Factory Cost Accountant

About the position

REQUIREMENTS

• Degree in Finance/ Management Accounting or related fields (NQF6)
• Possession of or studying towards CIMA (advantageous)
• Up to 5 years experience in cost accounting/ reporting or equivalent
• Manufacturing experience (advantageous)
• Computer Literacy.
• Superior MS Office, especially Excel skills
• SAP, FI and MM skills
• Proactive
• Action-oriented
• Attention to detail
• Problem-solving and analytical skills
• Agile
• Planning and organizing
• Relationship building
• Customer focused
• Resilient
• Communication skills (both verbal and written)

 

RESPONSIBILITIES

FINANCIAL COSTING AND REPORTING 

• Prepare import cost files and submit a summary to the Management Accountant for an update to SAP
• Assist and support in scanning/ other projects
• Stand in for the Management Accountant in his absence
• Assist with correction and maintenance of material master information specific to transaction posting
• Monitor the performance of the scanning process, liaise with the factory system roles and initiate corrective action where necessary
• Collate and prepare daily production scrap reports and attend daily scrap meeting
• Compile monthly lead balancing inclusive of scrap sent to Frys
• Review and report monthly on stock count completeness across all sites in the company

STOCK CONTROL

• Coordinate and assist in planning factory stock counts
• Investigate stock variances and resolve issues
• Conduct reporting on stock counts for management

COMPLIANCE

• Operates within controls and procedures to ensure the integrity of the company
• Identifies and reports risks or areas of concern to management within own department and area of responsibility
• Ensures compliance with all relevant regulations and procedures to prevent fruitless, wasteful and irregular expenditure

CUSTOMER SERVICE

• Maintains effective working relationships with customers (both internal and external) towards rendering the highest quality of services
• Represents FinPayIT in meetings with relevant stakeholders
• Identifies and solves problems creatively whilst demonstrating a high level of integrity in line with company core values

COST AND FINANCIAL CONTROL

• Contributes to the budget preparation process for manufacturing
• Promotes and communicates the effective, efficient, economical and transparent use of financial and other resources
• Explores opportunities to control and reduce costs

Desired Skills:

• Computer Skills
• Cost Accounting
• Customer Service
• Financial Accounting
• Management Accounting