Management Accountant – FMCG / Manufacturing

SUMMARY:
Are you a commercially minded finance professional who thrives on turning numbers into actionable business insights?

We're looking for a dynamic Management Accountant to join our team and take ownership of product costing, margin management, and cross-functional financial planning.

If you're passionate about driving efficiency, improving accuracy, and partnering with teams across procurement, production, and sales, this role offers a unique opportunity to make a measurable impact in a fast-paced, manufacturing-focused environment.

POSITION INFO:
REQUIREMENTS

• BCom in Accounting / Finance or equivalent qualification required.
• CIMA qualified or actively working towards a CIMA qualification preferred.
• 3–5 years of relevant experience in management accounting, ideally in a manufacturing or FMCG environment.
• Intermediate to advanced Excel skills
• Experience with ERP systems (Syspro preferred).
• Strong understanding of product costing and margin management.
• Ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams including procurement and production.
• Effective communicator and team leader, especially in cross-functional meetings.
• Strong attention to detail, accuracy, and analytical capability.
• Strong organisational and reporting skills.
• Commercially minded with good business acumen.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities under pressure.

• Maintain and manage costing files to support customer pricing decisions.
• Liaise with procurement to track and incorporate cost updates for timely pricing adjustments.
• Lead the S&OP (Sales & Operations Planning) meetings with procurement and other cross-functional teams.
• Work closely with production to understand material usage and ensure accurate costing.
• Develop a working knowledge of all production processes to improve costing accuracy.
• Assist in the preparation of annual and rolling budgets.
• Support financial managers by checking supplier and service provider payment documentation.
• Asset control and verification
• Capex control process administration
• Develop and maintain relevant reports to support sales and margin management.
• Coordinate and administer stock takes when required.
• Assist with ad-hoc finance tasks as requested by financial managers.
• Prepare procurement cost information to support price negotiations during pricing review windows.
• Maintain accurate records of all client pricing history and changes.
• Perform ad-hoc variance analysis across cost, margin, and operational performance.
• Review, understand, and verify standard cost information in the ERP system (Syspro).