Factory Cost Accountant

SUMMARY:
Our client in the manufacturing sector is looking for a Factory Cost Accountant to join their team based in Port Elizabeth.

POSITION INFO:
Educational Qualifications:

• Degree in Finance / Management Accounting or related fields (NQF6).
• Possession of or studying towards CIMA advantageous

• Up to 5 years’ experience in cost accounting / reporting or equivalent.
• Manufacturing experience (advantages)
• Computer Literacy - Superior MS-Office, especially Excel Skills, SAP, FI and MM skills

• Financial costing and reporting: Prepare Import cost files and submit summary to Management Accountant for update to SAP.
• Assist and support in scanning / other projects.
• Stand in for Management Accountant in his absence.
• Assist with correction and maintenance of Material Master information specific to transaction posting.
• Monitor performance of scanning process, liaise with Factory system roles & initiate corrective action where necessary.
• Collate and prepare daily production scrap reports & attend daily scrap meeting.
• Compile monthly lead balancing inclusive of scrap sent to Frys.
• Review and report monthly on stock count completeness across all sites in the company.
  
• Stock Control: Coordinate and assist Planning with factory stock counts.
• Investigate stock variances and resolve issues.
• Conduct reporting on stock counts for management.
• Compliance: Operates within controls and procedures in order to ensure the integrity of the company.
• Identifies and reports risks or areas of concern to management within own department and area of
  responsibility.
• Ensures compliance with all relevant regulations and procedures to prevent fruitless, wasteful and
  irregular expenditure.
• Customer Service: Maintains effective working relationships with customers (both internal and external) towards rendering highest quality of services.
• Represents company in meetings with relevant stakeholders.
• Identifies and solves problems creatively whilst demonstrating a high level of integrity in line with
  company core values.
• Cost and financial control: Contributes to the budget preparation process for Manufacturing.
• Promotes and communicates the effective, efficient, economical and transparent use of financial
  and other resources.
• Explores opportunities to control and reduce costs.