Overview
Job title : Cost Accountant Manager
Job Location : Gauteng, Johannesburg
Deadline : September 30, 2025
Responsibilities
- To ensure quality of the product / service as generated by the business and productivity targets are met by leveraging resources, support functions and relationships across the business
- Demonstrate leadership behaviour through personal involvement, commitment and dedication in support of organisational values
- Develop tactical strategy and delivery plans in support of functional strategic objectives in partnership with leadership
- Establish mutually beneficial relationships with stakeholders, that support thought leadership, innovative and integrated practice solutions
- Anticipate and meet the needs of clients and commit to continuous development and entrenchment of a customer service culture
- Draw up a budget aligned to tactical delivery plans, monitor effectiveness and report on variances
- Manage expenditure planning and reporting within approved budget parameters
- Develop new insights into situations and apply innovative solutions to make organisational improvements
- Manage people by executing management responsibilities and create an environment that encourages employee growth and performance excellence
- Improve business profitability through efficient use of profitability model
- Conduct cost analysis, interpret and provide insights to the business to support decision making and to seek new ways to improve profitability
- Conduct review, scenario planning and overall budgetary process in terms of spend and forecast adjustments
- Review, analyse and / or build, implement and maintain cost models aligned to standard drivers and methodologies to reflect both business expectations and Steerco guidance
- Drive, influence and manage creative business solutions, optimise processes and inform strategic decisions through cost modelling and data analysis
- Manage end to end costing projects involving a segment, business unit, function or country / region from strategy articulation through to model design and implementation
Qualifications and Experience
Minimum Qualification - Relevant Diploma / Undergraduate Degree in Finance, Costing, Mathematics or similarPreferred Qualification - Relevant postgraduate degree, Financial or analytical modelling, qualifications, CIMA or ACCA4 to 5 years’ experience in costing / commercial / finance / pricingKnowledge and experience in Analytics Costing / Pricing principles CIMA / Associate General Accounting (SA) / ACCA or SAIPAAdditional Requirements
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