Financial and Cost Accountant

SUMMARY:
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POSITION INFO:

My client is seeking a finance professional with strong cost accounting expertise to join a manufacturing environment at factory level. This role requires someone with hands-on accounting ability, leadership experience, and the confidence to present accurate financial insights at executive level.

What you’ll be doing:

• Lead and manage a small finance team (approx. 2–3 staff).

• Oversee accurate record-keeping and prepare clear financial reports for audits, management, and operational use.

• Compile monthly management reports with analysis and present findings to senior leadership.

• Drive forecasting, budgeting, and financial modelling for new product initiatives.

• Develop and maintain costing models, BOMs, and production process accounting.

• Calculate unit product costs through both job costing and process costing methods.

• Handle reconciliations, cashbook, petty cash, journals, and asset register maintenance.

• Monitor work in progress (WIP) and ensure accurate variance analysis reporting.

• Interpret and apply financial legislation, tax, VAT, COIDA, and industry regulations.

• Support executive and operational teams with financial insights to improve factory profitability.

• Participate in implementing ERP/financial systems, ISO 9001:2015 QMS, and time/attendance systems.

• Coordinate interim and annual stock counts, manage audit queries, and oversee special accounting projects.

• Contribute to continuous improvement of financial processes in line with production requirements.

What we’re looking for:

• Matric plus a relevant Diploma or BCom (articles completed are essential).

• Knowledge of IFRS and solid technical accounting skills.

• At least 5 years’ finance experience within a manufacturing environment, ideally in automotive component remanufacturing (e.g. engines, gearboxes, brake systems, injectors, tyres, upholstery).

• Minimum 2–3 years’ supervisory experience managing a finance team.

• Strong background in costing, production finance, and budget compilation.

• Ability to compile and present financial results and budgets directly to executives.

• Solid systems knowledge and the ability to work across finance, production, and management.

• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and presentation skills.