Assistant Costing Accountant

2 weeks ago


Cape Town, South Africa Cape Cookies Full time

Cape Cookies is a manufacturer in the FMCG sector, based in Maitland, requiring the services of an experienced Assistant Costing Accountant.

**Requirements**:

- At least 5 years’ experience in a similar role
- Prior experience in managing a debtors and creditors department
- Prior experience in the FMCG industry
- Prior experience of stock counting
- Prior experience in reconciling balance sheet accounts and analysing expense accounts
- Ability to work independently
- Ability to meet deadlines and perform within a team
- Working knowledge of SAP
- High level of Excel capability
- Good numeric skills
- Strong analytical capabilities
- Problem solver
- Able to interact with different stakeholders on all levels of the entity
- Maintain good working relationships

Key performance areas
- Coordination and management of debtors and creditors department
- Liaise with all relevant departments
- Monthly and annual stock count co-ordination
- Product costing
- Production orders co-ordination and reporting on factory efficiencies
- Reconciliations of monthly balance sheet accounts
- Analysis of sales information
- Data analysis from external reports and comparison to SAP
- Prepare monthly expense analysis
- Daily, weekly and monthly reporting
- Journal preparation and capturing
- Assist with the cashflow planning process
- Assist with year-end processes and external auditors
- Performing of ad hoc assignments as and when required

Qualification
- Post matric accounting / bookkeeping qualification advantageous.
- Costing knowledge and/or experience advantageous.

If you feel you meet the above criteria, please submit your CV together with a motivational letter.

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

**Salary**: R20,000.00 per month

**Education**:

- Diploma (preferred)

**Experience**:

- Microsoft Excel: 5 years (preferred)
- SAP or other ERP system: 5 years (preferred)

Application Deadline: 2023/08/04


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