• Review production stock counts and adjustments.
• Production reports.
• Co-ordinate perpetual inventory analyses.
• Lead and manage the monthly excess and obsolete inventory.
• Assist in the preparation of journals required at month end.
• Monthly stock cost reports.
• Review monthly STD cost updates
• Review and reconcile inventory regularly with the Ledger and identify issues arising and formulate corrective action.
• Review and analysis consumables, rework burden and clean out accounts
• Assist in the preparation of all reports required for monthly reporting.
• Conduct risk assessment and advise on ways to minimise risk.
• Ensure validity and accuracy of ERP through analysis, internal audit, and coordination with inventory control, production and work order processing.
• Assist in the annual audits.
• Co-ordinate monthly stock counts
• Ad hoc tasks as directed by Line Manager or Financial Director