Cost & Management Accountant

SUMMARY:
Our client, a national manufacturing concern, needs your experience and expertise to provide an overview and analysis of COS and Gross Contributions Stats at division level, as well as assist with Sales-related and adhoc feasibility projects.

POSITION INFO:
The Person:

• B.Com Degree in Cost & Management Accounting or equivalent.
• Min. 2 to 3 years’ experience in a management accounting role.
• Automotive Industry and Manufacturing environment experience essential.

• Participate in organisational Strategy management from a financial management perspective.

• Provide financial analysis and support to management and all operational areas.
  
• Maintain and update accounting system (ERP: LX).
  
• Ensure compliance with internal control.

• Prepare and review detailed product costing analysis.
• Analyse all current stock and make recommendations for the financial recovery on distressed stock.
  
• Calculate and propose potential price increases.
• Review GP percentage of individual BOM’s and identify distress stock.
• Participate in continuous improvement initiatives.

• Provide indicative “what-if” costings and impact on profitability for: New Product Generation and Specification to existing products. 
• Ensure most current costs are used when calculating profitability.
  
• Effectively communicate and present findings as well as recommendations to the Commercial Manager, Business Development Manager, Technical team and the rest of the cross-functional team.
  

• Provide meaningful profitability information and recommend ways to optimise OEM profitability and project profitability for new business. 
• Recover margin in under-performing categories by highlighting commercial impact (margin enhancement vs volume opportunity) and assist in strategic decision-making.
• Support the Business Development Managers in the use of system tools regarding costing and profitability.
  
• Support Commercial Manager in considering product rationalisation, mix comparisons and other business improvement opportunities. 
• Attend customer and commercial meetings to provide insight into ongoing projects and commercial items.

• Create a platform within quarterly profitability review to evaluate the success of project post launch review, providing insight and learnings which can be taken into future launches.
• Develop suitable standard of commercial reports that will provide insight, stimulate further discussion, and assist in decision-making across RFQ patch.
• Work closely with IT to automate reporting where possible.
• Weekly tracking of costings done to create visibility of projects.

• Good sense of structure, processes and controls.
• Experience in managing/supervising staff.
• Good grasp of Brilliant Basics.
• Take ownership and accountability for tasks and activities.
• Demonstrate effective self-management in terms of planning and prioritising, and self-development.
• Follow through to ensure that quality and productivity standards of work are consistently and accurately maintained.
• Manage colleagues and client’s expectations and communicate appropriately.
• Demonstrate willingness to help others and “go the extra mile” to meet team targets.
• Participate and drive regular performance appraisals and ensure that own targets and goals are clear and achievable.