Assistant Cost Accountant

Recruiter:

SHARON NUROCK RECRUITMENT CC

Job Ref:

DUR003296/NA

Date posted:

Friday, July 11, 2025

Location:

Pinetown, South Africa

SUMMARY:
Our client, a Proudly South African company, part of a larger JSE listed manufacturer, seeks your cost and management experience to provide the business unit with comprehensive cost accounting service designed to acquire new business and retain existing business on a profitable basis.

POSITION INFO:
Minimum Job Requirements:

Grade 12.
National Diploma in Cost & Management Accounting.
Preferably studying towards CIMA.
Minimum 3 years’ experience in a similar role.

Key Performance Areas:
Report to the Cost & Management Accountant:

Financial Management:
- Provide guidance and input where necessary to the Plant and Finance Managers.
- Review the accuracy of Plant bills of materials and standard margins and provide guidance on corrective actions.
- Assist Cost & Management Accountant with month-end processes.
- Stock in transit accounting.
Management Reporting:
- Steel price trend analysis and reporting.
- Customer sales analysis.
- Customer profitability.
- RTM and product margin analysis.
- Weekly stock on hold report and drive action.
- Repairs and maintenance cost analysis.
Bill of Materials:
- Oversee costing system.
- Monthly comparison of standard cost changes.
- Verify accuracy of costings versus process documents.
- Update raw material cost and item master information on Syspro.
- Cost differential exercises.
- Assist with the efficient functioning of works orders.
- Assist Cost and Management Accountant with Material Usage analysis.
Government Grants:
- Prepare applications for qualifying government grants.
- Attend to all queries from applicable regulatory bodies.
- Attend to queries on APDP BOM masterfiles.
- Track and finalise applicable grants to completion and collection of grants.
Reporting
- Analyse and interpret Finance reports and statistical data.
- Prepare financial reports and returns as required.
- Generate information and reports.

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