Cost Accountant

Recruiter:

Communicate Recruitment

Job Ref:

CTF024171/TR

Date posted:

Friday, September 25, 2026

Location:

Johannesburg, South Africa

Salary:

720 000 Annually

SUMMARY:
Are you a Cost Accountant who enjoys using numbers to improve business performance? Join a well-established manufacturing business where you'll work closely with operations to drive profitability, costing accuracy and smarter decision-making.
This role offers the opportunity to play a key part in analysing costs, improving processes and supporting commercial growth within a fast-paced production environment.

POSITION INFO:
Job Description: Managing product costing across materials, labour and overheads Maintaining accurate BOMs and ERP master data Preparing costing, margin and variance reports Analysing production variances, waste and labour trends Overseeing inventory valuation, WIP and stock reconciliations Assisting with month-end reporting and manufacturing journals Supporting pricing, costing and profitability initiatives Contributing to budgets, forecasts and cost-saving projects Supporting internal controls and audit requirements Skills & Experience: Minimum 5+ years' Cost Accounting experience in manufacturing Strong knowledge of product costing, inventory and ERP systems Proven ability to analyse and interpret manufacturing data Qualification: CIMA qualification essential For more information connect with us on and Register your CV to create a profile and to view all our Financial recruitment vacancies. Let us assist you with your career. For further Finance jobs, Accountant jobs, Financial Manager vacancies and Management Accountant vacancies. If you have not had any response in two weeks, please consider your application unsuccessful. Your profile will be kept on our database, and we will connect with you with any other suitable roles or positions.

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