Cost Accountant at Premier FMCG (Pty) Ltd

Job Description    
Premier, a well known FMCG Company is currently recruiting for a Cost Accountant to be based at its Blue Ribbon Bakery in Potchefstroom. The successful candidate will report to the Site Accountant and must be prepared to work long hours where required.

Qualification Requirements  

• B Com (Cost management/Finance)
• CIMA qualification (would be an advantage)

Experience Requirements    

• Has 3 - 4 years' experience, in an FMCG or manufacturing environment, with a post Grade 12 qualification,
• or 6 - 10 years' experience, in an FMCG or manufacturing environment, without a qualification.

Job Related Skills:

• Excel (pivot tables and formulas) -Advanced –Essential
• People management skills-Basic - Essential
• Analytical thinking -Intermediate – Essential
• Planning and organising -Intermediate – Essential
• Project management – Intermediate - Essential
• Communication - Intermediate - Essential

Job Knowledge:

• ERP system eg Microsoft Great plains or equivalent - Intermediate - Desirable

Key Outputs    

• Prepares, analyses and interprets regular schedules of cost of manufacturing and/or distribution.
• Prepares budgets
• Reconciliation, reporting and investigation of variances
• Evaluates proposed capital projects
• Determines and installs cost accounting procedures and methods in order to accurately account for costs per product
• Prepare and analys cost records
• Reports and conducts cost audits

Responsibilities include but not limited to:

• Cost accounting including:-
• Initiating and maintaining of company procedures and policies relating to admin and finance
• Managing risk and taking corrective action
• Budget preparation, monitoring and variance reporting
• Forecasting and financial projections
• Compiling of all required reports within set deadlines
• Perform daily processing of manufactured products onto the financial system
• Performing of month end stock counts and capturing on the financial system
• Prepare and assist with audits