Cost Accountant
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Job Location:
Middelburg - South Africa
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
21 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
If you like being close to operations and using numbers to prevent losses before they happen this role will suit you.
Company and Job Description:
This FMCG manufacturing and distribution business operates in a high-volume cost-sensitive environment where stock accuracy and operational discipline are critical. The Cost Accountant will play a key role in controlling stock improving operational efficiencies and supporting depot financial performance by working closely with site and sales leadership.
Key Responsibilities:
This FMCG manufacturing and distribution business operates in a high-volume cost-sensitive environment where stock accuracy and operational discipline are critical. The Cost Accountant will play a key role in controlling stock improving operational efficiencies and supporting depot financial performance by working closely with site and sales leadership.
Key Responsibilities:
- Manage full stock control and daily reconciliations
- Investigate variances and identify waste or cost-saving opportunities
- Analyse product and route-level costs and support cost-to-serve decisions
- Ensure accurate financial reporting through journals reconciliations and month-end close
- Support budgeting and forecasting at depot level
- Review expenses against budget and provide recommendations
- Ensure adherence to stock-related SOPs
- Work closely with operational teams and supervise depot admin staff
- Maintain strong financial and process controls
- Cost Accounting Degree or Diploma or CIMA qualification
- 34 years experience in a cost accounting role
- Exposure to an FMCG environment
- Ability to work independently and engage multiple stakeholders
Apply now!
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If you have not had any response in two weeks please consider the vacancy application unsuccessful. Your profile will be kept on our database for any other suitable roles / positions.
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For more exciting Finance vacancies please visit:
also specialise in recruiting in the following:
Chartered Accountants CA(SA)s
General Finance
If you have not had any response in two weeks please consider the vacancy application unsuccessful. Your profile will be kept on our database for any other suitable roles / positions.
For more information contact:
If you want this even sharper (job-board max 250 words or LinkedIn snackable) I can trim it further without losing the meat.
List it dont paragraph it: The role focuses on managing full stock control and daily reconciliations investigating variances and identifying waste and cost-saving opportunities. You will analyse product and route-level costs support cost-to-serve decisions and ensure accurate financial reporting through journals reconciliations and month-end close. The position also supports budgeting and forecasting at depot level reviews expenses against budget and ensures adherence to stock-related SOPs. You will work closely with operational teams supervise depot admin staff and help maintain strong financial and process controls.
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Key Responsibilities:
Key Responsibilities:
- Manage full stock control and daily reconciliations
- Investigate variances and identify waste or cost-saving opportunities
- Analyse product and route-level costs and support cost-to-serve decisions
- Ensure accurate financial reporting through journals reconciliations and month-end close
- Support budgeting and forecasting at depot level
- Review expenses against budget and provide recommendations
- Ensure adherence to stock-related SOPs
- Work closely with operational teams and supervise depot admin staff
- Maintain strong financial and process controls
List it dont paragraph it: A Cost Accounting Degree or Diploma or a CIMA qualification is required along with 34 years experience in a cost accounting role and exposure to an FMCG environment. Strong analytical ability experience working on an ERP system and the confidence to work independently while engaging multiple stakeholders are essential.
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Job Experience and Skills Required:
Job Experience and Skills Required:
- Cost Accounting Degree or Diploma or CIMA qualification
- 34 years experience in a cost accounting role
- Exposure to an FMCG environment
- Strong analytical skills
- Experience working on an ERP system
- Ability to work independently and engage multiple stakeholders
- Apply now!
For more exciting Finance vacancies please visit:
also specialise in recruiting in the following:
Chartered Accountants CA(SA)s
General Finance
If you have not had any response in two weeks please consider the vacancy application unsuccessful. Your profile will be kept on our database for any other suitable roles / positions.
For more information contact:
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