Cost Accountant II at FNB South Africa

Purpose

To model, interrogate and provide insights on detailed cost and profitability information in support of both current operational management decisions and planning for the future

Experience and Qualifications

• Minimum Qualification - Relevant Diploma/ Undergraduate Degree in Finance, Costing, Mathematics or similar
• Preferred Qualification - Relevant postgraduate degree, Financial or analytical modelling, qualifications, CIMA or ACCA
• Experience - 3 to 5 years’ experience in costing/commercial/ finance/pricing, of which 1 to 2 years ideally at a junior specialist level
• Knowledge and experience in Analytics Costing/Pricing principles
• CIMA/Associate General Accounting (SA)/ACCA or SAIPA

Additional Requirements

• In accordance with National Credit Act (NCA) candidates applying for this role will require a credit record check.
• Costing experience / management accounting experience
• Experience in activity based  costing.
• Run month end costing models and budget  models.
• Ability work with large sets of data
• Ability to work in a high-pressure environment with tight  deadlines.
• Ability understand budget movements and communicate with impacted  stakeholders.
• Strong excel  skills.
• Attention to detail is  required.
• SQL is an advance
• No Referral plan is assigned to this job

Responsibilities

• Prevent wastage and identify process improvements to contain and reduce costs
• Provide input into costing projects involving a segment, business unit, function or country/region (as applicable)
• Influence creative business solutions, optimise processes and inform strategic decisions through cost modelling and data analysis
• Build, run and execute profitability models and provide required reports for business
• Provide feedback to the business on monthly and ad hoc analysis and reports to support decision making
• Build and calculate cost models and work within established work and service processes
• Conduct review and scenario planning to provide guidance on budgetary process in terms of spend and forecast adjustments
• Develop new insights into situations and apply innovative solutions to make organisational improvements
• Provide input into the development of the tactical strategy, and develop and implement a supporting operational strategy
• Build working relationships across teams and functional lines to enhance work delivery, collaboration and innovation
• Deliver internal and external customer service excellence through adherence to quality service standards
• Continuously assess own performance through seeking timely, and clear feedback and request training where appropriate