Cost Accountant

Cost AccountantReference: JHB000969-Lee -1Leading and well established paper and plastics manufacturing company based on the East Rand is looking for a Cost Accountant. CIMA qualification is required or current studies towards CIMA is essential.Duties & ResponsibilitiesMinimum requirements include:Matric / Grade 12 – with Mathematics/Accounting.BCom in Accounting or a related field.CIMA Qualified or current studies towards - this is essential.Minimum of 3 – 5 years costing experience in Production or Manufacturing environment.Key Responsibilities:Support the business with value added analysis including but not limited to costing / GP analysis, stock control and Opex analysis.Calculate the cost price of manufacturing raw materials, Labour and overheads allocation.Provide support to Ops team for daily cyclical counts and month end stock counts.Report on results of stock takes to Ops and Finance Manager and assist with analysis of stock variance and investigating origin of stock variances.Identify paper stock that is at risk of becoming obsolete for Planners in production runs on a weekly basis.Weekly flag FGS that is at risk of becoming obsolete as per policy to sales staff to deliver to customer.Conduct monthly reviews, analysis Opex spend and consumable usage to identify any issue areas to management.Review actuals vs budget with detailed commentary on variances.Assist with recording waste percentages & interventions to reduce waste.Manage daily costing requests.Package & RemunerationMonthly plus Basic, medical aid, provident fund, 13th cheque.
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