Cost & Management Accountant, Durban

PLEASE NOTE: This position is in Mandeni north of Stanger

PURPOSE of the role:

To provide costing and financial services to the co by performing the following core tasks; management accounting services; capital expenditure evaluations, monthly management account reporting, process audits, assist in budget and forecasting process / adhoc costing queries/projects requested by management and other service departments.

Job Description:

Manufacturing Accounting Services,

• Prepare manufacturing journals
• Recoveries, finished goods and raw material journals
• Investigate and analyse the material usage variance and implement necessary controls
• Reconciliation and balancing of general ledger to inventory stock reports at month end and inventory adjustments
• Reporting on the variances between departmental expenditures and recoveries

Capital Expenditure evaluations,

• Assist departments, predominantly production departments with capital expenditure evaluations taking cognizance of payback periods and discounted cash flows
• Assist in decision making process as to whether the project is financially viable and determines the variables that triggers the viability of the project

Budgets and other costing queries,

• Assist managers to resolve costing queries relating to the costing of products
• Review cost benefit of overtime against recovery – adhoc feasibility studies and other duties as required by financial manager
• Assist financial manager in preparation of the budgets

Standards, Procedures and Administration,

• Ensure compliance with company policies and procedures
• Ensure confidentiality of information is maintained at all times
• Ensure all administration and documentation is presented in a neat and professional manner

Quality,

• Ensure understanding and application of all relevant policies and procedures set out in the QMS as may be appropriate

Safety, Health, Environment and Housekeeping,

• Adhere to all laid down Company safety policies and OHS act
• Ensure that the work environment, equipment, furniture is maintained and kept in an orderly manner

Budgets,

• Ensure an understanding of departmental budget, as may be applicable and apply a practice of cost control

Reporting,

• Ensure accurate and timely reporting as may be applicable to the respective KPA’s for the position

Authority,

• Ensure compliance with Company policy and procedures and legislative acts.