Junior Cost Accountant

Minimum Requirements:

• Grade 12 or equivalent qualification
• ND / CMA degree/ Advanced Diploma and 3+ years of accounting/finance experience
• Minimum 1 year Cost Accounting experience in manufacturing environment
• Advanced daily movement of stock
• Exposure to Syspro will be advantageous
• Advanced Excel skills

Responsibilities:

• Maintaining Bill of Materials (BOM)
• Assisting in loading of new bill of materials on SharePoint workflow
• Assist Cost Accountant to investigate Bill of Material variances between actual manufacturing in the plant vs what is on syspro
• Controlling of Stock
• Co-ordinating monthly stock takes and ensuring accurate capturing thereof (this does occasionally occur on a Saturday)
• Analysing variances and implementing control measures
• Balancing and checking warehouses
• Cycle counts
• Preparation and processing of Stock Adjustments

Key Performance Indicators / Key Performance Areas:

• Inventory Transaction
• Labour and Overhead costing (understanding)
• Compliance with Legislation
• Reporting / Analysis
• Stock take
• Assist in Stock Codes creation
• Backflushing and Job receipting
• Receipting of Supply Chain Transfers
• Resolving Daily Inventory/System Queries
• Analytical Reviews
• Other Ad hoc duties delegated by Cost Accountant