Cost Accountant

3 days ago

Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa Boardroom Appointments Full time R250 000 - R500 000 per year


CONTRACT POSITION - 5 MONTHS 

Key purpose:

To model, interrogate and provide insights on detailed cost and profitability information in support of both current operational management decisions and planning for the future.

Duties and responsibilities:

  • Prevent wastage and identify process improvements to contain and reduce costs
  • Provide input into costing projects involving a segment, business unit, function or country/region (as applicable)
  • Influence creative business solutions, optimise processes and inform strategic decisions through cost modelling and data analysis
  • Build, run and execute profitability models and provide required reports for business
  • Provide feedback to the business on monthly and ad hoc analysis and reports to support decision making
  • Build and calculate cost models and work within established work and service processes
  • Conduct review and scenario planning to provide guidance on budgetary process in terms of spend and forecast adjustments
  • Develop new insights into situations and apply innovative solutions to make organisational improvements
  • Provide input into the development of the tactical strategy, and develop and implement a supporting operational strategy
  • Build working relationships across teams and functional lines to enhance work delivery, collaboration and innovation
  • Deliver internal and external customer service excellence through adherence to quality service standards
  • Continuously assess own performance through seeking timely, and clear feedback and request training where appropriate.
  • Prepare and complete monthly costing journals in line with SLA methodology
  • Responsible for planning and running of budget and forecast processes
  • Build and maintain costing models
  • Prepare costing and ad-hoc reports on a monthly basis
  • Report on periodic variances and their causes
  • Identify, control and escalate potential risks which may lead to increased costs.
  • Manage costs within approved budget to achieve cost efficiencies

Qualifications and experience:

  • Matric
  • Minimum Qualification - Relevant Diploma/ Undergraduate Degree in Finance, Costing, Mathematics or similar
  • Preferred Qualification - Relevant postgraduate degree, Financial or analytical modelling, qualifications, CIMA or ACCA
  • Experience - 3 to 5 years experience in costing/commercial/ finance/pricing, of which 1 to 2 years ideally at a junior specialist level
  • Knowledge and experience in Analytics Costing/Pricing principles
  • CIMA/Associate General Accounting (SA)/ACCA or SAIPA will be advantageous
  • Strong SQL and / or Power BI skills
  • Banking / Financial Services Industry exposure

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