Senior Cost and Management Accountant/Controller

Recruiter:

Lotus Recruitment

Job Ref:

CPT000314/MdW

Date posted:

Monday, June 8, 2026

Location:

Cape Town, South Africa

SUMMARY:
Our client, an international specialist manufacturer, seeks to employ a Senior Cost and Management Accountant/Financial Controller, to join their progressive and expanding professional financial team.

We require a candidate who has a solid combination of financial reporting, analysis and development of systems, inventory controls, budgets, internal control development, costing and forecasting. In addition, we do require a candidate from the Manufacturing sector, who has dealt with budgets in excess of R billion, as well as Forex transactions.

POSITION INFO:
KEY REQUIREMENTS TO MEET FOR CONSIDERATION: You will have completed a tertiary qualification in Finance and\/or Accounting, coupled with 5+ years experience in a similar role within the engineering and\/or the manufacturing sector. You must be able to work independently, accurately manage and analyse financial information, and be proactive in supporting business performance through effective budgeting, cost control, financial governance, and reporting. You will be responsible for financial strategy and governance, budgeting and performance monitoring, financial analysis and reporting, business partnering with operational teams, financial risk management, and ensuring alignment between management reporting and accounting records. You will have solid working knowledge and expertise in inventory controls and pricing Strong understanding of accounting principles, budget management, cost control, and proficiency in financial and business systems is essential. You must have a valid driver's licence, own car and a clear criminal and credit record Due to the exceptionally high volume of applications, we are unable to correspond with each applicant personally, therefore only relevant and suitable candidates will be contacted. Should you not receive any correspondence from our company within 30 days, we regret your application has been unsuccessful.

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