Junior Accountant

2 months ago


Northern Suburbs, South Africa iStaff Recruitment Full time
Minimum Requirements:
  1. Diploma in Cost Accountant majoring in Costing
  2. Previous experience in costing
  3. Experience with AccPac, TM1 Cognos and fraxion will be an advantage
  4. High proficiency in Excel and MS Office
  5. Emotionally mature and able to work well under pressure
  6. Clear credit and criminal history

Personal characteristics for this role:
  • A highly motivated and results-oriented professional with a strong focus on quality and business success.
  • Possesses strong problem-solving, strategic planning, and communication skills.
  • A confident and credible individual who thrives in collaborative environments and is committed to achieving exceptional outcomes.

Duties and Responsibilities:
  • Maintain an integrated costing system / report with specified primary and secondary cost centres
  • Review and maintain data accumulation systems and controls needed for the cost accounting system and reporting within an accounting framework on a monthly basis
  • Analysis of expenses and ensure allocation to correct primary and secondary cost centres
  • Report on periodic variances and their causes, focusing in particular on spending variances
  • Provide reports and explanations to line management
  • Reviewing overhead costs to ensure correct allocation and reporting
  • Produce operational costing calculations i.e. transport job costing and tender costing
  • Produce profitability calculation for manufacturing divisions
    - Capital project cost tracking


PLEASE NOTE : Thank you for your interest in this position, we will review and be in touch if you are suitable. Due to the amount of applications we receive for each position, we are unable to respond to each one individually. Please accept your application as unsuccessful if you had no feedback within 7 days of applying. Your CV will remain on our database and we will be in touch for other suitable positions.

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