Costs Accountant

Recruiter:

Talent Scout Recruitment

Job Ref:

4222939852

Date posted:

Saturday, July 12, 2025

Location:

Uitenhage, South Africa

SUMMARY:
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POSITION INFO:

A national supplier of quality to various markets with operations in five provinces, is seeking a thorough and committed individual for the position of Cost Accountant for its Finance operations in the Agriculture division.

The Cost Accountant will prepare and analyze cost and production reports at a centralized level across all Agri Divisions and provinces.

Highlight variances to standard as well as potential areas of improvement to ensure that budget is not exceeded.

This position reports to the Senior Financial and Supply Chain Manager. The ideal candidate must be in possession of a BCom Accounting degree, with at least 5 years senior level accounting or financial management experience in a large-scale agriculture and/or manufacturing environment. A CA(SA) will be advantageous.

Consolidate monthly cost and production reports from divisional financial managers.
Monitor expenses against budget and highlight over expenditure.
Prepare consolidated monthly forecasts and rolling estimates.
Manage the finance and sales of the company’s GP operations.
Produce weekly production KPI reports internally and for contract growers.
Daily water/electricity usage and analysis report. Compare to other farms and NMMM readings/accounts and limit wastage.
Report on all energy saving initiatives with third parties and confirm results.
Volume/Price/Mix type comparisons for feed to be prepared monthly, comparing to both historical and budgeted information.
Prepare detailed costings for all CAPEX projects in conjunction with project & procurement

Computer literacy at an advanced level in all MS Office applications.
Excellent data structuring and analyzing skills.
Good knowledge and experience of the financial environment.
Strong cost management knowledge.
Great attention to detail.
Excellent investigation skills.
Excellent analytical skills.
Excellent report writing skills.
Experience in working with large databases.

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