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Cost Accountant


Job Location:

Cape Town - South Africa

Yearly Salary: ZAR 750000 - 800000
Posted: 6 September 2026 (21 hours ago)
Application Deadline: 4 December 2026
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Department:

Manufacturing

Job Summary

A leading production and processing business is recruiting a highly skilled Cost Accountant to take ownership of cost accounting across the multiple sites. This is a hands-on operational finance role where your insights will influence plant performance cost efficiency and commercial decision-making across large-scale production environments.


  • Bachelors Degree in Accounting Finance or related field
  • CIMA-qualified near completion or extensive cost accounting experience in manufacturing/production
  • Cost accounting ownership across two milling/production sites
  • Budgeting forecasting variance analysis cost controls and financial process improvement
  • Strong analytical problem-solving and commercial mindset with high attention to detail
  • Ability to partner with plant management challenge cost assumptions and drive practical solutions
  • Leadership experience or readiness to manage assistant accountants and inventory controllers; Navision advantageous
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