Management Accountant (Manufacturing / Job Costing), Vanderbijlpark

Management Accountant (Manufacturing / Job Costing) Location: Vanderbijlpark Reference:MID645

A hands-on opportunity for a Management Accountant / Costing Specialist to build and implement costing and reporting systems within a small engineering/manufacturing environment.

Contract Details

3-month full-time contract

Transition into permanent part-time role (20 hours per week, office-based)

Start: ASAP

Salary: R15,000– R20,000 (initial) | R10,000 – R15,000 (permanent)

Key Responsibilities

Develop and implement job costing systems and procedures

Build and manage budgets, forecasts, and reporting structures

Establish labour and machine (CNC) billing rates

Drive adoption and governance of job costing systems (JobSys or similar), Pastel / Sage Evolution V19

Produce monthly management accounts and performance reports

Support pricing, margin analysis, and cost control

Ensure data accuracy, reporting automation, and operational insights

Requirements

Qualification in Cost/Management Accounting or Industrial Engineering

5–10 years’ experience in manufacturing or engineering environments

Strong experience in job costing, budgeting, and reporting

Advanced Excel skills (automation experience advantageous)

Experience with job costing systems (e.g., JobSys) preferred

Key Traits

Hands‑on and practical

Strong analytical and problem‑solving ability

Able to simplify processes and drive consistency

Comfortable working with operations and production teams

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