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COST ACCOUNTANT

COST ACCOUNTANT

Milton Resourcing • Johannesburg, Gauteng, ZA
30+ days ago
Job description

JOB REQUIREMENTS

  • Grade 12 or equivalent academic qualification, Diploma, B. Com Degree, or an equivalent qualification. Pre-requisite is articles served.
  • The candidate should have experience of managing people (±2-3 years), good understating of finance, costing, production and projects management skills.
  • Previous working experience ±5 years in a manufacturing environment preferably in the remanufacturing of automotive components i.e., engines, gearboxes, axles, starters, alternators, brake components, fuel pumps, injectors, retreading of tyres and upholstery work.
  • The candidate must be able to compile financials, budgets, bills of materials (BOM) for automotive products in conjunction with production and stores.
  • This is a financial and cost accounting responsibility at a factory level with executive reporting expertise.
  • The candidate must possess solid presentation skills, as the role involves presenting budgets and financial reports to executives and directors.

JOB OUTPUTS

  • Manage a group of approximately ±2-3 people.
  • Maintain accurate financial records and prepare accurate financial reports for information sharing, auditing, operational and auditors use.
  • Prepare monthly management reports with statistics for executive presentation.
  • Participate, prepare and make inputs for VOMS forecast & budget preparations.
  • Prepare financial statements to the extent of modelling scenarios for new products.
  • Costing in a manufacturing environment to the extent of preparing costing models.
  • Assist with establishment and maintenance of BOMs and production processes.
  • Be able to determine the unit price of a product using either job costing or process costing in the job and remanufacturing environment respectively.
  • Prepare and reconcile cashbook and petty cash monthly.
  • Maintain an asset register.
  • Monitor all WIP jobs.
  • Reconcile accounts, records, and reports and perform journal entries.
  • Prepare financial and/or auditor statements, schedules and reports.
  • Interpret and apply acts, codes and regulations (e.g. COID, Tax, and Vat & MIBCO).
  • Review and verify accuracy of data with accurate variance analysis reporting.
  • Maintain accounting records for production, special accounts and special projects.
  • Make sound, independent judgments within established policies and procedures.
  • Organize own work, setting priorities and meet critical deadlines.
  • Effective communication with co-workers, managers and subordinates sufficient to convey information and to receive work direction.
  • Work closely with both executive, management, stores and production.
  • Assist the senior management in developing and improving profitability at factory level.
  • Participate in the implementation of the Embrace system (costing & financial), ISO 9001:2015 QMS requirements and Time and Attendance system.
  • Attend to audit queries and reports.
  • Perform and co-ordinate interim and annual stock count.
  • Based on production requirements management will move employees to required areas or sections of the business.
  • Perform other Admin related tasks as per operational requirements.

WORKING CONDITIONS

Normal VOMS working conditions

COMPETENCIES

KNOWLEDGE

  • Accounting background
  • Knowledge of Accounting Practices
  • Knowledge of IFRS
  • Accounting practices and principles
  • Auditing practices and principles
  • Ability to Analyze data
  • Company policies and procedures
  • Knowledge of the automotive industry
  • Knowledge on the automotive remanufacturing processes.

SKILLS

  • Advanced computer skills
  • Analytical ability
  • Supervisory Skills
  • Ability to work under pressure
  • Good communication skills
  • Good planning and organizing skills
  • Time management
  • Fault finding skills
  • Excel
  • Word
  • Outlook
  • Embrace

ATTITUDE

  • Have good work ethics
  • Ability to work under pressure
  • Ability to work in a team
  • Ability to handle multi tasks
  • Good work ethics
  • Results orientation
  • Willingness to work after hours when necessary
  • Quality orientation
  • Maintain confidentiality
  • Safety awareness orientation
  • Attention to detail
  • Self-management
  • Teamwork orientation
  • Honesty

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